With over 25 years of hands-on industry experience, Rotech has earned a reputation as one of the UK’s most trusted names in coding and marking. Our in-depth knowledge of production environments and printing technologies means we don’t just understand our customers’ challenges – we anticipate them, allowing us to deliver smart, reliable solutions that really make a difference.
About us
Founded in 1997, Rotech has grown to become one of the most respected coding and marking specialists in the UK.
Great products
Quality feeding systems, designed & built in our UK factory, offered alongside cutting-edge inkjet technology from world-class manufacturers.
Exceptional service
Great support goes beyond delivery. Expert guidance at every stage, ensuring your equipment meets the needs of your business.
Guaranteed results
With a strong partnership in place, you can trust your coding equipment to consistently run at peak performance.
Guided by experience
British-made feeding systems
Our range of off-line feeding systems are designed and built by us, here in our UK factory. This gives us complete control over design and performance, so we can be confident that you will be provided with a system that suits the precise needs of your application.
Delivering the best in inkjet
We’ve partnered with world renowned inkjet manufacturers to bring you the best. These trusted relationships give us access to a wide range of high-performance printers and inks, enabling us to offer tailored solutions for virtually any application or industry.
A complete, end-to-end service
From initial consultancy to installation, training and ongoing support, we’re with you every step of the way. Our end-to-end service means you get more than just a product; you get a long-term partner invested in your success.
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COMPANY ESTABLISHED
Rotech started life supplying coding consumables such as hot foil tape, thermal transfer ribbon and, significantly, engraved type.
An innovative system was introduced to allow hundreds of variants of type to be easily specified with the guarantee that it would always match previous orders.
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CARTON CODER DEVELOPED (FEEDER 150)
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HOT FOIL CODER & CODER 60 DEVELOPED
With extensive experience in this field, Rotech was able to develop both a hot foil coder and its first off-line coding system for use in the pharmaceutical and food production industries.
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EXTRA RESOURCES
Extra resources required to strengthen Sales and Customer support.
Rotech desired to do more within the coding and marking arena.
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FIRST FRICTION FEEDER DEVELOPED
A customer had a requirement to print codes onto seed packets. Rotech went to a feeder manufacturer to source a feeding system for their printer but was turned down – the company had already agreed to work with a competitor. This led to the development of our own feeder.
King’s Seeds are still a customer today.
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F250 IS DEVELOPED
The friction feeder was generating great interest, notably from the American supplier of Thermal Transfer Printers fitted to the early units. The F250 employing a PLC; was developed for overseas distribution.
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WEBSITE LAUNCHED
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RF1 INTRODUCED WITH A FRICTION FEED
Building on the success of the F250, the RF1 was introduced with a friction feed.
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A YEAR OF INNOVATION
The RF1 was joined by a Shuttle, and Vacuum (pick & place) variant. The RF2 was also introduced.
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MOVED INTO THE NEW PREMISES
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RF COMPLIANCE INTRODUCED
A pharma system was introduced to meet the needs of the South Korean market.
Full capacity was reached by now!
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BACK TO THE FOUNDATIONS
This meant a larger premises and additional staff was needed. 18 months after moving into the new premises, the production space was doubled.
Not forgetting the addition of a first company van.
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NEW PRODUCTS
The development of the RF Lite and acquiring the UK-exclusive distribution for the Markoprint range of TIJ printers, were “game-changing” events that fuelled significant growth.
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REBRAND
First dedicated UK Sales resource. There was a company rebrand and brand pillars were established.
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RF AUTO INTRODUCED
New product RF Auto was introduced and there was a concentration on UK accounts with additional sales resources.
Aiming for growth again but, with more focus and efficient use of resources.
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ONLINE SHOP LAUNCHED
In 2020 the RF Auto range was established, the RF Lite Shuttle was introduced, and new large area printer & print accessories were released. There was also the launch of our online shop!
We continued supporting customers throughout the pandemic as key workers.
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CONVEYOR RANGE & PRINT AND APPLY INTRODUCED
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25 YEARS OF ROTECH
This year, we will be celebrating Rotech’s 25th anniversary!
We have introduced a new silver logo to mark the occasion. Expect many more upcoming, exciting projects.
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UPDATED RF AUTO
The RF Auto, was improved with updates that aided serviceability and usability of the machine.
It also had a visual makeover, aligning it with the updated website and new colour scheme.
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