BIRKAN Company news
2 June 2026
New leaflet: Focus on the BIRKAN Dot-Master RS
Our best-selling printing blanket in the sheetfed offset range, BIRKAN Dot-Master RS, has once again set a new record over the past year. And that’s not all: at the same time, the proportion of packaging printers among users has risen steadily – more than half of the volume is used for printing on cardboard. This comes as no surprise, as BIRKAN Dot-Master RS, with its rough-ground surface, was specifically designed for packaging printing. Among other things, it helps to prevent delamination (proven in a test in 2025).
We have compiled information on the subject of BIRKAN Dot-Master RS and packaging printing and published it in a leaflet which is available for download here.
Our sales team will be happy to provide you with samples or further information.
21 May 2026
BIRKAN attended Rudolph Print Symposium
On 21 May 2026, the 5th Rudolph Print Symposium took place at the Wiesendanger Medien GmbH printing works. This gathering of printers from a wide variety of sectors regularly demonstrates the power and creativity that exists within the industry. This year’s theme alone – DANGERZONE, a metaphor for the ‘dangerous’ day-to-day life of a print shop – sparked explosive bursts of creativity: from the invitation box with a built-in countdown, through the decorations, to the freshly printed poker game...
A unique mega-event, organised by printers for printers, with a great deal of energy, passion and personal commitment. We are delighted to have been part of it this time and to have had the opportunity to showcase a new product at the BIRKAN stand alongside printing blankets and coating plates: “aegis”, the invisible security feature that could be verified on the reverse of the aforementioned playing cards using an app.
A big thank you to Veit Rudolph and Peter Wiesendanger and their teams!
More aftershow videos: www.youtube.com/rudolphdruck www.youtube.com/inkish
7 May 2026
Successful recertification
Since we first obtained certification in 2022, this was the first rigorous follow-up audit, which thoroughly assessed whether our processes meet the standard’s high requirements. We would like to thank our dedicated staff, whose efforts have helped us to successfully complete this audit once again!
- Reliable quality: Our processes are continuously optimised and independently audited, ensuring that our customers and partners can always rely on uncompromising quality.
- Legal certainty: We comply with all legal requirements precisely and reliably.
- Innovation: Thanks to external input and suggestions, we are constantly evolving to ensure we always offer our customers the best solutions.
Certification by an independent institution confirms our ongoing commitment to improvement – a key factor in long-term customer satisfaction and, consequently, in the sustainable success of our business.
21 December 2025
Second plotter put into operation
An additional plotter is now available in our production facility specifically for plotted coating plates. This will relieve the load on our main plotter for cutting rubber blankets.
The new plotter enables particularly fine details in coating plates, as can be seen in the shape of the reindeer plotted for our end-of-year newsletter. Incidentally, our Christmas motif was cut from TyreF Rossa Evo, a quality that is particularly easy to strip.
More information about our coating form service here.