1992-2000: the beginning

Custom Engineering srl was set up with the aim of developing "ad hoc" special printing solutions based on the customers' needs.

The business focus was soon directed towards the development of industrial dot-matrix printers and the new company began to lay the foundations with an eye on the market of industrial and special printers. 

In just three years of business, Custom becomes a benchmark for the entire national market. In the meantime, printers for the multimedia kioskmarket and ATMs are introduced.

This year sees the introduction of the first desktop printer designed for POS cash registers and for the retail market. The company starts to plan its activities for the European and international markets.

The in-house electromagnetic compatibility laboratory, compliant with EC directives 89/336/CEE and 92/31/CEE, is up and running.

The company obtains the ISO 9001 certification and the main products are certified according to UL, Cul, Demko and CE regulations.

The new headquarters in Fontevivo become operative and the Milan sales office is set up with the aim of directly serving the major industrial area in Italy.

Custom Engineering becomes a Joint Stock Company, increasing its share capital to 498,000 Euro.

In the same year, the company obtains the certification for "RESEARCH LABORATORY APPROVED BY THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND LABORATORY FOR TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION" MURST.

The sales in the United States gather pace with the opening of a direct office in Arizona.