The technical method thermal transfer printing, also known as transfer finish, reached market maturity in the 1990s. It became through in the field of surface design for plastics and light metals, but disappeared in the furniture industry after just a few years. Thus, as of 2023, we are not aware of any manufacturer actively producing machines for coating wood and wood-based material surfaces for furniture construction.

In the field of packaging exclusive spirits, cosmetics, etc., transfer finish on wood continues to be application. BAIER Limited Company + Co KG Maschinenfabrik should be mentioned here as a machine manufacturer. This company is part of the KURZ Group, which has played a major role in the further development of the transfer finish technical method from the very beginning.