Fluke Corporation is a manufacturer of industrial test, measurement, and diagnostic equipment including

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. It was started in 1948 by

John Fluke John Maurice Fluke, Sr. (14 December 1911 – 11 February 1984) was the founder of Fluke Corporation and the former General Electric employee, a manufacturer of electronic test equipment. Fluke served as an officer in the United States Navy ...

while he was employed at

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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

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electronics manufacturer

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. Together, the companies developed the

scopemeter An oscilloscope (informally a scope) is a type of electronic test instrument that graphically displays varying electrical voltages as a two-dimensional plot of one or more signals as a function of time. The main purposes are to display repetitiv ...

, an instrument combining features of an

oscilloscope An oscilloscope (informally a scope) is a type of electronic test instrument that graphically displays varying electrical voltages as a two-dimensional plot of one or more signals as a function of time. The main purposes are to display repetiti ...

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

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in 1998. Danaher spun off several subsidiaries, including Fluke, in 2016 to create

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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

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es for examining television

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s. the company started in a factory location around the size of a

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. By 1976, it was owned by

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, which in 1999 sold it to Fluke. In 2002, Pomona Electronics relocated its manufacturing facility to

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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 The BNC connector (initialism of "Bayonet Neill–Concelman") is a miniature quick connect/disconnect radio frequency connector used for coaxial cable. It is designed to maintain the same characteristic impedance of the cable, with 50 ohm and ...

and banana plugs manufactured by Pomona. Image:Binding post adapter.JPG, Adapter between five-way binding posts and a male

manufactured by Pomona.

References

External links

Corporate web siteFluke Networks websiteFluke Biomedical websiteFluke Calibration website
{{Authority control 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