Latest edition of popular software offers a complete solution for automating and managing calibration workloads

EVERETT, Wash. – Fluke Calibration, a leader in precision calibration instrumentation and software, introduces version 8.0 of its MET/CAL^® Plus Calibration Management Software, the latest edition of the industry-leading application suite for calibration professionals who need to automate the calibration process and manage calibration assets efficiently and consistently.

MET/CAL Plus 8.0 software adds many new enhancements, including an expanded Procedure Editor with a more flexible user interface, more powerful functions for editing, testing, and storing procedures, increased security allowing users to create procedures that cannot be edited or changed by others, and the ability to automate a wider variety of references including power sensors, RF power meters, and National Instruments PXI systems. The new version supports compliance with calibration and quality standards including the ANSI/NCSL Z540.3, ISO 9000, ISO/IEC 17025, and NRC 10 CFR.

MET/CAL Plus is a software suite consisting of two applications: MET/CAL for automated calibration and MET/TRACK^® for test and measurement asset management. The combination allows calibration professionals to automate calibration on test and measurement tools and equipment, including DC/LF, RF and microwave instruments. The combination also allows users to easily create, edit, test, and document calibration procedures, and track asset information, including calibration and maintenance history and status, traceability, users, customers, and locations.

Calibration data can be easily analyzed, reported and shared with MET/CAL Plus software. Customized reports and printed certificates can be produced with the software, and data can be exported to other corporation systems.

Fluke Calibration offers MET/CAL Plus software users extended support through the MET/SUPPORT^SMGold support program. The annual membership program includes priority access for software support, free software upgrades, free access to over 4,000 warranted MET/CAL procedures, and 20 percent discount on training and database services.

For more information about MET/CAL Plus 8.0 software or to download a free trial version, visitwww.flukecal.com/metcal.

Contact Fluke Calibration

For more information from Fluke Calibration, visit the Fluke Calibration website or contact Fluke Corporation, P.O. Box 9090, Everett, WA USA 98206-9090, or call 1-877-355-3225.

About Fluke Calibration

Fluke Calibration is a leader in precision calibration instrumentation and software for electrical, temperature, pressure, flow, and RF measurements. Calibration products from Fluke Calibration are found in calibration facilities around the world, including National Metrology Institutes, that demand the highest levels of performance and reliability, backed by state of the art metrology and uncompromising support. They are relied on by quality engineers, calibration technicians, and metrologists to instill confidence in the measurements that are critical to their organizations for quality, safety, reliability, and cost.

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Fluke and Fluke Calibration are trademarks of Fluke Corporation. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

EVERETT, Wash. – Fluke Corporation, the global leader in portable electronic test and measurement technology, announces its acquisition of Martel Electronics Corporation, a Derry, N.H.-based manufacturer of electronic test tools and OEM products. In addition to producing its own Martel and Beta branded products, Martel has worked closely with Fluke since 1996, helping with the development and manufacture of Fluke process tools and calibration instruments.

“Martel has been a great historical partner with Fluke and we wanted to tighten and align that relationship even further,” said Fluke Corporation President Barbara Hulit. “We look forward to closer cooperation between the companies and the realization of benefits from Martel’s further implementation of the Danaher Business System.”

Martel will continue to operate from its Derry, NH location and be managed by current president Tom Fatur, reporting through the Fluke Calibration division of Fluke. “Martel has had a long relationship with Fluke which has been very beneficial for both companies” said Tom Fatur, Martel Electronics Corporation President. “The acquisition of Martel by Fluke will take this relationship, and the benefits for our respective customers, to a new level. I know I speak for all Martel employees when I say we couldn’t be more proud to become part of what is undoubtedly, the best, and most recognized, name in the test instrumentation industry.”

About Martel Electronics Corporation

Martel Electronics, and its Beta Calibrator Division, offers a diversified line of handheld and bench calibrators, process instruments, process indicators, and power supplies manufactured to the highest quality standards for the process industry and OEM applications. For more information on Martel please visit us on the web at: www.martelcorp.com or call us at 1-603-434-1433.

