Longevity is Success
Our Timeline:
1984 - Micro Decisions is
founded by Dale Agonis* as a part-time engineering consulting firm specializing
in microprocessor based control products. The name Micro Decisions
comes from the concept of "micro" processor based
products making intelligent "decisions" to
control a machine or process.
1985 - Micro Decisions
incorporates and establishes it's home in Valparaiso, Indiana.
1990 - Micro Decisions
becomes a full-time business.
1991 - In-house electronic
assembly capabilities are added to manufacture the products being
designed by Micro Decisions.
1992 - Surface mount
capabilities are added to Micro Decisions' in-house manufacturing.
Contract manufacturing is now offered as an additional service.
1996 - Micro Decisions
introduces a line of Industrial Computers. Micro Decisions
experiences substantial growth and recognition as an industrial computer
provider. Many well-recognized companies begin relying on the
expertise of Micro Decisions to provide their industrial computer
solutions.
1999 - Micro Decisions
introduces it's own stand-alone industrial computer. This computer
is designed and manufactured to fit a particular niche not yet supported
in the industrial computer market.
2002 - Micro Decisions
becomes the North American sales channel of HMI products manufactured by Hitech Electronics Inc.
2004 - Micro Decisions
selects Entertron Industries to provide programmable industrial control
products for use in Micro Decisions' control solutions. The
Entertron Industries product provides a quick-to-market control solution
for Micro Decisions' OEM customers.
2005 - Micro Decisions
becomes a value-added distributor for Beijer Electronics Inc.
Beijer Electronics manufacturers HMI products and also provides those
formerly marketed under Hitech Electronics Inc.
2007 - Micro Decisions
introduces products from ControlByWeb.
ControlByWeb provides remote I/O products controlled over the
internet. .
Doing whatever it takes
At Micro Decisions we
definitely put the customer first. To that extent, we do whatever
it takes to insure your projects are successful. We recently
received extraordinary recognition because of this philosophy, one of
our customers awarded us their "Vendor of the Year
Award". Below is that award and an excerpt taken from a
letter that accompanied it.
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"Due to your outstanding
performance and attention to customer service, the
Dynaload team would like to present Micro Decisions with
our VENDOR OF THE YEAR AWARD. Dynaload placed many
demands on the Micro Decisions team and each time you
pulled through. Our time to market is extremely important
and it is a pleasure to partner with a vendor that
realizes this.
Please take this opportunity to thank
everyone at Micro Decisions for having a MAKE IT HAPPEN
attitude. We look forward to dealing with Micro Decisions
as one of our preferred vendors."
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*Dale
Agonis, President and CEO
In 1981, Dale Agonis got his formal electronics
education from Valparaiso Technical Institute. At that
time, the Valparaiso Technical Institute was among the top ten
electronics schools in the world. Being in the top of his class,
Dale Agonis found himself in high demand even before his graduation.
This enabled him to select his career
path, placing himself in positions that would help fulfill his
entrepreneurial goal of establishing an electronics engineering company. Within 9 years of
graduation, he had achieved this goal. Dale Agonis continues to be
the driving force behind Micro Decisions today. His ability to
visualize the needs of the customer and provide a solution has insured
successful projects over-and-over again.
In addition to Micro Decisions, Dale
Agonis has also been active in the eye care and health care
industries. He is part owner of Retsan Corporation, a company
dedicated to improving health care through eye care. For Retsan,
Dale Agonis has a patented device he developed that can monitor a
person's health status. In conjunction with Retsan, Dale Agonis
served on the Board of Directors for The National Eye Research
Foundation. This foundation is dedicated to educating eye care
professionals about innovations and enhancements within their
industrial. Dale Agonis has been the speaker at several of the
foundations gatherings.
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