Rolf Schlicht

What Rolf Schlicht does

Rolf Schlicht GmbH is a German industrial machinery manufacturer founded in 1959 and headquartered in Reinfeld (relocated from Hamburg in 2017). The company designs and builds specialized equipment for the cable, rubber, and plastics processing industries, organized under two principal brands: RS POWDERTECH, which produces powder coating systems for continuous cable and extrusion lines, and RS MULTICUT, which produces precision cutting systems. A 1997 patent underpins the company's powder coating technology, and its installed base spans more than 60 countries served through regional distribution partners.

The firm operates three wholly-owned subsidiaries: USD Gebrauchtmaschinen (used machinery, established 1982), SCHLICHT Handelsgesellschaft (trade and distribution, 1995), and ARISTO Cutting Solutions. Its product cadence over the past decade has been steady, with successive platform introductions including the RSC-NG (2019), CCH-XX (2020), FLEXILINE (2023), LCC Series (2024), and the RSC NovaGenX and OPC Series (both 2026). Headcount is reported at 11–50 employees, consistent with a focused Mittelstand engineering firm, and ownership has remained private across three generations, with current leadership under Lars Bochmann and Heiko Heynen since 2016.

The business model is a traditional German industrial OEM model: high-mix, engineered-to-order capital equipment sold directly and via regional representatives into B2B processors worldwide, with recurring revenue from spare parts, retrofits, and the used-machinery channel operated through USD Gebrauchtmaschinen. The company self-describes as a market leader of 60+ years' standing in its niche, and positions itself as a single-source supplier of complete production lines. No external funding events, AI/ML capabilities, or public financial disclosures were identified in the available data.

Name

Rolf Schlicht

Legal name

ROLF SCHLICHT GmbH

Website

https://schlicht-gmbh.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1959

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Rolf Schlicht GmbH is a German industrial machinery manufacturer, founded 1959, producing powder coating systems (RS POWDERTECH) and precision cutting systems (RS MULTICUT) for B2B cable, rubber, and plastics processors worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Powder Coating & Cutting Equipment

NAICS

Cutting Tool and Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing (333515)

SIC

Machine Tools, Metal Cutting Types (3541), Coating, Engraving & Allied Services (3470)

akta.pro primary industry

Metal Cutting Tools, Tooling & Workholding (Cutters, Inserts, Chucks, Fixtures) (IMAHADAB)

Keywords

• Industrial powder coating systems
• Cable manufacturing equipment
• Rubber processing machinery
• Plastic extrusion cutting
• Industrial cutting machines

Headquarters

HQ city

Reinfeld

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Industrial Equipment Manufacturing and Sales: ROLF SCHLICHT manufactures and sells industrial machinery including powder coating systems (RS PowderTech) and cutting systems (RS MultiCut). Revenue is generated through the sale of equipment and systems to manufacturers in the cable, rubber, and plastics industries worldwide.
2. Distribution of Third-Party Equipment: The company distributes machines and equipment from renowned international manufacturers for the production of cables, rubber, and plastics. This includes equipment from SAGITTA, HUESTIS INDUSTRIAL, BATTAGGION, MARIS, and other partners.
3. Spare Parts and Maintenance Services: The company provides spare parts, service, maintenance, overhaul, and support for their equipment and distributed products.
4. Customized Solutions and Engineering: Each system is individually adapted to customer applications, with customized solutions for various industrial processes including cable, rubber, and plastic manufacturing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ROLF SCHLICHT GmbH designs and manufactures industrial powder coating systems and cutting machines used in cable, rubber, and plastics manufacturing. The company offers both proprietary brands (RS POWDERTECH and RS MULTICUT) and distributes complementary third-party equipment brands such as Wallace, Valtorta, and Battagion to global manufacturers.