About Fluke Corporation

Founded in 1948, Fluke Corporation is the world leader in compact, professional electronic test tools. Fluke tools deliver the testing and troubleshooting capabilities that are critical to keep commerce and industry running smoothly. Fluke customers are technicians, engineers, electricians, metrologists and building diagnostic professionals who install, troubleshoot and manage industrial, electrical and electronic equipment and calibration processes for quality control and building restoration. In the past five years, Fluke tools won more than 50 industry awards, including Test and Measurement World Best in Test, Control Engineering Engineer’s Choice and Plant Engineering Product of the Year. Fluke is a registered trademark of Fluke Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

Fluke test instruments are distributed in more than 100 countries. For more information on Fluke tools and applications, or to find the location of your nearest distributor, contact Fluke Corporation, P.O. Box 9090, Everett, WA USA 98206, call (800) 44-FLUKE (800-443-5853), fax (425) 446-5116, e-mail fluke-info@fluke.com or visit the Fluke Web site at http://www.fluke.com.

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New analyzers are the first to directly measure energy wasted in electrical systems due to power quality issues and to calculate the cost

EVERETT, Wash. – Fluke Corporation, the global leader in portable electronic test and measurement technology, introduces the Fluke® 430 Series II three-phase power quality analyzers, the first tools to use a patented algorithm to measure energy waste and quantify its cost. The 430 Series II helps facilities reduce electrical power consumption and improve the performance and lifespan of electro-mechanical equipment by providing the ROI justification to mitigate power quality distortion.

Previously, only experts could calculate how much energy was being wasted due to power quality issues; utilities could calculate the cost but the required measurement process was beyond the reach of most electricians. With the new, patented Unified Power function of the 430 Series II, electricians, utility technicians, electrical engineers, field service technicians, and energy consultants can automatically determine how much power is being wasted and calculate exactly what the extra consumption costs are with a single handheld tool.

In particular, the 430 Series II power quality analyzers allow facilities to assess the impact of new energy-efficient, electronically-driven systems from lighting to motor controls to HVAC. While these new models consume less energy as individual installations, they increase the level of power quality disturbance in the overall electrical system, increasing waste energy due to harmonics and reducing the total potential energy savings. The Fluke 430 Series II calculates the monetary cost of that waste energy.

Most popular power quality analyzer made better
Long the most popular three-phase power quality analyzers on the market because of their simultaneous display-and-record capabilities, the updated 430 Series II models feature three new measurement functions as well as hardware, software and firmware improvements. New models have up to 32 GB (8 GB standard) memory, a swappable SD memory card and USB connectivity for longer power and energy logging and faster data download. Screen quality and battery life are both improved and the accompanying software has been redesigned to give users more options to analyze both power quality and power consumption. Both models are fully compliant with the stringent international IEC 61000-4-30 Class-A standard. Each one can monitor systems with up to ten power quality parameters on one screen and can record up to 150 parameters on 4 phases simultaneously, in accordance with the EN50160 standard, and are safety rated 600 V CAT IV/1000 V CAT III.

NEW, patented, Unified Power measurement function
From an algorithm first developed by Vincente Leon and Joaquín Montañana of the University of Valencia Polytechnic as an extension to the IEEE standard 1459, the patented Unified Power function on the 430 Series II was developed in cooperation between Fluke Corporation engineers and University of Valencia scientists. Unified Power marks the first time that any test tool has provided the ability to automatically quantify the energy wasted by harmonics and unbalance, and by inputting the utility rate structure, the user can even calculate the monetary cost of the wasted energy.

NEW Inverter Efficiency measurement function
The 430 Series II Inverter Efficiency function simultaneously measures the input and output power of inverters in solar systems, wind turbines and uninterrupted power supplies, allowing the operator to see how much electricity the inverter itself is consuming and whether it is operating efficiently. The measurements enable operators to adjust settings or make a case for a replacement unit.

NEW Power Wave measurement function
The 435 model includes PowerWave, a “fast capture” system that displays waveforms and half cycle RMS voltage and current values in full detail so motor and generator operators can measure the interaction during switching operations. This allows facility and utility service electricians, electrical contractors, and generator suppliers to easily gather measurements with one tool for load profiling, to prevent motor/drive/load mismatches, and for motor and generator commissioning and start-up testing.

Availability
The 430 Series II models include a soft carrying case, Li-ion battery pack with up to ten hours of operating time per charge, current probes, test leads with clips, battery charger, USB cable, color localization set and PowerLog software. Both models will be available to order in January, 2012. For more information, visit: www.fluke.com/43x-energy.

For information on Fluke tools and applications, or to find the location of your nearest distributor, contact Fluke Corporation, P.O. Box 9090, Everett, WA USA 98206, call (800) 44-FLUKE (800-443-5853), fax (425) 446-5116, e-mail fluke-info@fluke.com or visit the Fluke Web site at http://www.fluke.com.

About Fluke
Founded in 1948, Fluke Corporation is the world leader in compact, professional electronic test tools. Fluke tools deliver the testing and troubleshooting capabilities that are critical to keep commerce and industry running smoothly. Fluke customers are technicians, engineers, electricians, metrologists and building diagnostic professionals who install, troubleshoot and manage industrial, electrical and electronic equipment and calibration processes for quality control and building restoration. In the past five years, Fluke tools won more than 50 industry awards, including Test and Measurement World Best in Test, Control Engineering Engineer’s Choice and Plant Engineering Product of the Year. Fluke is a registered trademark of Fluke Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. Follow Fluke on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube or LinkedIn.

SEATTLE – July 8, 2011 – Avanade, a global business technology service provider, has been named by Seattle Business magazine among Washington’s Top 100 Companies to Work For in 2011. Avanade ranked No. 11 in the Midsize Company category for setting standards for leadership, benefits, work environment, innovative training programs and employee satisfaction.Avanade Ranked Among Washington’s Top 100 Companies to Work For By Seattle Business MagazineAvanade Ranked Among Washington’s Top 100 Companies to Work For By Seattle Business Magazine

“Washington is a great state, and it’s an honor be recognized as one of its top employers for the second consecutive year,” said Joseph Mendel, executive vice president of human resources at Avanade. “Avanade has earned a great reputation by creating a supportive work environment that fosters innovation, challenges people to grow, recognizes success and supports true collaboration. Our award-winning training and development programs allow our team members around the globe to maintain their industry-leading Microsoft skills so they can help our customers realize results.”

Seattle Business magazine honors companies that take pride in investing and reinvesting in human capital, knowing that satisfied employees are motivated employees. The 100 Best Companies To Work For list was determined based on a high average of employee rankings on several workplace criteria, including benefits packages, wages, non-traditional perks, company culture and overall fulfillment. The 2011 competition had the largest number of entrants in the publication’s 21-year history.

“The companies on our 100 Best Companies To Work For list have created better workplaces by addressing such issues as communications, leadership and culture,” said Leslie Helm, editor of Seattle Business. “As the economy recovers and competition for talent intensifies, these companies will have an edge.”

Companies were recognized in five different categories at an awards dinner on June 16, 2011, in Seattle. For more information on the 2011 Seattle Business magazine’s Washington’s Top 100 Companies to Work For list, visit http://www.seattlebusinessmag.com/. ​ ​

About Avanade

​Avanade provides business technology services that connect insight, innovation and expertise in Microsoft technologies to help customers realize results. Avanade’s services and solutions help improve performance, productivity and sales for organizations in all industries. The company applies Microsoft expertise from its global network of consultants, drawing on the right mix of onshore, offshore and nearshore skills, which together are designed to help deliver results faster, at lower cost and with less risk. Avanade, which is majority owned by Accenture, was founded in 2000 by Accenture and Microsoft Corporation and serves customers in more than 20 countries worldwide with more than 13,000 professionals. Additional information can be found at www.avanade.com. ​ ​

About Seattle Business Magazine ​

Seattle Business is a monthly magazine that is read by more than 100,000 business executives across the state. Annual events tied to its editorial coverage include Leaders in Health, Washington Manufacturing Awards, Best Companies, Green Washington Awards, Top Innovators and Family Business Awards. Seattle Business is owned by Minneapolis-based Tiger Oak Publications, which also publishes Seattle, Seattle Bride magazines as well as more than 20 other leading regional magazines. Visit Seattle Business online at www.seattlebusinessmag.com.

