Beppe Quaglia is President & CEO of Quaglia srl Italy and the founder and CEO of Virus water-based inks. Beppe was inducted into the prestigious Academy of Screen and Digital Printing Technologies (ASDPT) in 2019. He serves on the Editorial Board of Screenprint Magazine and Revista Serigrafia. He is a popular presentor at numerous expositions and tradeshows internationally and conducts training classes at his offices in Bergamo, Italy

1972: Serigrafica Bergamasca

Beppe began his career in 1972 screenprinting technologies as a graphic designer and screenprinter at Serigrafica Bergamasca.

1974: TIMS Serigrafia

Beppe founded TIMS Serigrafia, Bergamo, Italy in 1974.  TIMS was screen-printing company specializing in production of stickers, plates, electronic circuits and garment decoration.

1980: Quaglia Pubblicitá

He founded Quaglia Pubblicitá in 1980, specializing in color separation and screenmaking for the trade.

1988: Elabora srl

Beppe founded Elabora srl in 1988. This company was dedicated to researching, studying, and developing new techniques of color separation and innovative printing solutions.

1993: Quaglia srl

The companies, Quaglia Pubblicitá and Elabora srl were merged in 1993 to create today’s company Quaglia srl. In the early 2000’s, Quaglia srl became the exclusive distributor in Italy for Wilflex plastisol inks, M&R printing equipment, Nazdar UV and Digital inks, and Stretch Devices’ Newman Roller Frames.

2005: Virus Ink

Beppe founded the Virus® Ink brand to offer a “non-conventional printing system” to address the pressing market requests for eco-friendly inks. After two years of research, Virus® was launched and the brand quickly became an internationally recognized leader in water-based inks. By 2010, Virus® Ink had users in Asia, Australia, Central America, the EU, North Africa, Russia, South Africa, and the USA.