About Witte Technology GmbH
Witte Technology GmbH is a leading industrial and security printing company. With approximately 150 employees in Germany and approximately 400 employees in Mexico, we produce counterfeit-proof and tamper-proof self-adhesive labeling systems, government documents, and vehicle security products.
In addition, printed electronics is one of our core competencies. Leveraging our expertise in materials, printing, and post-processing, along with our state-of-the-art production facilities, we manage the entire development process for organic printed electronics products, enabling us to guide and support our customers from the initial product concept through prototype manufacturing to industrial-scale production. Our focus is on highly flexible, functional printed products that offer applications in various industries, such as medical technology, the automotive industry, and the consumer goods industry.
Our subsidiary, MGM Maquiladora Gráfica Mexicana, with two locations in Guadalajara and Tijuana, serves Mexican, U.S., and international customers, primarily in the automotive, entertainment, and electronics industries, as well as the spirits sector.
From our news: Witte Technology – Environmental Protection 2023
Our business areas:
Witte plusprint®
Industrial Printing
Industrial Printing
High-quality labels for long-lasting and durable labeling, printed electronics, printers and accessories, RFID solutions, face films, and die-cut parts.
Witte plusguide®
Vehicle Safety
Vehicle Safety
Warning signs, reflective warning markings, and protective equipment in accordance with current laws and regulations, such as GGVSEB/ADR.
Witte safemark®
Security Printing
Security Printing
Security markings, seals, badges, and tamper-proof and transfer-proof labels. Supporting systems such as a digital verification platform.
printelectric®
Printed Electronics
Printed Electronics
Printed electronics and sensors. Temperature, humidity, and pressure sensors, and safety labels
Our subsidiary:
MGM – Smart printing
Self-adhesive printed materials and specialty labels, gaskets and die-cut parts, high-quality retail packaging made of cardboard.
Nordstern & the Witte Group’s Corporate Mission
Our vision for the group’s shared direction
The Witte North Star and our corporate mission—developed in collaboration with our workforce—provide all employees with clear guidance: they describe the direction in which we are steering the Witte Group and what we work toward every day. Through their dedication, ideas, and sense of responsibility, each and every one of us helps bring this vision to life—for our customers, partners, and the entire Witte family.
★ OUR NORTH STAR OF THE WITTE GROUP
As an international hidden champion, we aim to be a leading provider of innovative, sustainable customer solutions in the fields of industrial printing, security printing, printed electronics and the required digital business models.
In doing so, we create stable, profitable growth by focusing on our core competencies as well as on the values of integrity, innovation and customer-oriented entrepreneurial spirit – for our customers, partners and the Witte family.
plusprint® • plusguide® • safemark® • printelectric®
More than 100 years of Witte!
| 1908 |
Hugo Witte company established in Solingen, trading with grinding and polishing agents.
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| 1926 | Son Friedrich Witte joins the company and production of grinding and polishing agents starts. |
| 1949 |
The Albert Gerecke individual proprietorship, which was originally established as a sign-making factory in 1921 in Münster/Westphalia, becomes a general partnership after the 2nd World War and continues to operate as Gerecke + Lauer GmbH from 1973 onwards.
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| 1963 |
Establishment of Friedrich Witte GmbH in Solingen by daughter and son-in-law Marga and Andreas Schmitz-Heinen. Trading with and production of grinding agents and work safety products, and subsequently adhesive tapes and self adhesive film.
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| 1973 | Gerecke + Lauer GmbH starts production and marketing of screen-printed self-adhesive film for the outdoor advertising and product marking area under the brand name of plusprint®. |
| 1980 |
Friedrich Witte GmbH starts production of printed adhesive tape as well as type plates and power rating plates made from high-quality film.
