Innovative strength & inventiveness: The roots of pad printing
Wilfried Philipp is considered the “father” of pad printing and the company name TAMPOPRINT is now synonymous with the printing process. The company was founded in 1956 as “Gravieranstalt Wilfried Philipp - Industriegravuren” and the foundation stone for industrial pad printing was laid with the invention of the silicone pad in 1968. The starting point for this innovation was Philipp’s claim to be able to print ink on materials and bodies that are curved or uneven - and to keep improving the quality. Thanks to the inventiveness of our company founder, the one-man business grew. Further innovative inventions such as the HERMETIC closed ink system (1983), rotary pad printing (1981) or the first laser-produced clichés (1993) brought TAMPOPRINT further forward. Over the years, the original process has not only been further developed into a highly flexible system, but also supplemented with state-of-the-art technologies: with the introduction of laser technology and inkjet printing, TAMPOPRINT has expanded its range and set new standards. Today, TAMPOPRINT focuses on the optimum interaction of all processes and system components in the marking and decoration process.
