improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article may require cleanup to meet wikipedia s quality standards . no cleanup reason has been specified . please help improve this article if you can . april 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . april 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message trodat inc. type private limited company industry metal industry founded 1912 vienna austria founder franz just area served worldwide products self inking rubber stamps marking products laser engraving machines internet solutions number of employees 1150 worldwide 2009 website trodat.net trodat inc. according to its own data is the world s largest manufacturer of self inking rubber stamp base sales . the trodat international group of companies has its company headquarters in wels austria . the trodat corporation employs more than 1100 workers worldwide . contents 1 history & development 2 company name 3 e commerce 4 business areas 5 laser engraving instruments 6 external links history & development edit the cornerstone for today s international group was laid in vienna austria in 1912 with the founding of the sole proprietorship of franz just & s hne . the 1951 relocation to the american occupation zone with good national and international connections in upper austria took place during economically difficult times the second world war occupation zones currency reform compensation transactions . the first exports to switzerland denmark the netherlands and germany took place . trodat holding gmbh was founded in 1987 as the parent company for foreign subsidiaries . conversion to the present day trust and corporate structure with board of directors management holding and operating corporations took place in 1999 . today the trodat international group of companies with numerous foreign and domestic subsidiaries employs more than 1100 workers in austria germany switzerland the netherlands france great britain poland canada the united states south africa china japan and india . company name edit the firm s present day name trodat comes from a product designation . during the years 1947 and 1948 the first plastic date stamp with the trodat name was produced . trodat is a juxtaposition of the syllables tro and dat . tro stands for trolitul a plastic previously used for stamp manufacture . dat is the abbreviation for date stamp . after re christening in the late 1960s trodat became the official company name . citation needed e commerce edit a software solution named utypia for ordering personalised stamps was developed to support trodat stamp sales over the internet . the online ordering system has existed since 2000 . according to trodat data trodat dealers currently sell their products over the internet in more than 500 utypia online shops . business areas edit the trodat group s products and services concentrate on the stamp and laser business trodat stamp components and trotec laser systems . according to its own data trodat is the world s largest manufacturer of stamps base sales . it specialises in self inking stamps . self inking stamps are stamps with a built in stamp pad . the trodat printy stamp the first generation of which was introduced to the market in 1976 achieved sales of more than 200 million according to the manufacturer s data . the most famous of printy stamps is the trodat printy 4913 automatic version and best seller . laser engraving instruments edit the trotec subsidiary founded in 1997 deals with laser systems . it offers high quality solutions clarification needed and applications in the areas of engraving marking and cutting . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to trodat.net . official trodat website trodat france trotec laser 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