Product overview

ROLF SCHLICHT GmbH is a German industrial machinery company offering two core product brands: RS POWDERTECH (powder coating systems) and RS MULTICUT (cutting systems for extrusion sequences). RS POWDERTECH encompasses the world's largest range of electrostatic, tribostatic and pneumatic powder coating systems, including the new RSC NovaGenX, RSC NG series, LCC Series, OPC Series, and Talkator NG series. RS MULTICUT includes the WHITELINE series, FLEXILINE modular system, EASYCUT entry-level series, and various cutting machines (rotary cutters, orbital cutters, caterpillar pull-offs, combination cutters). The company also distributes processing equipment from partner manufacturers including Battagion, Barwell, Huestis Industrial, IMG, Normec, Maris, Molteni, Sagitta, Valtorta, and Wallace. Founded in 1959, the company operates from Reinfeld, Germany and serves customers in over 60 countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RS POWDERTECH: Powder coating systems including RSC NovaGenX/Next Generation, RSC NGX/NGHMI WLAN Option, RSC NGX/NG high speed, RSC NGX/NG Serie PSG, LCC Series, OPC Series, Talkator NG series SPC, and Talkator NG series DR for electrostatic/tribostatic/pneumatic powder coating applications.
• RS MULTICUT

Products and services

• RS POWDERTECH Brand name for the company's complete portfolio of industrial powder coating systems for cable, rubber, and plastics manufacturers worldwide.
• RS MULTICUT Brand name for the company's complete portfolio of industrial cutting machines used in cable and plastics processing.
• RSC NovaGenX Next-generation RSC powder coating system featuring the RSC NG E-Static technology, replacing the proven RSC series for cable and plastics manufacturers.
• LCC Series

Quantifiable outcome

• Dust-free powdering of products with any type of powder
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Partnerships

