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TAMPOPRINT® AG - Company history - since 1956

Wilfried Philipp 1956-2006, 50^th work anniversary of the founder of industrial tampon printing, Mr Wilfried Philipp, owner of the TAMPOPRINT AG company.
1956 Mr Wilfried Philipp began his career as a self-employed steel engraver.
1956 The engraving establishment "Wilfried Philipp Industriegravuren" was founded as a one-man business.
by 1965, "Wilfried Philipp Industriegravuren" in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen had grown quickly to 15 employees.
1965 The first company car of "Wilfried Philipp Industriegravuren"
1965 The 1^st mechanical tampon printing machine.
1968 Occupation of the company's first premises of its own in Korntal-Münchingen.
1968 "Fa. Industriegravuren" in Korntal-Münchingen owner W. Philipp
1968 "Fa. Industriegravuren" in Korntal-Münchingen owner W. Philipp
1968 Mr Wilfried Philipp, as a sub-exhibitor of a "friend", presented the world's first tampon printing machine here.
1971 With the invention of the industrial tampon printing by Mr Wilfried Philipp in 1968, the first production machine using the open tampon printing system was put on the world market in 1971.
1971 In 1971, at the K'71 in Düsseldorf, the first patented tampon printing machine "TS 100/1", a sensational innovation. The Swiss watch industry ordered 100 tampon printing machines and established the beginning of the mechanical engineering business.
1971 Mr Wilfried Philipp, owner of over 150 patents from experimenting with various material mixtures based on silicone rubber. Today, the cold vulcanised silicone tampon is known worldwide as a tampon or printing tampon and has found innumerable imitators.
1975 K'75 in Düsseldorf. In 1974, "Wilfried Philipp Industriegravieranstalt" was already represented by an agent in Japan.
1976 20^thanniversary of the founding of the company by Wilfried Philipp.
1977 founding of the TAMPOPRINT Sondermaschinen company, establishing the brand name TAMPOPRINT.
1977 Founding of the mechanical engineering company "ALFA TOOLS Wilfried Philipp GmbH" in Westerheim.
1982 TAMPOPRINT GmbH in Korntal-Münchingen Kallenberg. 1990 These premises were no longer big enough.
1994 Founding of the subsidiary TAMPOPRINT Int. Corp. in USA/Florida. By 1977, a USA/Chicago TAMPOPRINT sales office had already been founded.
1998 Award of the Business Medal for outstanding services to industry in Baden-Württemberg to Mr Wilfried Philipp.
1990 Occupation of the new company head office in Korntal-Münchingen. 2000 TAMPOPRINT GmbH changes its legal status to an AG.
2000 Occupation of the new company premises "ALFA TOOLS Spezialmachinenfabrik GmbH".

1956-2006, 50^th work anniversary of the
founder of industrial pad printing, Mr Wilfried Philipp,
Managing Director of TAMPOPRINT® AG.

Out of the widely spread and well known methods of the "Decalcier process of the watch industry", Mr Wilfried Philipp, after experimenting with various mixtures of materials, succeeded in manufacturing pads (transfer media) based on silicone rubber, which combined many good printing properties.

Today, pad printing is a worldwide established industrial decoration and labelling procedure. Product design and production process are no longer imaginable without pad printing.

History of the founding of the TAMPOPRINT® AG company

1956 - 1968

The one-man business founded in 1956 as the engraving establishment "Wilfried Philipp Industriegravuren" grew rapidly with the invention of industrial pad printing by Mr Wilfried Philipp, to 60 employees in 1968, with the occupation of the company's first premises of its own.

1970

The world's first pad printing machine was introduced at the Hanover trade fair.

1971

1971 The first patented pad printing machine, the "TS 100/1", was exhibited at the K'71 in Düsseldorf and was a sensational innovation. The ordering of 100 pad printing machines by the Swiss watch industry established the beginning of the mechanical engineering business.

1974

In 1974, "Wilfried Philipp Industriegravieranstalt" was already represented by an agent in Japan.

