News Archives / May 2011

Easy-to-use hand-held meter helps protect facilities and employees with minimal impact on operations EVERETT, Wash. – Fluke Electronics, the world leader in compact, professional electronic test and measurement tools, introduces the 481 Radiation Survey Meter for industrial radiation safety.  This simple, easily-deployable hand-held radiation detector enables facility managers to quickly check for contamination everywhere it can go — receiving docks, warehouses, vehicles, packages or people. The highly-sensitive Fluke 481 is ideal for detecting radiation on goods, equipment, surfaces,...


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Thermometers are a tougher, safer replacement for mercury-filled thermometers EVERETT, Wash. – On March 1, 2011, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) stopped providing calibration services for mercury-filled thermometers. This marks the first major milestone for the phasing out of potentially dangerous mercury thermometers in the United States. Mercury, a potent neurotoxin, has long been a standard in thermometers and is also used in a number of industrial processes, such as gold mining. If released into the environment, mercury makes its way into streams and rivers,...


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Adjustable tips, ultra-rugged design and visual wear indicators offer higher safety, increased versatility and improved on-the-job reliability EVERETT, Wash. – Fluke Corporation, the global leader in portable electronic test and measurement technology, announced today the availability of the new TL175 TwistGuard™ Test Leads, the only test leads in the world with a manually adjustable test tip guard for use in different measurement environments. By simply twisting the test lead the user can change the exposed probe tip length from 4/25 in (4 mm) to ¾ in (19 mm). When the tip guard is fully...


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