Fluke Corporation is a manufacturer of industrial test, measurement, and diagnostic equipment including
electronic test equipment. It was started in 1948 by
John Fluke while he was employed at
General Electric
General Electric Company (GE) is an American multinational conglomerate founded in 1892, and incorporated in New York state and headquartered in Boston. The company operated in sectors including healthcare, aviation, power, renewable ene ...
.
History
Fluke Corporation was founded by John Fluke in October 1953 as the John Fluke Manufacturing Company, Inc., producing electrical metering equipment.
In 1987, Fluke partnered with the
Dutch electronics manufacturer
Philips
Koninklijke Philips N.V. (), commonly shortened to Philips, is a Dutch multinational conglomerate corporation that was founded in Eindhoven in 1891. Since 1997, it has been mostly headquartered in Amsterdam, though the Benelux headquarters is ...
. Together, the companies developed the
scopemeter, an instrument combining features of an
oscilloscope and a
multimeter
A multimeter is a measuring instrument that can measure multiple electrical properties. A typical multimeter can measure voltage, resistance, and current, in which case it is also known as a volt-ohm-milliammeter (VOM), as the unit is equipped w ...
. Fluke purchased the testing and measurements division of Philips in 1993 for $41.8 million. The Philips PM series of measurement instruments was rebranded as Fluke.
Fluke was bought by the
Danaher Corporation in 1998. Danaher spun off several subsidiaries, including Fluke, in 2016 to create
Fortive.
Subsidiaries
Pomona Electronics
Pomona Electronics is a company specializing in electronic test equipment and accessories. It was founded in 1951 by Joseph J. and Carl W. Musarra, who were brothers.
Founded to manufacture test
cable harnesses for examining television
cathode-ray tubes.
the company started in a factory location around the size of a
living room.
By 1976, it was owned by
ITT Industries,
which in 1999 sold it to Fluke.
In 2002, Pomona Electronics relocated its manufacturing facility to
Everett, Washington
Everett is the county seat and largest city of Snohomish County, Washington, United States. It is north of Seattle and is one of the main cities in the metropolitan area and the Puget Sound region. Everett is the seventh-largest city in the ...
.
Gallery
Image:Fluke 115 multimeter.jpg, A Fluke 115 multimeter
Image:Fluke 8010a.JPG, A Fluke 8010a bench multimeter
Image:Fluke 45.jpg, A Fluke 45 Dual Display bench multimeter
Image:Fluke 5500.jpg, A Fluke 5500 calibrator
Image:Clampmeter Fluke 337.jpg, A Fluke 337 clamp multimeter
Image:FLUKE networks IntelliTone Pro 200.JPG, The Fluke Networks IntelliTone Pro LAN probing kit
Image:Banana plug adapter.JPG, Adapter between a female BNC connector and banana plugs manufactured by Pomona.
Image:Binding post adapter.JPG, Adapter between five-way binding posts and a male BNC connector manufactured by Pomona.
References
External links
Corporate web siteFluke Networks websiteFluke Biomedical websiteFluke Calibration website
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American companies established in 1948
Danaher subsidiaries
Electronic test equipment manufacturers
Companies based in Everett, Washington
Electronics companies of the United States
Manufacturing companies based in Washington (state)
Electronics companies established in 1948
1948 establishments in Washington (state)
1998 mergers and acquisitions