1959 - 1969

Moving to Everett in 1959, John Fluke Manufacturing Co. quickly became the world leader in portable, durable testing tools, inventing the digital voltmeter in 1969, a revolution in the industry, and creating a series of breakthrough products ranging from hand-held digital multimeters to multifunction calibrators.

1981

In 1981, the company built its 500,000-square-foot, $42 million, campus-style corporate headquarters in Everett, later introducing the first automotive multimeters designed especially for vehicle technicians.

1987 - 1991

Building on a 1987 alliance established with Philips Test & Measurement Co., Fluke and Philips jointly developed the ScopeMeter test tool in 1991, a significant product that was voted the best new product of the year by three major electronics industry trade journals.

1993

In 1993, the company changed its corporate name to Fluke Corp. and acquired most of Philips Test & Measure from its parent company, Philips Electronics of the Netherlands.

1990s

During the remainder of the 1990s, Fluke developed Microsoft Windows software for calibration, created Fluke Networks to focus on the growing computer network market, formed a product distribution alliance with Hewlett Packard, opened more overseas divisions and was acquired — in 1998 — by Danaher Corp. of Washington, D. C.

2000

In 2000, the company introduced the 180 series of enhanced, multifunction digital multimeters, then produced the 110 and 170 series of digital multimeters early in 2001, along with its new line of Meterman multimeters, the first products carrying a non-Fluke brand

Today

Today, the company holds a solid grip on the No. 1 or 2 positions in every one of its competitive markets and employs 2,400 people worldwide, including about 1,500 in four Everett-area facilities. Separate sales and earnings figures are no longer available since the company has become part of the Danaher Corp., a holding company for nearly 60 technology businesses. The parent company reported $82.6 million in net earnings for the first quarter of 2001, up 15 percent over a year earlier, on sales of $1 billion, up 16 percent over the year.