27 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ARISTO Cutting Solutions GmbH (Germany)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021ARISTO Cutting Solutions is a subsidiary of ROLF SCHLICHT GmbH. The company offers CNC flatbed cutters for 2D scoring, punching, cutting and milling of rigid or flexible materials. Products used in aerospace, automotive, transportation, graphic arts industries. XLR series and workflow software for efficient cutting processes.
• SAGITTA s.p.a (Italy)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1959Partnership began in early 1960s with SAGITTA founder Alberto Bocca. Joint development of band granulators and first powder coating units 'Talk-u-mat' (Talkum und Automatisierung). Close partnership continues to present day. SAGITTA provides band granulators, transport and de-powdering systems, horizontal splitting machines for rubber and plastic, and cutting machines for seal rings.
• HUESTIS INDUSTRIAL (USA)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorROLF SCHLICHT is the largest distributor of HUESTIS products in Europe and official representative for Scandinavia. HUESTIS provides blow-off nozzles, dry nozzles, and cable strippers for wire, cable, and extruder strand drying applications.
• BATTAGGION Group (Italy)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorExclusive distribution partner for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. BATTAGGION provides sigma and Z-kneaders, granulating systems, twin-screw extruders, calenders, and extruders for silicone processing.
• MARIS S.p.A. (Italy)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMARIS provides co-rotating twin-screw extruders for plastics and rubber compounding, recycling, and upcycling processes. Products for tire technology and devulcanization.
• MOLTENI (Italy)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSubsidiary of BATTAGGION Group. Provides planetary mixers and mixing technology for chemical, food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, rubber, and plastics industries.
• VALTORTA (Italy)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSubsidiary of BATTAGGION Group. Provides turbomixers, high-speed mixers, vacuum dryers, mixer lines, kneaders, and planetary mixers.
• NORMEC (Norway)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProvides machines and systems for joining rubber and silicone profiles, tools, and rubber sheet (0.2-0.6mm).
• WALLACE (UK)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProvides material testing equipment for rubber and polymer industry laboratories. Products measure physical properties like hardness, plasticity, viscosity, density, compression, and flexibility. Used in over 60 countries.
• FONTIJNE Presses BV (Netherlands)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistribution partnership since September 2021. Provides hydraulic laboratory presses for quality control, R&D support in rubber, polymer, composite industries, and sample preparation.
• BARWELL Global Limited (UK)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership for UK & Ireland announced March 2023. BARWELL is a worldwide leading manufacturer of rubber processing machines for compression, transfer, or injection methods. Also represents ROLF SCHLICHT RS POWDERTECH products in UK & Ireland.
• IMG (Italy)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCovers the entire injection and compression molding area of elastomers and duromers for demanding manufacturers. More than 14 different machine models including fully electric machines.
• Valmet/Lektar Oy (Finland)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership announced September 2021. Valmet provides cable pulling belts (VetoBelt products) for caterpillars and haul-off machines. Three hardness levels: soft (50 RSB), medium-hard (60 RTX, PETX, DTX), and hard (70 RKP).
• Rheintek LatinoamericacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSales representative agent for Latin America. Represents RS POWDERTECH powder coating machines, service, and spare parts inquiries. Covers multiple countries in Latin America.
• Cabmash-Metiz OOO (Russia)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgent for Russia, Balkan, and Central Asia regions including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine.
• Pioneer Engineering (Egypt)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional sales representative for Egypt.
• Machinery Forum Pty. Ltd. (Australia)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional sales representative for Australia.
• OVERSIS / Mainex (France)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional sales representative for France.
• MBC Mediterranean Business Centre Ltd. (Greece)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional sales representative for Greece.
• SAMAN ANDISH Ltd. (Iran)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional sales representative for Iran.
• PRIMETECH (Israel)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional sales representative for Israel.
• Toho International Inc. (Japan)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional sales representative for Japan.
• Amaral Automation (USA/Canada)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional sales representative for USA (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont) and Canada.
• Jan Ingeniería S.A. de C.V. (Mexico)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional sales representative for Mexico.
• MEVAFIL (Spain/Portugal)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional sales representative for Spain and Portugal.
• Macotech Services (Pty.) Ltd. (South Africa)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional sales representative for South Africa.
• ES Metal San. ve Tic. Ltd. Sti. (Turkey)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional sales representative for Turkey.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Nordson Corporation: Nordson is a diversified industrial precision technology company with a substantial powder coating systems division, competing broadly in the same industrial coating equipment category as ROLF SCHLICHT, but with a much larger portfolio spanning adhesives, testing, and other industrial technologies.
• KraussMaffei Group: KraussMaffei is a major manufacturer of machinery for plastics and rubber processing, including extruders, injection molding, and reaction processing. As a broad incumbent, it overlaps with ROLF SCHLICHT's plastics and rubber industry customer base though on a much larger scale.

Direct peers

• Wagner Industrial Solutions: J. Wagner GmbH manufactures powder coating equipment and surface finishing technology, directly competing with ROLF SCHLICHT in industrial powder coating systems. Both serve manufacturers requiring electrostatic and other powder application solutions.
• SIKORA AG: SIKORA manufactures inspection, measuring, and control technology for the wire and cable industry, serving the same primary customer segment as ROLF SCHLICHT's cable industry business. Both are German-based suppliers to global cable manufacturers.
• Zünd Systemtechnik AG: Zünd manufactures modular digital cutting systems for industrial applications, directly competing with ARISTO Cutting Solutions (ROLF SCHLICHT's subsidiary) in flatbed CNC cutters for composites, packaging, and industrial materials.
• Gema Switzerland GmbH: Gema is a global leader in powder coating equipment and technology, directly competing with RS POWDERTECH in electrostatic powder coating systems for industrial applications. Both serve manufacturers requiring high-quality powder application equipment.
• Troester GmbH: Troester manufactures rubber processing machinery including extruders, calenders, and cutting systems, competing with ROLF SCHLICHT's rubber industry equipment offerings (RS MULTICUT and distributed partner products). Both serve global rubber manufacturers.
• SAMES KREMLIN: SAMES KREMLIN manufactures industrial powder coating equipment including electrostatic and tribostatic systems, directly competing with RS POWDERTECH in powder application technology for industrial customers in similar manufacturing segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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