The Durst Group
Our world is printed.
From packaging and labels to signage, textiles, and ceramics, printed technology shapes how we live, work, and interact. Much of it is produced on Durst systems.
Durst Group is a privately owned, global technology company with more than 1,100 employees and operations in over 40 countries.With deep roots in Italian engineering and design – and over 90 years of innovation – Durst develops and markets advanced solutions for digital production, automation, and intelligent manufacturing across industrial applications worldwide.
We are a global manufacturer of advanced digital printing and production technologies and the first choice for the implementation and transformation of digital, industrial production processes. We concentrate on efficient and environmentally friendly production technologies that are made possible by digital change. On the basis of our independence as a family company, our values, talents and financial strength, we continuously invest in skills and innovations. We strive for customer orientation and quality in all of our actions.
We want to gain loyalty and respect from our customers and employees by offering hi-tech systems and solutions of the highest quality while remaining true to ourselves: ›A small, large company with strong roots in South Tyrol‹.
Research & development
We, as Durst, strive for innovation leadership in industrial inkjet print and support our customers in the digital transformation of their printing applications. At three development locations and two innovation centers, specialists develop in the technology areas of ink, print heads, mechatronics, electronics, machine vision and software for future digital printer solutions.
> 7.5%
of revenue spent in R&D annually
295
registered patents
60
industry awards in the last 10 years
90
years of innovation
Our core values
Excellence
Aim higher, together
Excellence has no finish line. It’s a mindset of continuous improvement. Through consistency, curiosity, and courage, we raise the bar again and again. Our edge lies in combining precision with empathy, and intelligence with imagination.
Ownership
Every Durstler is a builder
We take responsibility for the whole, not just the part. With entrepreneurial spirit and courage, we actively shape the future of our company, our customers, and ourselves.
Embrace change
From linear to exponential
Change is opportunity. Technology evolves at exponential speed – and with the right mindset, we stay ahead. We embrace transformation and turn it into our advantage.
Team play
Human first
Across teams, time zones, and technologies, we win as one. Collaboration is how we move forward – built on trust, connection, and shared goals. True progress happens when people come together, inspire each other, and celebrate success as one team.
Respect
The foundation
Respect is the precondition for how we work together. Honesty, openness, and authenticity build trust, create belonging, and make collaboration meaningful.
Passion
Our human power source
Passion is the energy no robot can replicate. It fuels innovation, drives perseverance, and makes us relentless in the pursuit of what comes next. Passion unites us with our customers – and makes Durst a place where people care deeply about what they create.
Compliance declaration
Durst Group S.p.A. is a global company specialized in the production of high-quality digital printing systems for the decoration and functionalization of surfaces.
Durst aims to create high added value for its customers, to be the employer of choice for its employees, and to be a recognized and established company in society. To achieve these objectives, the highest level of professionalism and integrity is required, along with full compliance with applicable laws and company guidelines. To this end, Durst in compliance with the Italian legislation pursuant to Legislative Decree No. 231/2001, has adopted its own Organisation, Management and Control Model (the so called Model 231) and appointed a Supervisory Board (the so called Organismo di Vigilanza) with the task of overseeing the effective implementation of the Model 231.
Durst has also adopted an Ethical and Conduct Code and a system for reporting any violations of the Model 231, the Ethical and Conduct Code and, in any case, the relevant whistleblowing regulations (accessible via the following link: Whistleblowing - Durst Group: digital print natives).
Management team
Christoph Gamper
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER & CO-OWNER
Christian Harder
CHIEF SALES OFFICER
Rico Sauerborn
CHIEF OPERATION OFFICER
Viviana Del Maschio
LEGAL COUNSEL
Christian Gatterer
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Christian Casazza
DIRECTOR CUSTOMER SERVICE
Stefan Kappaun
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT INKS & FLUIDS
Birgit Ranzi
DIRECTOR HUMAN RESOURCES
Sümer Cetin
CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER
Georg Grossrubatscher
HEAD OF DEVELOPMENT, BRIXEN
Wolfgang Knotz
HEAD OF DEVELOPMENT, LIENZ
Tim Saur
HEAD OF SUBSIDIARY BOARD DURST GROUP, CEO DURST NORTH AMERICA
Massimo Luppi
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
Our history
»Those who do not understand the past cannot shape the future!«
For nearly 100 years, Durst has been making history – first in the analog world and, since the 1990s, in the digital imaging world. With cameras and enlargers, Durst laid the foundation for its success story. In professional photography, the name Durst was and still is synonymous with quality, perfection, and reliability. These values are deeply embedded in their DNA and are visible in their daily business dealings with customers and employees.
Everything began
1929
Durst Phototechnik AG officially founded
1936
Snapping photos with Gil
1938
Pioneering enlargers
1942
Automatica world’s first AE system
1956
Durst goes digital Lambda 130
1994
Lienz new production site
1999
Large Format Printing
2001
Ceramics Printing
2004
Label Printing
2009
Textile Printing
2010
Corrugated Packaging & Display Printing
2016
P5 Platform
2018
Durst Professional Services
2018
Special solutions Digital Glaze
2019
Koenig & Bauer Durst
2019
Lift Software, US
2021
Vanguard Digital Printing, US
2022
D3 Additive Manufacturing
2023
P5 X Flatbed Printing Made in Durst
