1993 - Metal Sign + Label Pty Ltd, a Brisbane based company, commenced as a distributor of MetalPhoto, a photographic printing process using silver compounds embedded into the anodic layer of anodised aluminium.
1994 - Started selling printed multi colour anodised aluminium, using light sensitive emulsion covered aluminium and screen printing techniques.
1996 - Initiated Research & Development of digital printing processes.
1997 - Applied for first patent relating to method of printing into aluminium anodic layer.
1997 - PrintMETAL Mk I machine started commercial production printing utilising 300 dpi 4 colour process.
1999 - PrintMETAL Mk II flatbed machine started commercial production printing.
2004 - PrintMETAL Mk III development commenced. Photographic quality full colour 900 dpi images direct from computer screen into metal.
2005 - Moved to larger specially built premises with resultant improvement in productivity and ability to handle large projects.
2006 - PrintMETAL mk III in prototype testing and limited production printing.
Future - Planned international distribution & sales of PrintMetal technology.