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Prototyping solutions · April 2, 2026

1976: the year it all began

Birthday cake with “50” candles on an electronic circuit board, labeled 1976 – 2026

What if 1976 changed far more than we imagine? Just days apart, two companies founded that year have celebrated their 50th anniversary: Apple and LPKF Laser & Electronics.

One revolutionized our daily lives. The other transformed the way those daily lives are engineered.

On one side, iconic products and a benchmark user experience. On the other, technologies for designing, testing and prototyping the electronics that power this digital world.

Consumer versus professional? Not really.

Without rapid prototyping capabilities, it is hard to imagine the innovations we use every day ever seeing the light of day. Since 2012, INOVEOS has been at the heart of this value chain, distributing LPKF rapid prototyping solutions in France, Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia. And although it will no doubt remain a well-kept secret, we like to imagine that these two journeys may have crossed.

One thing is certain: without these two players, our digital world would be very different. Fifty years of innovation, and probably much more to come.

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