Working. Together.
Only together can good things be achieved. This is how we started decades ago, and this is the path we will continue to follow in the future. It applies to our products and especially to our work with you, our customers and partners.
History
Surfacing the future
Elesgo
1992 saw the invention of ELESGO – our process for applying decorative layers to a substrate to create perfect surfaces for your products.
Electron beam curing
Only one year later, we were able to put our first own EBC plant into operation at the Oberhausen site in 1993. This was the starting point for the surface production. Our customers in the laminate flooring industry were supplied with the first ELESGO products.
DTS Systemoberflächen GmbH
Wilhelm Taubert and Dirk Dammers founded Dammers-Taubert-Systemoberflächen GmbH or simply DTS in 1995. At the same time, the construction of the production site started in Möckern.
Machine 1
After a year of construction, production of ELESGO surfaces began in Möckern. Our first large EBC system, Machine 1, has been producing surfaces in widths of up to 1,450 mm since 1996.
Doors & Frames
In addition to laminate flooring, we added surfaces for doors and frames to our product portfolio in 1998.
Furniture surfaces
We began offering furniture surfaces which matched our new ELESGO doors as early as 1999.
High gloss & windowsills
We started the new millennium with a worldwide novelty in our production – the first high-gloss, scratch-resistant laminate flooring surfaces were produced in our factory. We also expanded our product portfolio to include surfaces for windowsills.
Machine 2
With the numerous innovations and product developments, the production capacity was expanded in 2002 - and Machine 2 started producing Elesgo surfaces. From now on, it was and is possible to produce surfaces with a width of up to 1,600 mm.
Worktops
The unique durability and scratch resistance – in addition to the visual and tactile properties of ELESGO surfaces – for worktops. These were added to our product portfolio in 2005.
External facades
In 2006, our research and development team added another application area with surfaces for exterior facades.
Customised surfaces
The commissioning of our cutting and winding machine in 2007 made it possible to deliver customised rolls.
Machine 3
More and more satisfied buyers could be counted among the permanent customers. In order to meet the increasing demand, the Möckern site was expanded. In 2008, Machine 3 was put into operation, and a fully automated high-bay warehouse with over 5,000 pallet spaces was installed to optimise our warehouse management.
Laboratory furniture
The further development of the technology resulted in new, additional characteristics: for example, resistance to chemicals. The production of specific laboratory worktop surfaces began in 2009.
Release Film
With the development of the release papers and texturing agents in 2013, the laminate industry was presented with a product that can be used several times in presses. A great alternative for cost-intensive press plates in quick texture changes.
clean touch
The clean touch surface, with its anti-fingerprint properties, revolutionised the market when it was launched in 2015.
peacock collection
In 2017 the first colour collection, the peacock collection, has been launched and is still used by costumers today. This collection is available from a minimum order quantity a a couple hundreds square metre.
Machine 3.1 & Headquarter
Machine 3 was optimised, rebuilt, and expanded by an EBC unit over a period of two years. In 2018, the administration moved from Oberhausen to Wesel.
Extension location Wesel
The 7,000 m2 extension to our Wesel site was completed. It is currently being prepared for the addition of an extra production line.
ELESGO one&only
100% resins! The new transparent ELESGO one&only resin film finishes your decors, aluminium or solar modules with the familiar ELESGO surface quality.
WITA
Surfaces made simple. With WITA, DTS is launching a new generation of direct-coated surfaces onto the market.
Maschine C
Expected to start up the new production line for Maschine C with a product width of up to 1,800 mm.
