History

More than just printers ! Yet again, CUSTOM places the emphasis on investment in the technical area and in R&D: we are in the vanguard in the virtualization of company servers with VMWARE technology. This technology provides considerable advantages in terms of data security, space reduction and energy savings. Additionally, all the company server room connections are 1Gb fibre optic connections. The main corporate web site has been revolutionized ! New “dynamic” site, realized with the very latest technology (.NET). With unique, more secure and faster authentication, the Customer will be able to access all the reserved areas of the web page. New products dedicated to the multimedia world have arrived: miniplayers and multimediaboxes with the capacity to distribute multimedia contents such as videos, web pages and images onto various monitors and displays of any dimensions. Increase of company share capital from 1,500,000.00 eu to 4,500,000.00 eu.

New company organization: manufacturing is managed and organized from the Headquarters through new CPE Srl - Custom Production Europe - manufacturing company is located in Romania and India sub-contractor, specialized in one line of products (KUBE).
There are also 12 external partners sub-contractors located in Italy who are ISO 9002 compliant.

New private web portal: all extern divisions of the Company, manufacturing, sub-contractors, branch offices and sales team are connected in real time to the headquarters through reserved access to the CUSTOM web portal.

All the technology, hardware and software development, have been created inside the Company.
CUSTOM solutions stand out with innovative features and ease of use, like printers with PC functionality, with Web Server embedded and latest generation of autoinstalling drivers and monitoring software tools.

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Pubblication of our web site in many languages: now web site is available in Spanish, Russian, Chines, German and French. Another proof of continuous investments of CUSTOM in international markets, new commercial offices in Germany and Argentina starts their business.
CUSTOM extends its wide products range introducing gaming market solutions, lotteries and bets with gaming terminals PC touch screen, ticket printers and multifunctional mini-kiosk. CUSTOM is always abreast of last technological innovations: new printers with wi-fi technology, with integrated scanner, JavaPOS and OPOS printing driver and much more!

CUSTOM ENGINEERING IBERIAN was born ! CUSTOM, now well-established in all Europe, keeps on with its company growth with the opening of new branch office in Valencia, SPAIN.
Internal laboratory expansion for the CUSTOM technologies growth and testing: new laboratory is provided with the new machine with stereolitography system (ViperSI2-3DSystems), for the quick production of prototypes to study and design new printing solutions. Company fully paid-up capital is increased from 1.002.000,00 EU to 1.500.000,00 €.

At the beginning of September the shipping department has been moved into a new dedicated building, where Custom is and will be able to provide an outstanding service for the growing demand of products and rapidity. Start of agreements for opening a direct office in BRASIL , SPAIN and RUSSIA.

The new UK sales office starts its activity in Luton, providing an on site service and support into the first non domestic market for Custom.
The new domestic sales office with show room and training centre is inaugurated in Modena.
CUSTOM became Italy's first "qualified manufacturer" of fiscal calculators, the licence for which was duly issued by the competent Italian state office.
CUSTOM was also the first Company to launch the Multimedia Memory Card (M.M.C.) on the Italian fiscal market.

Capital stock is increased to 1,002,000 € .
The US headquarters has moved to Chicago and there are branch offices in Dallas, Los Angeles, Atlanta and New Jersey. CUSTOM obtains UNI EN ISO 9001/2000 (VISION) and the final procedures to obtain ISO 14000 certification are underway.

Custom has become a worldwide company with a network of major distributors and customers. To complete its already vast product line, it begins production of thermal mechanism printers. As of this date, all products it manufacturers are realized using Custom’s own patented printing mechanisms and systems.
UNI EN ISO 9001 certification is renewed with positive comments from certifying. inspectors

Custom Engineering becomes a joint-stock company, increasing its capital stock to 498,000 Euro. In the same year, it obtains MURST "AUTHORIZED BY THE MINISTRY FOR INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT” certification.
Sales activity begins in the United States with the opening of a local office in Arizona.

The Milan sales office is opened in order to directly service Italy's industrial heartland. The company is awarded ISO9001 certified according to UL, Cul, Demko and CE standards. The new head office in Fontevivo is inaugurated.

After just 3 years in business, Custom has become the domestic market leader.
The KIOSK and ATM product lines have already been created, as has the first desktop printer for the retail market. This year also sees the opening of activity into European and other international markets.
The in-house electromagnetic compatibility lab, conforming with EU standards 89/336/CEE, 92/31/CEE, is already in operation.

Custom Engineering limited company is founded with the goal of realizing ad hoc printing solutions on the basis of individual client requirements. Design efforts are soon focused on the development of industrial dot matrix printers and the new company lays the basis for development into the dedicated printer sector.