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About Digital Serigraphic Technologies A/S (DST)

DST history

Digital Serigraphic Technologies A/S (DST A/S) was launched in 2020 as majority-owned affiliate of the Bjørn Thorsen A/S group (BTG), in partnership with Reflex Holding AS (Reflex). The business and associated relevant technology rights have been transferred from Digital Screenprinting Technology ApS (DST ApS) to the new company, DST A/S, on March 16, 2020. Since that date, all new orders for DST products have been handled by DST A/S. As of September 1, 2021, DST A/S is fully owned by BTG, after the acquisition of the minority share previously owned by Reflex. The company is based in Hellerup, Copenhagen area, Denmark. DST A/S holds rights to its proprietary technology of release liners, inks, adhesives and special additives for the transfer industry.

DST for heat transfer labels

The DST products are in commercial use around the world, with customers in close to 50 countries, which appreciate its significant potential for use in diverse transfer applications. It enables great design flexibility and high productivity resulting in cost savings versus traditional printing systems. DST’s offering is designed to work with well-known printing machines like HP Indigo, OKI, RICOH and Xeikon for the digital printing part of the product, as well as specialized serigraphic equipment from Sakurai, SPS and Thieme to perform the silk screenprinting step of the solution. It ensures our customers will deliver high-quality heat transfer labels for applications where soft and flexible feel and superior durability after numerous wash cycles are required.

Four product series

Today, the DST commercial portfolio consists of four product categories: Release liners, Inks, Adhesives and Special Additives. If you are looking for information on where you can apply DST heat transfer labels, please visit the Applications page.

In short, DST system provides:

Digital heat transfer labels

Soft touch

Excellent washability

Flexibility/Flexible prints

Durability

DST mission

The mission of DST is to provide high quality, flexibility and unique durability for digital transfer printing labels. DST actively engages in solution development, by combining technologies from leading raw material suppliers with BTG’s deep knowledge of additives, dispersions and pigments. DST aims to be recognized as a reliable and innovative partner for efficient solutions for main brand owners in the textile industry.

Quality & Environment

To maintain consistency, quality and focus on environment throughout our businesses and daily operations, we are ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 certified as of February 2022. Click here to access our certificate.