History

1967	The origins of VMB
1970	During the seventies and the first clubs.
1978	The first VMB acoustic system is born.
1979	The first time at a trade fair in Barcelona.
1981	Trouper Series Dimmers are introduced to the market.
1982	The OP-700 programmable system for lighting control is developed.
1984	The turbo-driver system for the live sound is born.
1985	The MK-700 radio-table chosen by the RDP for the Portuguese Radio broadcasting is developed.
1986	The first Towerlift, the TE-06 is brought to the market and a new line in Towerlifts and Trussing is born.
1990	First time that VMB attends the Musikmesse Trade Fair in Frankfurt.
1994	The audio system Concept-120 is developed, the authentic predecessor to the current Lime Arrays.
1997	VMB patents the Auto-Lock Security system (ALS) for on stage load support.
1998	The first digital processor C2-DAC goes on the market, predecessor for all VMB digital processors.
2001	The new VMB factory in Picassent is inaugurated.
2004	The range of DAC-2000 digital processors is introduced.
2006	Manufacturing of Line Arrays with the Lynx System.
2007	The World's first line array with Inclinometer.
2008	The first lifts specifically designed for Line Array.
2009	Acoustical prediction, the Rainbow Software is unveiled.

1994

The first audio system Concept 120 is introduced, the authentic predecessor to the current line array systems.

Concept 120 is one of the first PA systems in the world whose cabinets covered 120º horizontally using only one cabinet. This revolutionary system was presented at Frankfurt Trade Fair in 1994 and even though it attracted attention it was not launched at a commercial level. The market was focused on another type of system and VMB preferred to leave it to one side and concentrate on the launch of the Concept C-1 and Concept C-2 systems, more in accordance with the trends of that time. However, the idea of horizontal coverage was not rejected at all and it appeared again some years later.

Concept Audio Systems were very well received among the professionals and in 1996 the design of the new generation digital processors was under way, in order to cover the necessities of these systems in live situations.

In the meantime, the VMB towerlifts became a standard for load elevation. The great success of the VMB towerlifts created the appearance of a big number of fakes and copies on the market, being the reference to follow by other manufacturers. This situation led the company to patent the designs and to register all its new commercial models.

VMB 1994