1977

1977 Founding of a USA/Chicago TAMPOPRINT® sales office by one of our own employees from the tool manufacture. 1977 The Sondermaschinenbau TAMPOPRINT® was introduced. 1977 Founding of the mechanical engineering company "ALFA TOOLS® Wilfried Philipp GmbH" in Westerheim.

1980

1980 Holding in the mechanical engineering company "ALFA TOOLS® Spezialmachinenfabrik GmbH" in Westerheim.

1981

1981 After various new developments, the first rotary pad printing machine could be built and sold.

1983

1983 The world's first pneumatically driven pad printing machine with "hermetically sealed ink/doctoring system" - the "ENCODER" (patented), was introduced at the K'83 in Düsseldorf

1984

1984 Entry into the closure cap industry

1985

1985 Takeover of the ALFA TOOLS® GmbH Spezialmachinenfabrik" company. By 1990, this had grown to 80 employees.

1987

1987 First vertical rotary pad printing unit for music cassettes

1988

1988 The first mechanical high performance integrated pad printing machine with "hermetic" system was introduced - the "Rapid 2000" pad printing machine .

1989

1989 Ground breaking ceremony for the new building for "TAMPOPRINT® GmbH" in the Lingwiesenstr.1, Korntal-Münchingen, Germany. In France, founding of the TAMPOPRINT® subsidiary "TAMPOPRINT® S.a.r.l.".

1990

1990 Occupation of the current TAMPOPRINT® AG head office in Germany with 170 highly qualified employees. The first ALFALAS® labelling laser is introduced.

1993

1993 Mr Wilfried Philipp had the innovative idea of manufacturing pad printing clichés using laser technology. In the same year, the construction of a laser system was started.

1994

1994 Building and occupation of the company's own building in France/Lyon. 1995 Official opening ceremony of the TAMPOPRINT® subsidiary "TAMPOPRINT® S.a.r.l.".

1994 Founding of the TAMPOPRINT® subsidiary in USA Florida "TAMPOPRINT® International Corporation".

1995

1995 The first "VARIO" pad printing machine v

1996

1996 Vision of a three dimensional digital printing system. The piezo inkjet procedure using solvent-containing pigment inks plays a decisive role here.

1997

First "TSG" pad printing machine 1997

1998

1998 40^thwork anniversary of the company founder Mr Wilfried Philipp and his enterprise with over 250 guests from the whole world in the Forum Ludwigsburg. First "Rotoprint" rotary pad printing machine

First "V-DUO" and "TSQ" standard pad printing machines introduced at the K'98 trade fair.

2000

2000 Occupation of the new company building
"ALFA TOOLS® Spezialmachinenfabrik GmbH"

Takeover of the agency branch "CMI S.A." in Spain and founding of the TAMPOPRINT® subsidiary in Barcelona "TAMPOPRINT® IBERIA S.A.U.".

First "Closure Print" rotary pad printing system

First "Top Spin" rotary pad printing system

2001

2001 TAMPOPRINT® GmbH capital increase to 2M €. Change of legal status from GmbH to AG.

2002

2002 Occupation of the head office extension of "TAMPOPRINT® AG" in Korntal-Münchingen, Germany.

First "Concentra" multi-ink pad printing machine

2003

First "MOF-PROMO" ALFALAS® laser for the labelling of the inside of plastic closure caps. First laser for ring pull system components.

2003

First "DMD® EP 1600" industrial inkjet system. First "MOF" laser system for bottle caps

2005

First "Top Spin" multi-ink

2003

"50^thwork anniversary of the company founder Mr Wilfried Philipp.

2007

Milestone in pad printing.

First pad printing machine with integrated cliché manufacture using laser engraving
- "Hybrid 90-2".

2010

Fastest pad printing machine in the world
"Speed 40-2"

2011

New rotary pad printing principle "HSC"

2012

Improved technology of the rotary pad printing stations "RTI 21-150" and the rotary pad rollers.