Trust, Competence, Reliability
About us
We are a medium sized ISO 9001 certified company that develops and manufactures high quality specialist products for the printing industry. Since our foundation in 1989, we have been setting standards throughout Europe. WS print is the European market leader in the production and distribution of silicone emulsions, silicone oils and fount solutions for the printing industry. We are a recognised partner of machine manufacturers, suppliers and FOGRA.
In April 2022, WS Print GmbH & Co. KG was acquired by Contiweb B.V., a specialised manufacturer of drying and web handling systems and provider of integrated technical solutions for web offset and web inkjet printing. With the acquisition by Contiweb, we can jointly expand our product range and continue to offer integrated solutions. Together we can help our customers reduce printing costs, lower energy consumption, minimise waste, increase uptime and improve performance.
Thanks to the many years of experience and the high level of expertise of our dedicated employees, we are able to develop sustainable, innovative and environmentally friendly products for our customers in our own research laboratory.
As a medium-sized company, we place great importance on a sustainable relationship with our partners. We have worked with many of our customers for many years and maintain close personal contact. We excel at providing excellent service directly on site through our print technicians, who accompany the use of our products in the application.
We - WS print - take our responsibility for sustainable, innovative and ecological products seriously and are aware of our social responsibility towards our customers as well as our employees. With expertise, competence, reliability and down-to-earthness, we will continue to be a reliable partner for you in the future.
Then & Now
Our history
1989
Foundation of the company by Wolfgang Spielberger
1995
Relocation to the newly built offices after personal expansion in application technique and sales
1997
Start of the in-house-manufacturing of silicone emulsions
1999
Registration of the brand Silko®
2000
New building for production, warehouse and offices
2001
Start of the in-house-manufacturing of alco down® fountain solutions
2004
Launch of our worldwide unique production facility for inline-homogenisation of silicone emulsions
2005
New building of a second warehouse and extension of storage capacity
Registration of the brand alco down®
2006
Certification according to DIN ISO 9001
2008
Extension of our chemical analysis
2011
Expansion of the European dealer network
2012
Automating of Silko® production and enlargement of the storage capacity through new storage tanks
2014
Full automation of the Silko® filling station
2016
Handover of the management to stepson Alexander Auerbach-Spielberger
2017
Change of name from Wolfgang Spielberger e.K. to WS print GmbH & Co. KG
2018
Expansion of the product range with our newly developed WetCloth cleaning wipes and Washes washing agents
2019
Increased cooperation with the Technical University of Nuremberg for further product development
2022
Contiweb B.V., a specialised manufacturer of drying and web handling systems, provider of integrated technical solutions for web offset and web inkjet printing, acquires WS Print GmbH.
2023
Restructuring of the product range and introduction of the new plastic-free product line Silko®PF.