Company history
1999
The Batronix website went online for the first time on June 20th 1999. In the early days, it offered building instructions and downloads for self-developed microcontroller and EPROM programmers as well as software. Furthermore, there was a forum and know-how articles for electronics developers, which attracted many visitors.
2000
The Batronix programmers became more and more popular because they were inexpensive, reliable and the control software was convincing. While the first circuit boards were still etched with simple means in a small electronics shop in Kiel, they were professionally produced from spring 2000 onwards. In particular, the elimination of the more than 100 drill holes per board, which had previously been done by hand, was a great relief.
2003
In March 2003, Batronix was at the forefront of technology with the release of the first USB-based programmer. Only one company (Leap from Taiwan) had already released its first USB-based programmer a few months earlier. All other manufacturers at that time still had devices based on the old parallel port.
2006
With the BX series, a new series of Batronix programmers was released that was particularly well received by users. Sales figures doubled almost immediately, and other catalogue dealers added Batronix programmers to their product range.
2007
The Batronix delivery programme was expanded to include measurement technology merchandise from various manufacturers. The oscilloscopes in particular were immediately in great demand.
2009
With the release of the Batronix BX48 Batego programmer, we were able to offer the world's fastest and most advanced programmer. It was the first product with a special for undeveloped ASIC, the Batronix BxPinDriver.
Furthermore, in 2009 we could introduce the new measurement device brand Rigol as the first premium distributor in Germany.
2010
The first own Batronix booth was set up at electronica 2010. The stand was still very compact, but it was enough to attract some attention for the Batronix programming devices and the Rigol measurement technology. Since then, electronica and, since 2013, embedded world have been an integral part of Batronix's annual schedule.
2012
After several years of offering measurement technology as a second mainstay alongside programming technology, soldering technology was added to the product range in 2012.
2015 - I
In particular, sales of the oscilloscopes continued to boom. By shipping 500 customer packages on a single day in May 2015, we were able to fill an entire DHL truck. Through the partnership with Siglent, we were able to gain another now very popular measurement device manufacturer for our portfolio.
2015 - II
It was getting cramped in the Business and Technology Centre. We were able to rent some new rooms, but they were not really optimal. Therefore, the decision was made to build our own Batronix company building. After some searching, a nice plot of land was found in Preetz near Kiel and the construction work began.
2016
With the move to the newly built Batronix company building, many things got better. The premises were ideally suited to us and the work was much more fun. The warehouse had much more space and could be used effectively for the first time.
2017 - I
In 2017, Rohde & Schwarz, arguably the world's most established and respected manufacturer of RF measurement technology, entered into a distribution agreement with us. This partnership was a special honour for us from the very beginning, and today we continue to be extremely pleased to be able to distribute the outstanding products of this manufacturer.
2017 - II
After we were able to introduce Rigol as the first premium distributor in Germany in 2009, a success story followed that is unparalleled. Due to the particularly good price/performance ratio and the popular entry-level models, Rigol was able to become the largest oscilloscope manufacturer worldwide (in terms of units) within a few years! Read more about the success story of the Rigol / Batronix partnership...
2018
After 18 years of running Batronix as a sole proprietorship, it was time for further professionalisation. On 19 February, Batronix GmbH & Co. KG was entered in the commercial register.
For the first time, an exhibition stand was set up at the HAM-Radio in Friedrichshafen in cooperation with Rohde & Schwarz.
2019
We successfully passed the certification audit by the German Institute for Quality & Certification GmbH in spring 2019 and are certified according to DIN ISO 9001:2015 and DIN ISO 14001:2015.
2022
The Batronix exhibition stands have become real visitor magnets over the years. Visitors have the great opportunity to compare a variety of measuring devices from different manufacturers right next to each other and gain well-founded insights. On the photo you can see our booth at the Embedded World 2022 in Nuremberg.