TiS Thermal Imager wins Most Valuable Product of 2011 and a category Gold award; 810 Vibration Tester take Bronze category award

EVERETT, Wash. – Two products from Fluke Corporation, the global leader in portable electronic test and measurement technology, have been recognized as best new products in the Consulting-Specifying Engineer Product of the Year Awards. The Fluke^® TiS Thermal Imager was named Most Valuable Product of 2011 and won the test instruments, meters, data-loggers category gold award. The 810 Vibration Tester took the bronze award in the same category.

Consulting-Specifying Engineer’s Product of the Year is the non-residential building market’s premier award for new products in mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection engineering systems. The annual readers’ choice awards were created to provide the magazine’s readers with information about the top new products in their fields.

“The Consulting-Specifying Engineer Product of the Year awards are rewarding recognition for two innovative products from engineers who use test tools every day,” said Clement Feng, Vice President Global Marketing, Fluke Corporation. “Both the Fluke TiS Thermal Imager and 810 Vibration Tester put powerful, yet easy to use, diagnostic tools in engineers’ hands to identify problems before they cause damage or equipment downtime.”

About the Fluke TiS Thermal Imager

Designed specifically for building inspection professionals, the Fluke TiS Thermal Imager is an entry-level thermal imager that quickly, easily and accurately identifies hidden issues, finds moisture intrusion, detects energy losses or missing insulation, and spots overheating in electrical components. It’s the only imager in its class with versatile manual focus and an award-winning design that includes a three-button menu for intuitive operation and navigation. The U.S. suggested retail price for the Fluke TiS is $2,495.00.

About the Fluke 810 Vibration Tester

The Fluke 810 Vibration Tester is designed specifically for maintenance professionals who need to troubleshoot mechanical problems and quickly understand the root cause of the equipment condition. The diagnostic technology behind this breakthrough product combines powerful algorithms with a database of real-world measurement experience and enables users to diagnose common mechanical problems of unbalance, looseness, misalignment and bearing failures in a wide variety of mechanical equipment (motors, fans, blowers, belts and chain drives, gearboxes, couplings, pumps, compressors, fans, blowers, closed coupled machines, and spindles.) The U.S. suggested retail price for the Fluke 810 Vibration Tester is $8,250.

Fluke Corporation

Fluke test instruments are distributed in more than 100 countries. For more information on Fluke tools and applications, or to find the location of your nearest distributor, contact Fluke Corporation, P.O. Box 9090, Everett, WA USA 98206, call (800) 44-FLUKE (800-443-5853), fax (425) 446-5116, e-mail fluke-info@fluke.com or visit the Fluke Web site at http://www.fluke.com.

Follow Fluke on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube or LinkedIn.

About Fluke

Founded in 1948, Fluke Corporation is the world leader in compact, professional electronic test tools. Fluke tools deliver the testing and troubleshooting capabilities that are critical to keep commerce and industry running smoothly. Fluke customers are technicians, engineers, electricians, metrologists and building diagnostic professionals who install, troubleshoot and manage industrial, electrical and electronic equipment and calibration processes for quality control and building restoration. In the past five years, Fluke tools won more than 50 industry awards, including Test and Measurement World Best in Test, Control EngineeringEngineer’s Choice and Plant Engineering Product of the Year. Fluke is a registered trademark of Fluke Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

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Updated software offers improved MET/CAL^® Plus interface, auto-detect support for Ruska references, and seat-based licensing

EVERETT, Wash. – Fluke^® Calibration, a leader in precision calibration instrumentation and software, introduces COMPASS for Pressure version 4.0 pressure calibration management software. This latest version of the industry-leading pressure calibration software provides calibration professionals an off-the-shelf tool that maximizes the automation of calibration and testing processes.

COMPASS for Pressure is a universal platform for all pressure calibration software needs. From piston gauges calibrating individual devices in the calibration lab to transfer standards characterizing racks of sensors in production, the software enables calibration professionals to advance from individual automated hardware components to a fully automated calibration system quickly without consuming internal engineering resources.

The new software integrates calibration functions with pressure-specific dependencies that are missing from more generic software. It enables users to export test data directly to the MET/CAL Plus Calibration Management System, so users can easily manage inventory, calibration locations, maintenance and customers. Version 4.0 features an improved interface between COMPASS and MET/CAL Plus, so that customized fields can be used easily and the migration process is even more transparent.

