SPECTRUM executives comment on company’s 30-year history (.PDF Download)
SPECTRUM Instrumentation was founded in 1989 by Gisela Hassler and Michael Janz with the goal of developing custom-built instrumentation. The company quickly transitioned from customization to the development of standard product lines and introduced its first ISA card in 1991. Over the years, the company has achieved many milestones. On the occasion of the company’s 30th anniversary, EE-Evaluation Engineering interviewed CEO Hassler and CTO Oliver Rovini.
What prompted you and Michael Janz to found SPECTRUM in 1989?
Gisela Hassler: Custom-made solutions was the reason for founding the company, but we left this path pretty soon, because constant capacity utilization was a big problem and the dependence on only a few customers was very unpleasant. That’s why in 1991 we launched the first A/D converter board, named PAD52, with 8-bit and 50-MS/s specifications.