1932 To exploit the opportunities offered by the emerging markets of Asia, a British entrepreneur set up Associated Instruments Manufacturers India Limited (AIMIL), alongwith companies under the AIM banner in Singapore, Burma, Malaysia and various parts of South Asia.

In the 50's AIMIL added to its strength by investing in research and development for indigenous production of instruments. AIMIL became the first Indian instrument manufacturer to get its R&D department recognised by the Government of India.

In the 60's Electronics was the buzz word. AIMIL set up the first calibration centre in India.

In the 70's We had the vision to meet the needs of the future -- new markets in space, atomic energy and defence technology which opened up. We , addressed the market through fundamental research instruments.

In the 80's Brought a free market and a global liberalised scenario. AIMIL concentrated on quality control instrumentation through ISO 9000 programmes, and quality assurance tools.

In the 90's AIMIL became part of the digital revolution by addressing new technologies such as CDMA, SDH, ISDN, Broadband Fiber Optic levels, ATM and is now moving towards virtual instrumentation.

Took Quality to new heights by implementing ISO 9001-2000 standards.

Added new products to respond to the Quality requirements of laboratories in the Pharmaceutical sector.

In the telecom sector, AIMIL has moved into newer technology areas like Gigabit Ethernet, Next Generation Networks (ngn), Triple Play, Next Generation SDH, Voice Over IP & GPRS/3G Networks.