Version 4.0 adds auto-detect support for Ruska references and integrated support of Ruska auto-float controllers and piston gauge monitors, enabling WinPrompt software users to easily upgrade to the full-function COMPASS platform. It also features fully automated calibration and adjustment of Fluke 700 pressure modules when used with a Fluke controller reference.

For the laboratory manager who wanted to grow into COMPASS software by purchasing licenses as needed, COMPASSS 4.0 offers a new flexible seat-based licensing structure that allows additional seats to be purchased at an affordable cost.

Contact Fluke Calibration

For more information from Fluke Calibration, visit the Fluke Calibration website or contact Fluke Corporation, P.O. Box 9090, Everett, WA USA 98206-9090, or call 1-877-355-3225.

About Fluke Calibration

Fluke Calibration is a leader in precision calibration instrumentation and software for electrical, temperature, pressure, flow, and RF measurements. Calibration products from Fluke Calibration are found in calibration facilities around the world, including National Metrology Institutes, that demand the highest levels of performance and reliability, backed by state of the art metrology and uncompromising support. They are relied on by quality engineers, calibration technicians, and metrologists to instill confidence in the measurements that are critical to their organizations for quality, safety, reliability, and cost. Fluke, Fluke Calibration and DH Instruments are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Fluke Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

The new meter receives top recognition in the Tools category

EVERETT, Wash. – The Fluke^® 381 Remote Display True-rms AC/DC Clamp Meter with iFlex™ has been named the Gold Award Winner in the Tools category in the ACHR-The NEWS 8^th Annual Dealer Design Awards. The award recognizes excellence in HVACR product design.

The 127 entries in the 2011 awards were judged by a panel of independent HVACR contractors selected by the editorial staff of The NEWS. The panel reviewed each entry and judged it on its ease of installation and use, maintenance, application and repair, and competitive difference. Gold, silver, and bronze winners were selected in each category.

“The Dealer Design Award recognition for the innovative 381 Clamp Meter confirms what we hear all the time: that technicians want a meter that makes a real difference in the way they do their jobs,” said Clement Feng, Vice President Global Marketing, Fluke Corporation. “With its unique detachable display and iFlex probe, the 381 delivers the performance and flexibility HVACR technicians need to help them get their work done quicker and more easily.”

This is the fourth major recognition this year for the Fluke 381. The meter also won the EC&M 2011 Product of the Year Category Winner in the portable measurement equipment category, the 2010 Control Engineering Engineers’ Choice Awards in the portable measurement equipment category, and 2010 Plant Engineering Product of the Year Silver Award in the Maintenance Tools and Equipment category.

About the Fluke 381 Clamp Meter

The first clamp meter with a wireless display, the Fluke 381 allows one technician to do the work of two, by leaving the clamp in place and taking the measurement readout to another location up to 30 feet away. The accompanying iFlex flexible current probe allows the user to measure large, inflexible, or hard-to-reach conductors up to 2500 amps. And the clamp meter itself allows electricians to take all of the most common measurements required by today’s complex systems, quickly, without complication, and with extremely high accuracy. That means fewer tools, less hassle, faster results. The U.S. manufacturer’s suggested retail price for the Fluke 381 is $499.95.

Fluke Corporation

Fluke test instruments are distributed in more than 100 countries. For more information on Fluke tools and applications, or to find the location of your nearest distributor, contact Fluke Corporation, P.O. Box 9090, Everett, WA USA 98206, call (800) 44-FLUKE (800-443-5853), fax (425) 446-5116, e-mail fluke-info@fluke.com or visit the Fluke Web site at http://www.fluke.com.

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About Fluke

Founded in 1948, Fluke Corporation is the world leader in compact, professional electronic test tools. Fluke tools deliver the testing and troubleshooting capabilities that are critical to keep commerce and industry running smoothly. Fluke customers are technicians, engineers, electricians, metrologists and building diagnostic professionals who install, troubleshoot and manage industrial, electrical and electronic equipment and calibration processes for quality control and building restoration. In the past five years, Fluke tools won more than 50 industry awards, including EC&M 2011 Platinum Product of the Year Award, Test and Measurement World Best in Test, Control Engineering Engineer’s Choice and Plant Engineering Product of the Year. Fluke is a registered trademark of Fluke Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.