 | | Company Profile : Fluke |  |
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1948
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Fluke
Corp., with world headquarters in Everett near Boeing’s
aircraft assembly plant, was founded in 1948 by John Fluke Sr. in
the basement of his house in Springdale, Conn.
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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. |
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1981
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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. |
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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. |
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1993
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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. |
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1990s
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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. |
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2000
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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 |
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Today
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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. |
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