A world of digital inkjet printing solutions

2023

In October, aleph announced the acquisition of the company by Durst Group. The two companies joined forces to strengthen the development of advanced water-based, sustainable textile digital printing technologies.

2022

aleph announces the commercial availability of its flagship model, LAFORTE 600 (Fabric and Paper), an industrial printing system for high volume production.

2021

aleph releases next-generation LAFORTE MY 2021 series, featuring the latest developments of the R&D department, which leverages the company’s extensive expertise in digital textile, as well as the constant feedback from customers utilising aleph’s technologies.

2020

Brand-new LAFORTE400 Paper for the OOH market is released. Likewise, the company’s cutting-edge LAFORTE 100 Fabric and Paper are launched and first installations are carried out in Italy and abroad.

2019

aleph officially enters the visual communication and OOH market segment and begins carrying out first installations at companies operating in the field.
aleph kicks off a new project aimed at the development of advanced pigment inks for LAFORTE series – designed for both the textile and graphic art industries. The project sees aleph cooperating with Italian third-party inks specialists.
aleph launches the new digital solution for medium volume printing.

2018

New additions to LAFORTE series are announced. aleph introduces two brand-new large format printers, LAFORTE 200 Paper – 3200mm height – and LAFORTE 200 Fabric – 3400mm height – addressing the soft signage and home décor markets respectively.

2017

Italian private equity, WISE sgr enters the capital of aleph, becoming the majority shareholders. The move is designed to accelerate the development of LAFORTE series, as well as to strengthen the company’s brand and the international growth.
LAFORTE series is awarded the “Future Textile Awards” prize – “Best Product – Industrial Textiles 2017” category.
aleph expands LAFORTE Series. The company introduces two brand-new models: LAFORTE 200 Fabric and LAFORTE 200 Paper printers.

2016

First installation of advanced LAFORTE 400 Paper at a prominent Italian customer is completed.

2015

LAFORTE 400 (Fabric and Paper), the first model of LAFORTE series – aleph’s flagship series of cutting-edge textile inkjet printing systems – is launched at ITMA 2015, in Milan. At the same time, aleph begins its international growth.
aleph launches LAFORTE Fabric and Paper project. The company is granted  H2020 funding programme from the EU, a fundraising initiative to support technological research and innovation.

2014

aleph focuses on the sale of Mimaki’s sublimation plotter, JV5, placing more that 200 units in three years.

2012

aleph focuses on the production of a new product for Mimaki, the TX-500B.

2010

A brand-new proprietary drying system is released. The unit is compatible with the leading digital textile plotters available in the market.

2009

aleph begins a collaboration with Mimaki, which results in the development and production of TX-400B plotter. Branded as Mimaki, the new system is manufactured and assembled at aleph’s headquarters.

2006

aleph releases its first proprietary rotating belt – integrating winding and unwinding system – a unit compatible with the main digital printing solutions available in the market.

2004

The development of the first software version of the textile package for digital printing has been completed

1999

aleph was founded as a software house specialising in the development of applications for the textile industry.