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| 1994 | Initial certification according to ISO 9001. |
| 1997 | Acquisition of subsidiary Plusprint Druckmedien GmbH from the Gerecke + Lauer GmbH by the shareholders of Friedrich Witte GmbH and also the vehicle safety product business area, registered under the name Witte plusguide GmbH. The company headquarters are in Münster. |
| 1998 | Merger of Friedrich Witte GmbH with Plusprint Druckmedien GmbH to form Witte plusprint Druckmedien GmbH based in Solingen, where the central administration and a manufacturing facility are located. Münster becomes the second production location. |
| 2002 | Spin-off of the safemark® business area, which had previously been managed as a profit centre and has been involved in the manufacture of security related printed products for decades, to form Witte safemark GmbH. This step was intended to take the importance and the special challenges of this field of business are into account. The company headquarters is in Münster. |
| 2003 | Initial certification of Witte safemark® GmbH as a value printing house according to TÜV Cert TU 4 and the entire company group according to ISO 9001. |
| 2004 | Administration department moves from Solingen to Wermelskirchen. |
| 2005 | Formation of DSD Staatliche Dokumente GmbH with company headquarters in Münster; certification of Witte safemark GmbH as a “High Security Printer” by means of VPGI certification in accordance with the Intergraf CWA Standard; Certification of Witte safemark GmbH and DSD by the Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (Federal Motor Vehicle Transport Authority). |
| 2006 | Initial certification of Witte plusprint GmbH according to ISO/TS 16949. |
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| 2009 | Re-certification of the Witte company group according to ISO 9001. |
| 2010 | Initial certification of the Witte company group according to ISO 14001. |
| 2012 | Completion of two large projects as part of our environmental protection certification ISO 14001: Installation of photovoltaic modules on the roof of our production plant (approx. 4,850 m² in total) and replacement of the entire lighting with LED fluorescent tubes in our manufacturing premises. |
| 2014 | Witte company group: Re-certification according to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001: Witte plusprint GmbH: Re-certification according to ISO/TS 16949: Witte safemark GmbH: Re-certification according to the Intergraft CWA Standard as a High Security Printer and by the Federal Motor Vehicle Transport Authority; DSD Staatliche Dokumente GmbH: Re-certification by the Federal Motor Vehicle Transport Authority. |
| 2016 |
Start of the first trials in the field of functional printing/printed electronics to realize innovative applications such as displays, smart labels and sensors. State-of-the-art printing technologies are used to print extremely thin and flexible materials precisely and efficiently, opening up new possibilities in the production of electronic components. |
| 2017 |
First presence as a manufacturer of printed electronics at “LOPEC”, the world’s leading trade fair and most important congress for flexible, organic and printed electronics. |
| 2018 |
Effective 1 January 2018, Witte Group acquired a majority stake in the Mexican Maquiladora Gráfica Mexicana S.A. de C.V. (MGM) headquartered in Guadalajara. The acquisition of MGM in the strategically important Mexican growth market is part of the overall international growth strategy ”Witte 2022”.
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| 2020 |
Witte Group and the Düsseldorf-based company IOX GmbH have concluded an investment agreement in November 2020. IOX is a development partner for solutions and products in the field of Internet of Things (IoT) and supports customers in the fast, individual and scalable realization of IoT projects.
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| 2021 |
The main shareholder and software investor DRS Investment from Munich and the Witte Group have concluded a strategic investment agreement for EvaSys Holding. evasys GmbH, as an operating subsidiary of EvaSys Holding – with locations in Germany, Great Britain and Hungary – is a leading provider of software solutions for conducting surveys and examinations that are automatically created, completed and evaluated.
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| 2022 |
The previous companies of the Witte Group are merged into one company, Witte Technology GmbH, from which all contractual relationships with all rights and obligations are taken over within the framework of universal succession. The product range comprises the three business units plusprint®, safemark® and plusguide®. Construction of a state-of-the-art clean room and commissioning of a fully automated screen printing system installed in it for the production of high-precision printed electronic components as a strategic corporate decision to establish a new corporate pillar “Printed Electronics”. |
| 2023 |
On the way to greater climate neutrality: Successful participation and award for Witte Technology GmbH in the City of Münster’s ÖKOPROFIT project. By reducing energy and resources, the environmental and climate footprint was sustainably improved and operating costs lowered. |
| 2024 |
The renewed re-certification of Witte Technology GmbH for the important standards ISO 9001, IATF 16949 and ISO 14298 confirms the continuous commitment to the highest quality standards. This ensures the reliability of our products and processes at all times. |
| 2025 |
Witte Technology GmbH was honoured as a TOP 100 Innovator. This honour highlights particularly innovative medium-sized companies in Germany and underlines the innovative strength as an essential part of the corporate culture. |
Our Partners
Witte Technology GmbH of Wermelskirchen and IOX have entered into an investment agreement. Under this agreement, the production and marketing of IOX’s existing in-house developments will be accelerated. In addition, the development of new IoT product components will be expanded in the future. Projects will be generated through close collaboration, including within the networks and sales structures shared by both companies.
DRS Investment, a Munich-based principal investor and software investor, and Witte Technology GmbH have entered into a strategic investment agreement regarding EvaSys Holding. evasys GmbH, an operating subsidiary of EvaSys Holding with offices in Germany, the United Kingdom, and Hungary, is a leading provider of software solutions for conducting surveys and audits that are automatically created, completed, and evaluated.
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