In March, Eileen Fisher was given the opportunity to form her own sub-contract electronic assembly company. Having previously held positions as PCB Assembly Supervisor with Diathane Limited and as Training Officer with Datron Instruments Limited - a leading international test and measurement instrument manufacturer, she had the knowledge and experience to take up the challenge.

On 1 May 1991, Diatron Assembly Systems Ltd was born. It boasted a total of four employees, all experienced in PCB assembly, plus Eileen Fisher as Managing Director - and a small industrial unit at Felthorpe, on the outskirts of Norwich.

In the three years following its founding, Diatron established a reputation for quality and reliability to the point where larger premises were needed to accommodate the expanding business.

A new, modern 3,900 sq. metre unit in Hurricane Way, only minutes from Norwich Airport and the city centre, enabled Diatron to expand the workforce and re-equip to meet customer demands.

Still more space was required so a mezzanine floor was built to house test instruments.

Diatron has continued from strength to strength. Employees now total 22, with additional trainees scheduled for 2001.

During the last four years Diatron has updated its surface mount facility and expanded the procurement department, offering an even wider variety of services.

With the RoHS regulations fast approching lead free processes become available.

As part of our continual improvement and strive for perfection a new AOI automated optical inspection machine is scheduled for instalation during February.

Diatron invest in 2 new laser guided surface mount placement machines increasing their surface mount capacity.

Diatron procures the latest Ersa IR550 surface mount rework station allowing accurate removal and refit of fine pitch and BGA devices.