Durst has restructured its industrial textile printing segment and put Dr. Stefan Kappaun in charge. As segment manager textile printing Kappaun has responsibility for the strategic direction in home textiles, clothing and accessories, and will act as the link to the large-format segment, which takes over soft signage and fabrics in the Durst portfolio.
Kappaun - who also heads the ink business for all segments as executive vice president inks and fluids and is a chemist and a trained business economist - said: "The digital textile printing market is fragmented and we see different speeds and developments worldwide. While new, non-industry service providers often already have digital know-how but less textile experience, the traditional manufacturers are masters of textile finishing, but not all analogue processing steps can be transferred directly to digital textile printing. Durst has a comprehensive ecosystem to serve the different requirements and to support customers in the digital transformation. Our printing systems are designed for industrial productivity, but also offer profitability from the very first meter. The prerequisite for this is mastery of the pre-treatment and post-treatment steps as well as the digital workflow, in which Durst focuses on the consulting and training services in the new Customer Experience Centre at the Durst headquarters in Brixen.”
In his expanded role as segment manager textile printing Kappaun succeeds Martin Winkler, who will take on the role of global sales manager textile printing. The textile team is also being supplemented by the experienced service technician Martin Oberparleitner, as the new junior product manager textile printing. New sales and service structures are also being implemented in the core markets.
