30 YEARS OF SORION
10th September 2020 represents a significant milestone for Sorion Electronics as we celebrate thirty years in business!
The company has grown to become a global provider of end of line test and guided assembly systems for the automotive, aerospace and manufacturing industries. Today, hundreds of Sorion systems are installed and supported by our engineers around the world.
The timeline below is a brief glimpse into the highlights of our 30 year journey:
10 September 1990
Sorion Electronics Ltd was founded by Managing Director Phil Yates
in a starter unit in Bordersley Green.
1991
Sorion relocated to John-Kempe Way, Sparkhill
1995
Example projects:
Left: Gas and Oil Pipe-Line weld-robot control system;
Right: RTS interface core rig for Lucas Aerospace
2000
The company moved to Unit 12 in Freeth Street, Birmingham
2003
Steve Hayes and Nick Hartt join the company
Pictured left: Nick Hartt (Systems Director), Phil Yates (Managing Director) and Steve Hayes (Commercial Director)
Pictured right: The Sorion team in 2003
2004
Sorion Developments was incorporated as part of the group, offering electronics product design and development
2005
Orion was first released in 2005, based on some specific DC Tooling data analysis software developed in 2004
2009
The launch of Sextans process control and test software
2012
Business expansion resulted in taking on additional premises (Unit 14-15 Magreal Industrial Estate)
2016
Sorion won the Made in the Midlands SME Manufacturer of the Year Award
2018
The launch of Orion EMA, a new product that enables us to offer direct equipment monitoring and performance management
2019
We have increased our workspace to a total of 12,000 ft2
2020
The launch of Fleetware, a management and analytics software suite for Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs)