90 Years of Durst – from Precision to Industrial Intelligence

Brixen, Italy – March 4, 2026 – Sometimes a great story begins quietly.
In 1936, two brothers laid the foundation in a small workshop in Brixen, South Tyrol, for what is today the Durst Group. It was not an industrial corporation or a global brand – it was an idea: the ambition to do things better. More precise. More consistent. More forward-looking.

Ninety years later, that photo workshop has evolved into a globally leading manufacturer of industrial digital printing and additive manufacturing systems. Durst stands for technological excellence, for “Made in Durst” quality – defined by deep in-house development expertise, precision and an uncompromising commitment to performance – as well as entrepreneurial independence and long-term thinking. Machines became systems. Products became integrated production intelligence. Hardware evolved into a holistic understanding of digital value creation. Standing still has never been part of the Durst story.

At Durst, innovation is neither a trend nor a project. It is part of the company’s DNA. Each generation has reimagined and advanced the business – from analog photography to industrial digitalization and fully networked production environments. Today, Durst once again stands at a pivotal moment.

The next evolutionary step is called Kyveris™ – The AI-Powered Intelligence for Digital Production.

Kyveris transforms digital printing and additive manufacturing by unifying files, machines, software, data, and AI into a single, autonomous production system that continuously learns, optimizes performance and drives efficiency at scale.

Kyveris is built on nine decades of engineering. Thousands of production systems installed worldwide have taught us: how ink meets substrate, how jobs behave across shifts, how quality drifts and how to prevent it. This knowledge – captured, structured, and continuously expanding – is what drives Kyveris™ learning.

Without revealing full details at this stage, Kyveris™ marks the transition from precision hardware to production intelligence. Machines, software, data and processes converge into an intelligent, continuously learning production system. The goal is a production environment that is not only automated, but transparent, reproducible and increasingly autonomous – moving toward our vision of the “lights-out factory.”

Kyveris™ is not an isolated innovation initiative nor a distant future scenario. It is the logical consequence of decades of in-house development in digital printing and additive manufacturing, evolving market demands, advances in data architecture and artificial intelligence, and the strategic acquisitions Durst has consistently pursued in recent years. A decisive step in the company’s industrial evolution.

Durst will present its first showcase at FESPA 2026 and at the Durst Next Technology Festival (www.durst-group.com/durst90).

Christoph Gamper, CEO and co-owner of the Durst Group, explains:
“Durst has never been a manager of the status quo. We have always been a creator of the next standard. After 90 years of precision engineering, we are taking the next logical step: production intelligence for digital printing and additive manufacturing. We no longer think of production as a machine or a workflow, but as an intelligent, continuously learning system. With Kyveris™, we are defining the next evolutionary stage of digital production technology.”

In the coming months, Durst will present further details on the technological layers behind Kyveris™ – including data architecture, AI integration, automation and production intelligence – and outline the strategic roadmap ahead.

Durst celebrates 90 years of innovation – while shaping the future of digital production.