Once again, the Durst Group was heralding its very own ‘Advantage through Technology’ (the German translation of this Vorsprung durch Technik was the catch-cry used for years by Audi) at the recent Fespa Global Print Expo 2026 in Barcelona, receiving four prestigious European Digital Printing Association (EDP) Awards for its Durst P5 technology (used in CORE and SMP), Durst Entera LED Inks and Open Software Initiative. Christoph Gamper, Durst Group CEO and owner, says: “Whilst awards are not the reason we do this work, they are still a strong signal that years of engineering discipline, customer focus and conviction about where this industry is heading, are beginning to compound.”
“The Industry Achievement Award for the Open Software Initiative means a lot to me personally. OSI was a long journey: from a world of near-total vendor dependency toward an open software ecosystem where machines, workflows, and software can connect intelligently. That foundation became one of the building blocks for what is now evolving into Kyveris.” Kyveris is Durst’s new AI-powered production intelligence platform that unifies machines, software, data, and processes into a single, autonomous system for digital printing and additive manufacturing. Kyveris represents the next evolutionary step for Durst, transitioning the company from a focus on precision hardware to intelligent, data-driven production systems. It integrates files, machinery, software, and operational data into a continuously learning system that optimises performance, reduces waste, and enhances efficiency at scale.