The "Shield" concept was born in 2011 during the ISA show in Las Vegas when Sergio Ferrari of the renowned Italian "Neolt" and Paul Koch of Studio Koch got the idea to develop the perfect laminating machine, specifically for signmakers.

After several prototypes, the first trail machines were place at signmakers and distributors for field and durability testing. This one-year period was essential to get all the details right.

The main difference between the Shield and any other laminator in the markt is the usage of pneumatic technology, which is the key to a precise result.

Other innovations were an in-line pneumatic cutting system which saves an enourmous amount of time of manual cutting.

The Shield laminator was presented to the public during Fespa 2013 in London. Soon later Germany-based H. Brunner GmbH would start distribution in October 2013, following quickly by the Spandex Group (Europe), Canon (Europe) and Signtrade (Middle-East)

At least 450 machines have been sold to-date, and all our competing manufacturers have also switched to pneumatic technology, confirming our visionary mindset and knowledge of lamination and graphic applications.