Duo-Technik

What Duo-Technik does

Duo-Technik GmbH is a privately held German manufacturer of peripheral equipment for the flexographic and digital printing industry, founded in 1989 and headquartered in Wartenberg, Hesse. The company designs, produces, and services a full portfolio of press-side subsystems: infrared, hot-air, and IR-hot-air hybrid drying systems (FlexoDry, ModulDry, DarkWave); industrial dust removal and web/sheet cleaning systems (DeDust, DustCollect, plus Doyle Systems web cleaners after 2025); inline color management including cooling, viscosity, and pH control (ColorControl); flexo plate cleaning systems (CleanCliché QPC, ACS, FPC, FDS); UV curing systems (UVCure, with PrintConcept cooperation since 2018); and vacuum transport (V_Transport). Its core proprietary technologies are patent-protected DarkWave™ (a blackened ceramic IR emitter tuned to ~3.0 µm for water-based inks, generating both IR and process hot-air from a single energy source and delivering up to 40% energy savings) and the modular ModulDry™ cassette architecture with individually addressable 0–100% power zones.

Duo-Technik's products are specified as OEM equipment into flexo, digital, gravure, and napkin printing machines — supplied both directly and via regional channel partners in the Americas, Europe, Turkey, Poland, Ukraine, Korea, South Africa, and Southeast Asia. The company monetizes primarily through custom-configured hardware sales bundled with integration services, supplemented by a lifecycle spare-parts business and a Monday–Saturday technical service hotline. Named enterprise customers include Oji Group (six systems across Vietnamese, Malaysian, and Cambodian sites), Brohl Wellpappe, Incarpalm S.A., and TFP. Recent strategic moves include the 2018 minority stake in PrintConcept (UV systems), the 2019 launch of ModulDry, the 2021 launch of DarkWave, an exclusive 2025 DarkWave integration partnership with SDF for napkin printing machines, and the 2025 acquisition of Doyle Systems Inc. to anchor Americas distribution. Duo-Technik employs 11–50 people and operates as a founder/management-owned GmbH with two Geschäftsführer (Michael Reuel and Boris Kröll); no external investors, funding rounds, or revenue figures are disclosed.

Name

Duo-Technik

Legal name

Duo-Technik GmbH

Website

https://www.duo-technik.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Duo-Technik is a German manufacturer of peripheral equipment for the flexographic and digital printing industry, producing drying, dust removal, color management, plate cleaning, UV curing, and vacuum transport systems sold to press OEMs and packaging converters worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Printing Equipment (Flexographic and Digital Printing Peripherals)

NAICS

Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339)

SIC

Printing Trades Machinery & Equipment (3555)

akta.pro primary industry

Production & High-Volume Printing Systems (HDACAEAJ)

Keywords

• Flexographic printing equipment
• Industrial drying systems
• UV curing systems
• Ink dust removal
• Plate cleaning systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Wartenberg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Printing Equipment and Systems: Duo-Technik manufactures and sells proprietary drying, dust removal, cleaning, color management, and UV curing systems for flexographic and digital printing presses. Revenue is generated through direct equipment sales to printing and packaging manufacturers, with configuration and integration services bundled.
2. Spare Parts and After-Sales Service: Spare parts are available throughout the entire lifecycle of Duo-Technik systems. The company offers technical support, on-site maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair services. Service hotline operates Monday-Friday 08:00-20:00 and Saturday 10:00-16:00.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Duo-Technik manufactures and sells industrial peripheral equipment for flexographic and digital printing presses, including infrared, hot-air, and IR-hot-air hybrid drying systems, dust removal and sheet/web cleaning systems, inline color management and viscosity control, plate and anilox cleaning systems, UV curing systems, and vacuum sheet transport systems. These are sold as OEM equipment integrated into printing and packaging production lines, together with spare parts and after-sales service throughout the operating life of the installed systems.

Product overview

Duo-Technik is a manufacturer of peripheral equipment for the printing industry, offering a comprehensive portfolio of products that work together to optimize printing processes. The core product families include DUO#FlexoDry® drying systems (infrared, hot air, and hybrid dryers for water-based and UV inks), DUO#DeDust® dust removal systems, DUO#ColorControl® ink management solutions, DUO#CleanCliché® plate cleaning systems, UV-Cure systems, and V_Transport vacuum transport systems. These products are designed as OEM equipment integrated directly into flexo and digital printing machines. The company also offers the add-on DUO#Toolbox™ module family for enhanced safety, monitoring, and control capabilities across their drying systems. The product portfolio is supported by spare parts and service operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DUO-FlexoDry®: Efficient drying systems for flexo and digital printing machines
• DUO#DeDust®
• DUO#ColorControl®
• DUO#CleanCliché®
• DUO#DustCollect®
• DUO#DarkWave™
• DUO#ModulDry™
• DUO#ModulDry™ NIR
• DUO#FlexoDry® IR
• DUO#Toolbox™
• UVCure
• V_Transport

