Durst Phototechnik AG is a manufacturer of photographic

Photography

Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...

 and printing equipment, based in Brixen

Brixen

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, Italy

Italy

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History

Established in 1936 by two brothers, Julius and Gilbert Durst, who were enthusiasts in the field of photography, encouraged by their mother, who was also a keen photographer and had her own darkroom

Darkroom

A darkroom is a room that can be made completely dark to allow the processing of light sensitive photographic materials, including photographic film and photographic paper. Darkrooms have been created and used since the inception of photography in the early 19th century...

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Products

Durst ended production of their enlarger

Enlarger

An enlarger is a specialized transparency projector used to produce photographic prints from film or glass negatives using the gelatin silver process, or from transparencies.-Construction:...

s, well known for their quality, in late 2006, due to a drop in sales, probably due to growth of minilabs and later digital imaging.
In the 70 years of manufacturing enlargers their sales peaked in 1979 with 107,000 sold.
Durst have filed over 500 patents for various components and designs of enlargers.

Now, Durst produce a range of photochemical (Durst Lambda) and super wide format inkjet printers based on UV polimerization ink technology. The quality of the output of these products is exceptional, as was the case with the companies historical enlargers, for high quality image reproduction and high versatility of application, from paper and plastic materials to ceramics and wood.