The history of the CtS market leader
2004
Development of the first CtS direct exposure system Generation 1 with the P series
2007
Development of the modular CtS direct exposure systems Generation 2 with the D series
2008
Development of the first industrial HR installation with a resolution of 2400 dpi. Generation HR (high resolution)
2010
Development of the first Excess Width XL system with 1270 dpi
The STM-6824 implemented for a Portuguese customer
2011
Strategic cooperation with Grünig-Interscreen AG
2011
Development of the modular CtS direct exposure systems for customers in the textile sector: STM-TEX series
2012
Installation of the worldwide biggest STM-XL installation for the manufacturing and direct exposure of screens
2013
Development of the latest generation 3 of CtS direct exposure systems OECU, STPrint V.4 and RICB.
2013
Take-over of Sign-Tronic AG by Andreas Ferndriger and Marcel Grünig as per July 1st, 2013.
2013
Introduction of the latest machine model STM-1010.
2014
Completion of the product portfolio.
Launch of the new machine model STM-XS.
2015
Launch of the new machine model STM-ONE.
2017
Introduction of the new machine model STM-MICRO.
2018
MODULAR CtS CONCEPT
Extension of modularity. UV light sources / DMD and resolutions. HR-3 resolution with real 3040 dpi.
2019
Generation 4 & UV-LED:
Development of the latest generation StencilMaster with STPrint V.4.3 and UV-LED DUO / Generation 4 with water cooling.
2020
Relocation to the new company location in Rüthi SG. Renaming of the company to SignTronic AG.
2021
LED Q4 / Generation 6:
Most powerful & most flexible UV-LED technology in the CtS market. The new BENCHMARK!
2022
SignTronic STRIP-Software:
Rip software for converting graphic data to a 1-bit TIFF.