Products and services

• DUO#ModulDry™ Modular infrared dryer system with cassette-based power control for maximum process control and energy efficiency in high-speed printing lines. Features individually controllable cassettes with 4–5 infrared emitters each, 95% reflective reflector plates, 95% transmission Borofloat glass, and per-cassette 0–100% zone power control. Sold to flexographic and digital printing press manufacturers and operators.
• DUO#ModulDry™ NIR Near-infrared (NIR) high-performance drying system for maximum penetration depth, fastest reaction times, and energy-efficient high-speed sheet-fed and web printing lines. Cassette widths ~150 mm or 190 mm with 4–5 emitters per cassette and 0–100% individual control per cassette. Sold to packaging printers needing compact, high-power drying.
• DUO#DarkWave™ Patented infrared–hot-air hybrid dryer with a blackened ceramic emitter and ~3.0 µm emission peak tuned for water-based ink absorption. Generates both IR radiation and process hot-air from a single energy source, achieving up to 40% energy savings versus conventional IR dryers. Sold to flexographic and digital printing press manufacturers and operators.
• DUO#FlexoDry® IR High-speed infrared dryer for water-based ink evaporation using twin-tube 250 mm infrared emitters with medium-wave or short-wave options. Process air temperature 160–180°C with direct air management over the radiation source. Suitable for sheet-fed and web-fed flexo, digital, and gravure printing machines. Sold to printing and packaging manufacturers.
• DUO#FlexoDry® Hot Air Dryer (Warmlufttrockner) Hot air drying systems for water-based and solvent-based inks using convective evaporation, available for both sheet-fed and web-fed printing machines with energy-efficient recirculation. Operating at 40–60% of rated power in steady state due to recirculation design. Sold to flexographic and digital printing press manufacturers.
• DUO#FlexoDry® Hot Air Dryer for Web Machines (Bahnmaschinen) Hot air dryer for roll-to-roll processing including tower dryers, tunnel dryers, and flat web dryers for flexo, rotogravure, and coating applications. Sold to web-based printing and packaging manufacturers.
• DUO#FlexoDry® Hot Air Dryer for Sheet-Fed Machines (Bogenmaschinen) Hot air dryer for corrugated board direct printing with high machine speed capability, compact integration between printing units, and intelligent width adjustment providing energy savings up to 30%. Sold to corrugated packaging converters.
• DUO#DeDust® Industrial dust removal systems for stable printing and converting processes, including sheet cleaning systems and contact/non-contact web cleaning systems for high-performance applications. Sold to printers and converters to remove dust contamination from plates and substrates.
• DUO#DustCollect® Dust separation and filter systems for industrial production processes, including centrifugal separators and filters for paper particles and fine dust up to dust class M. Sold to printing and converting operations.
• DUO#ColorControl® Inline color management system for stable printing processes including color cooling, viscosity control, and particle filtration for protected print units. Sold to flexographic and digital printing press operators seeking consistent color quality across runs.
• DUO#CleanCliché® Efficient plate cleaning systems for stable flexo printing processes, comprising the Quick Plate Cleaner (QPC), Auto Clean System (ACS) for inline cleaning in the printing unit, Final Plate Cleaner (FPC) for offline plate washing, and FluidDosageSystem (FDS) for precise cleaner dosing. Sold to flexographic printing operators.
• UV-Cure UV curing/polymerization systems for UV inks and coatings in industrial printing processes. Designed for fast and even ink drying at high production speeds with longer component life and reduced maintenance cycles. Sold to packaging printers using UV inks.
• V_Transport Vacuum transport system for safe sheet guidance in industrial printing machines. Sold to sheet-fed printing press manufacturers and operators.
• Spare Parts and After-Sales Service Spare parts are available throughout the entire lifecycle of Duo-Technik systems. The company offers technical support, on-site maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair services. Service hotline operates Monday–Friday 08:00–20:00 and Saturday 10:00–16:00. Sold to owners of installed Duo-Technik equipment.

Quantifiable outcome

• Energy savings of 20-60% with DryControl temperature-regulated drying depending on print job
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature11 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Doyle Systems Inc.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 26 May 2025Acquired by Duo-Technik in 2025, Doyle Systems Inc. (Ohio, USA) is a century-old specialist in web and sheet cleaning, static elimination, and work tables. It now serves as the exclusive distribution partner for Duo-Technik products in the Americas and will be expanded to include the full Duo-Technik portfolio (IR dryers, hot-air dryers, UV curing, color management, plate washers). Martin Attwell represents Duo-Technik Americas. The Doyle brand is retained.
• SDF Schnitt-Druck-Falz Spezialmaschinen GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 April 2025Exclusive partnership for integration of the patent-protected DarkWave drying system into SDF napkin printing machines. SDF is a German specialist manufacturer of cut-print-fold machines. The partnership combines SDF's precision machine building with Duo-Technik's energy-efficient DarkWave technology (up to 40% energy savings) featuring PowerDropDown millisecond-response safety. Both companies are 'Made in Germany' proponents.
• Hochschule FuldaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDual studies partnership. Duo-Technik partners with Hochschule Fulda for dual study programs, providing practical training opportunities for students alongside academic study.
• Hochschule SchmalkaldenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDual studies partnership. Duo-Technik partners with Hochschule Schmalkalden for dual study programs.
• DHGE (Duale Hochschule Gera-Eisenach)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDual studies partnership. Duo-Technik partners with DHGE for dual study programs.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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