Vanguard Digital Printing Systems, a Durst Group company, launched the Vanguard Cumberland hyper-productive UV-LED flatbed printer at the Printing United trade show. The machine targets high-volume rigid-substrate production including packaging, signage, displays and decor, and can be paired with the Harpeth Automation System.
Why this mattersAdds a higher-speed rigid flatbed option to Durst's Vanguard line, positioning it against rivals in wide-format printing for packaging and display applications.
- Vanguard Cumberland is a UV-LED flatbed printer unveiled at Printing United on 24 September 2026.
- The printer offers up to three rows of printheads with upgradeable speed and channels.
- It has a 10-litre main ink tank and CMYK plus optional white and varnish configurations.
- Substrates include signage, displays, packaging, decor and industrial applications.
- It can be paired with the Harpeth Automation System.
- Durst's P5 350 Core also made its US debut and the Hasler brand showed the MAGNA digital cutting solution at the same event.
Durst Group has fully integrated GMG's spectral colour management technology into its Durst Workflow software and Smart Factory portfolio under its Open Software Initiative. The integration covers Durst's labels and packaging, corrugated, and sign and display segments, and is delivered free of charge to customers with a valid software agreement.
Why this mattersThe integration advances open, best-of-breed software stacks in print production, lowering switching costs for converters standardising colour management across substrates.
- GMG's spectral colour management is now embedded as standard in Durst Workflow.
- Customers with a valid Durst software agreement receive the update at no extra cost.
- The integration spans labels and packaging, corrugated, and sign and display segments.
- The technology becomes part of Durst's Smart Factory architecture under its Open Software Initiative.
- The launch is timed to coincide with the Open Software Initiative presentation at Printing United.
UK label converter Baker Labels has installed the country's first Durst Tau G3 Peak LED digital inkjet press, more than doubling its previous production capacity on the Durst platform. The 510mm-wide press joins an existing Durst Tau RSC 340 LED and is now running customer work as integration is completed.
Why this mattersDoubling digital capacity at a mid-size UK converter marks further displacement of analogue label printing and sets a reference installation for the 510mm platform.
- Baker Labels installed the UK's first Durst Tau G3 Peak LED press
- The new 510mm-wide press more than doubles Baker Labels' previous Durst-platform capacity
- The press runs at speeds up to 79 metres per minute across all colours
- It is equipped with double white, Hawk AI, Material Edge Protection and the Durst Imaging System
- The press joins an existing Durst Tau RSC 340 LED at Baker Labels
- The press is now in full production with customer work already running
Durst Group has appointed GMG Americas as an authorised reseller of its Open Software Initiative (OSI), extending distribution of the vendor-neutral print-software portfolio across the Americas. GMG Americas will sell OSI's Prepare prepress-automation tool and Produce RIP and colour-management software alongside its own colour products. The partnership was unveiled on 17 September 2026 ahead of PRINTING United Expo 2026 in Las Vegas.
Why this mattersThe tie-up extends the reach of Durst's open, vendor-neutral software layer into a competitor's US distribution channel.
- GMG Americas becomes an authorised reseller of Durst's Open Software Initiative (OSI) for the Americas.
- GMG Americas will resell OSI's Prepare prepress-automation and Produce RIP and colour-management products.
- Announcement made 17 September 2026 ahead of PRINTING United Expo 2026 in Las Vegas.
- OSI is described as the vendor-neutral integration layer of Durst's Kyveris platform.
Durst Group will acquire the holding company of MPS Printing B.V., the Dutch specialist in flexographic printing systems for labels and flexible packaging, with MPS joining the group on 1 January 2027. The business will operate as MPS - A Durst Group Company, keeping its management, brand and product line, while Durst US takes over sales and service in the United States. Durst announced the deal on 15 September 2026 at LOUPE Americas in Chicago.
Why this mattersAdding flexo hardware to Durst's digital and hybrid printing portfolio broadens its label-production platform against rivals combining digital, flexo and automation.
- Durst Group will acquire the holding company of MPS Printing B.V., with MPS joining the group on 1 January 2027.
- MPS will operate as MPS - A Durst Group Company and continue to develop, manufacture and market its flexographic printing systems.
- MPS chief executive Michiel Borst becomes managing director of the unit, reporting within Durst's management structure.
- MPS keeps its direct sales channels across Europe, while Durst US takes over sales and service of the MPS portfolio in the United States.
- MPS will draw on Durst's international service and spare-parts infrastructure, with existing service contracts continuing on their terms.
- Durst's partnership with OMET on the KJet and XJet hybrid platforms continues independently of the transaction.
- The MPS Printing acquisition is subject to standard closing conditions and regulatory approvals.
- Durst has not disclosed financial terms of the MPS Printing transaction.
- The transaction remains subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.
Durst Group presented the North American debut of its Tau G3 Peak digital UV inkjet label press at the LOUPE Americas trade show in Chicago on 15 September 2026. The system prints at up to 1200 dpi resolution and speeds up to 382 fpm, and adds automatic register control and material edge protection features. Durst also showed its KJet hybrid label press alongside workflow and analytics software.
Why this mattersA faster, higher-resolution digital press gives label converters another route to shift short and mid-run work from analogue to digital printing.
- Tau G3 Peak print speed reaches up to 382 fpm
- Print resolution is 1200 dpi
- North American debut took place at LOUPE Americas 2026 in Chicago
- New features include Durst ARC (Automatic Register Control) and Durst MEP (Material Edge Protection)
- Durst also displayed the KJet hybrid label press, introduced two years earlier
- Durst is marking 90 years of operation this year
