In the 1950s when CBC installed its first reprographic machine - the Diazo - a blueprint was truly "blue" - reproductions were made on chemically coated paper through an ammonia development process creating a copy in blue.
With developments in technology, the ammonia based process changed to an electrostatic method - copies became "black" instead of "blue" but the word "blueprint" remained synonymous for large scale reproductions. In 1960 CBC installed its first black & white machine - the Xerox 1860 - later switching to the Shacoh 500 in 1982.
During the later part of the 1900s the reprographic industry was revolutionized again with the advent of digital technology - print speeds increased dramatically, a variety of materials could be used and now large scale prints could be made from computer generated drawings.
CBC installed its first digital machine in 1999 and while we are committed to keeping up with the inevitable developments technology will bring - we are proud to be one of a few companies left still able to produce a "blueprint"!
