Printing
Dico Group: contract manufacturing for printing machines and subsystems
Industrial printing is a highly demanding field, where offset, flexo, digital, and hybrid processes come together to meet ever-higher standards of quality, speed, and versatility. Manufacturers need solutions that are flexible, precise, and capable of handling a wide range of substrates, from paper and cardboard to plastic films and technical materials.
DICO GROUP supports them as a contract manufacturing partner, delivering print stations, mechanical assemblies, drive systems, and complete subsystems built to client specifications. We help optimize production flows, cut setup times, and provide printing lines that are reliable, repeatable, and scalable.
What a Printing Machine Needs
The DICO GROUP Approach
Performance in modern printing machines isn’t just about the printing technology. It depends on how all the elements work together to deliver consistent quality, reliable output, and smooth production.
- Precision: Maintaining perfect alignment is critical. Machines must stay accurate at high speeds across a variety of substrates. This requires a rigid frame, carefully engineered mechanics, systems that reduce vibration, and advanced electronic controls to keep operations stable under all conditions.
- Productivity: Efficiency goes hand in hand with precision. Machines need fast start-ups, easy job changes, and smart automation. Every second saved during setup or downtime contributes to a real competitive advantage, especially in continuous or multi-shift operations.
- Versatility: Substrates, run lengths, and materials are constantly changing. Machines must switch seamlessly from paper to cardboard, plastic films to technical fabrics, without compromising quality or consistency.
Today, maintaining high quality means constantly monitoring the production process. That’s why advanced sensors and inline inspection systems are built into modern printing machines: they catch defects in real time, cut waste, and ensure consistent, repeatable results.
A well-designed printing machine is also easy to maintain and energy-efficient. Key components should be readily accessible, downtime kept to a minimum, and the machine optimized to run with sustainable inks while using energy efficiently.
Real performance isn’t measured by speed alone; it comes from the machine’s ability to combine precision, automation, versatility, and sustainability.
DICO GROUP: Your Contract Manufacturing
Partner for Printing Machine Subsystems
Producing the critical components of a printing machine demands expertise in precision mechanics, automation, and electronic integration. To meet these challenges, DICO GROUP partners with manufacturers throughout the entire production process, from co-design to final testing.
We work closely together with engineering teams to develop and optimize print stations, registration systems, drive units, and unwind/rewind modules, ensuring every component is stable, precise, and ready for seamless integration into the client’s machine.
Our capabilities cover the mechanical construction of frames, rollers, shafts, supporting structures, and high-stress components, as well as full mechatronic assembly, combining mechanical parts, pneumatics, actuators, tensioning systems, and integration with robots or other automation.
We handle all electrical and electronic work in-house, including machine wiring, control panels, PLCs, HMIs, and sensors for monitoring quality, registration, and tension. Each assembly is then tested using the materials it will handle in production, ensuring precision and repeatability.
Our services also include technical packaging, complete documentation, and, when needed, installation support and spare parts supply.
Partnering with DICO GROUP means collaborating with a structured, flexible, and highly skilled team that transforms complex design requirements into practical, production-ready solutions.
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