1990 Aquisition
of the current TAMPOPRINT® AG headquarters in Germany
TAMPOPRINT® AG Headquarters, Germany with approx. 170 qualified
members of staff. The TAMPOPRINT® Group has approx. 230 members
of staff.
The company is owned by Mr Wilfried Philipp, the father of industrial
pad printing and the inventor of the world's first pad printing
machine.
Mr. Wilfried Philipp has filed and realised far more than 150
patents since the year 1956.
"The father
of pad printing" Mr Wilfried Philipp celebrates
his 80th birthday in 2008.
The "TAMPOPRINT®" registered trademark and trade
name is synonymous with precision special mechanical engineering "Made
in Germany".
Another product group is the "ALFALAS®" trademark
and trade name (registered trademark/trade name of TAMPOPRINT® AG)
which has been successfully launched with laser systems for marking
and decorating surfaces.