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TiS Thermal Imager Wins Most Valuable Product of 2011 and a Category Gold Award; 810 Vibration Tester Take Bronze Category Award
EVERETT, WA–(Marketwire – Sep 22, 2011) – 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 [email protected] or visit the Fluke Web site athttp://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 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.
