The Durst Group and Aleph merger has begun to enter its final phase, setting another milestone in the digital textile industry.
The companies say that with legal completion expected by the end of 2025, Aleph will be fully integrated into the Durst Group, and Durst Como will emerge as a new centre of excellence for digital textile printing.
The merger will see product management centralised under the leadership of Andrea Riccardi, head of product management graphics and textile at the Durst Group, to ensure a clear strategic direction and seamless integration of all technologies.
Christoph Gamper, chief executive officer and co-owner of the Durst Group, says, “Durst Como will be our innovation centre for the textile future – a hub that unites technology, software, and passion.”
The new structure will be supported by a strong leadership team, which will include Alessandro Manes, director global sales industrial textile, Roberto Manes, director development textile, and Roberto Frigerio, managing director of Durst Como.
Matt Ashman, managing director of Durst Oceania says, “I am so pleased to have the world class Aleph brand fully now integrated into the Durst portfolio. It shows real drive and innovation by the Aleph team and the Durst team to bring the best possible solutions to our customers. We are looking forward to the first installation of this market-leading technology in Oceania imminently”.
Durst will showcase an initial result of the merger at Fespa Global Print Expo 2025 in Berlin, featuring the new Durst LF Series Graphics. These printing systems, developed further from the Aleph Laforte platform for indoor and outdoor applications using water-based inks, enable both high speed sublimation printing on paper and direct printing on polyester fabrics with sublimation ink.
Key features of these advancements include the sticky belt transport system for textile materials and the patented vacuum-belt transport system for paper media, both ensuring top precision and quality.
At Fespa 2025, the Durst Group will exhibit the LF 430 GF (Graphics Direct Fabrics) using water-based pigment inks for direct to fabric printing.
Durst says this expansion of the Durst Graphics portfolio reinforces the company’s market position in the areas of signage, trade fair construction, and textile advertising.
