Supermagnete chronology

The company history of supermagnete depicted with magnets

Author: supermagnete, Uster, Switzerland, [email protected]

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Exhibition - Company history

For our company anniversary we came up with something very special: We had an entire office wall painted with magnetic paint and depicted milestones of our company history with magnets.

How-to guide

Materials needed:

Self-adhesive magnetic sheet, we used MS-A4-STIC
Cutter
Metal measuring stick
Cutting surface
Suitable photos

1) Edit photos as desired with a picture editing software and print them on photo paper.

2) Place magnetic sheet on cutting surface.

3) Carefully remove protective film from the magnetic sheet.

4) Carefully place the photo on the sheet and flatten it out from one side to the other to avoid air bubbles. Press down firmly.

5) Cut the border of the magnetic sheet using a cutter and measuring stick or cut out small photos individually.

6) Place the photos on the magnetic paint.

Big advantage: The photos can be easily removed and exchanged, if the space gets tight or the information is no longer valid.

A similar magnetic application is the project Make your own photo magnets.

Elements of the chronicle

We highlighted the following supermagnete key points of the past 15 years with magnetic sheets:

Milestones
Staff
Order volume
Events
Assortment growth

Milestones

The most important advances at supermagnete from 2003 to 2018 (new shops, relocations) were depicted on the magnetic paint as text boxes.

For the timeline 2003–2018 below the pictures, we attached several metres of white magnetic tape 40 mm to the magnetic paint and added the calendar year.

In 2018, we replaced the white magnetic tape with printable magnetic labels. They look more professional and can be moved around on the wall.

Staff

Each employee was placed at the year when he or she started working at the company.

Event photos

Special company events (field trips, dinners, parties) were also captured on the wall.

Assortment growth

We were able to increase our assortment from year to year. New magnets and products were placed below the timeline directly on the magnetic paint - no magnetic sheet necessary.

Articles used

Self-adhesive magnetic sheet

to cut & glue, A4 format, grey-black
For cutting and glueing, e.g. on photos

	1 pc.	4,41 EUR ea.*
from	3 pcs.	3,81 EUR ea.*
from	10 pcs.	3,27 EUR ea.*
from	20 pcs.	3,01 EUR ea.*
from	40 pcs.	2,77 EUR ea.*
Ask for a rebate from 180 pcs.

Available: 3 908 pcs.

Coloured magnetic tape 40 mm

magnetic strip for labelling and cutting, rolls of 1 m

	1 m	4,11 EUR/m*
from	3 m	3,54 EUR/m*
from	10 m	3,03 EUR/m*
from	20 m	2,78 EUR/m*
from	40 m	2,56 EUR/m*
Ask for a rebate from 180 m

Select type and order

Magnetic paint S

0,5 litre magnetic wall paint, grey, for an area of 1–1,5 m²
Paint your magnetic wall yourself!

	1 pc.	32,69 EUR ea.* (65,38EUR/litre)
from	3 pcs.	29,69 EUR ea.* (59,38EUR/litre)
from	10 pcs.	27,00 EUR ea.* (54,00EUR/litre)
from	20 pcs.	25,68 EUR ea.* (51,36EUR/litre)
from	40 pcs.	24,52 EUR ea.* (49,04EUR/litre)

Available: 105 pcs.

Magnetic paint M

1 litre magnetic wall paint, grey, for an area of 2–3 m²
Paint your magnetic wall yourself!

	1 pc.	56,74 EUR ea.* (56,74EUR/litre)
from	3 pcs.	51,25 EUR ea.* (51,25EUR/litre)
from	10 pcs.	46,40 EUR ea.* (46,40EUR/litre)
from	20 pcs.	44,03 EUR ea.* (44,03EUR/litre)
from	40 pcs.	41,97 EUR ea.* (41,97EUR/litre)

Available: 57 pcs.

Magnetic paint L

2,5 litre magnetic wall paint, grey, for an area of 5–7,5 m²
Paint your magnetic wall yourself!

	1 pc.	100,98 EUR ea.* (40,39EUR/litre)
from	3 pcs.	92,33 EUR ea.* (36,93EUR/litre)
from	10 pcs.	83,53 EUR ea.* (33,41EUR/litre)
from	20 pcs.	80,84 EUR ea.* (32,34EUR/litre)

Available: 25 pcs.

Magnetic paper glossy

perfect for photo magnets, printable on inkjet printers, set of 10 A4 sheets
For glossy individual fridge magnets

1 set 15,77 EUR/set*

Available: 146 sets

Magnetic paper matt

perfect for photo magnets, printable on inkjet printers, set of 10 A4 sheets
For matt individual fridge magnets

1 set 15,77 EUR/set*

Available: 437 sets

Magnetic paint XL

4 litre magnetic wall paint, grey, for an area of 8–12 m²
Paint your magnetic wall yourself!

	1 pc.	143,59 EUR ea.* (35,90EUR/litre)
from	3 pcs.	131,99 EUR ea.* (33,00EUR/litre)
from	10 pcs.	121,60 EUR ea.* (30,40EUR/litre)
from	20 pcs.	116,59 EUR ea.* (29,15EUR/litre)