Buhler Tijdhof dies & rollers: Same same, but different

A die is a die is a die. They all look the same, and still are different. Dies and rollers is what Tijdhof Persmatrijzen makes its business of. Recently the family owned company was taken over by Buhler and is now called Buhler Tijdhof. This is reason enough to drive to Oldenzaal, the Netherlands and find out what interested Buhler to purchase the Dutch firm. A couple of years ago I met Johan Tijdhof and his wife for the first time at the Victam Asia show in Bangkok, Thailand. They were handin