Durst Group celebrates 90 years of innovation by launching Kyveris, an AI-powered intelligence system for autonomous digital printing
The Durst Group has marked its 90th anniversary by unveiling a strategic shift from precision hardware manufacturer to a provider of “production intelligence.” Founded in 1936 as a small photo workshop in Brixen, South Tyrol, the company has evolved over nearly a century into a global leader in industrial digital printing and additive manufacturing.
To coincide with this milestone, Durst has announced the launch of Kyveris, an AI-powered platform described as the next evolutionary step for the business. Kyveris is designed to unify files, machinery, software, and data into a single, autonomous system. By leveraging data from thousands of global installations, the system continuously learns and optimises performance to reduce waste and drive large-scale efficiency.
The development of Kyveris represents the culmination of decades of in-house engineering and recent strategic acquisitions. The platform aims to move the industry closer to the “lights-out factory” vision – a production environment that is not only automated but increasingly transparent, reproducible, and autonomous.
Christoph Gamper, CEO and co-owner of the Durst Group, said, “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.”
The system relies on structured knowledge gathered over 90 years regarding how ink interacts with substrates and how production quality drifts across shifts. By capturing and processing this data through artificial intelligence, Kyveris can prevent quality issues before they occur and manage processes across the entire digital value chain.
Durst plans to present the first public showcase of Kyveris at FESPA 2026 and during the Durst Next Technology Festival. Over the coming months, the group will release further technical details regarding the platform’s data architecture, AI integration, and the strategic roadmap for its implementation across its industrial portfolio.
The anniversary marks a pivotal moment for the Italian manufacturer as it seeks to redefine the standards of digital production through the convergence of traditional engineering and advanced machine learning.