Our success story

1948

The company founded by Hermann Hediger manufactured diamond tools and in particular diamond arbor wheels. Hence the name DIAVITE resulted from DIA- of diamond and VITE- of fast (french).

1953

The first roughness measuring instrument is built for the company SULZER.

1964

Hans Huber assumes the management of the company and the first roughness measuring instrument with transistors is manufactured.

1969

The roughness measuring instrument MT-1 is launched into the market, it is small and compact. All futur developments up to 1979 are based on this instrument.

1985

The inductive tracers with the roughness measuring instrument DT-15 are introduced. At the same time the roughness measuring instrument DT-100 with integrated printer is developed. It comes 1986 on sale.

1996
The inductive feeler system is abandoned, it makes way for the substantially more precise and linear hall element.
The first roughness measuring instrument with this technology is the DH-5. On this basis the following devices DH-6 and DH-7 are developed.
2001

Hans Huber sells the production to ASMETO AG. DIAVITE is from now on managed by Martial Wüthrich.

2005

DIAVITE AG moves from Richterswil to Bachenbülach.

2006

The DIAVITE roughness measuring instrument COMPACT complements the product range.

2008

The production of the DIAVITE is separated from ASMETO AG. Hans Huber founds the new company DIAVITE AG. The production and selling remains under the direction of Martial Wüthrich in Bachenbülach.

2009

Martial and Carmen Wüthrich take over the company DIAVITE AG.

2010

The DIAVITE COMPACT I is replaced by the successor device DIAVITE COMPACT II

2011

Launch of the DIAVITE DH-8 device.

2013

The new application DIAVITE DH-8/App turns every Windows PC into a roughness meter.

2016

In June 2016, the company moves to nearby Bülach. At the new location 400 sqm are now available.

2019

Launch of the unique and smart DIAVITE DH-10 TOUCH for tracers without and with skid.