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Industrial temperature measurement and control are two of the most dynamic subsets of the process control industry. Sensors are manufactured in every size, shape, length, and accuracy imaginable to fulfill a specific temperature application. In many cases, probes and probe assemblies are chosen not based on the application’s success, but on other factors such as price, expediency, or availability. The calibration of an industrial temperature sensor should be well thought out in the early design...

A quality wire tracer saves time and gets more precise readings when tracing wiring and identifying breakers. This is how to set up a wire tracer to work properly and deliver accurate results.

A professional-grade wire tracer helps electricians trace wiring through walls, under floors, and in tight spaces without time-consuming guesswork. Here we explain how a wire tracer works to help an electrician locate a fault quickly and what they should look for when selecting a wire tracer for their tool kit.

Everyone has the ability to make an impact on energy consumption and use. No matter how big or small your company is, or whether you work in residential or industrial settings, there are steps you can take to save energy. Because compressed air is a large portion of many industries’ energy bill, it is often one of the largest opportunities to save energy. Best practices for compressed air systems Understanding how you use air compressor energy around your facility can create many benefits for...

They say, “It takes a village to raise a child,” but the complete quote is, “It takes a village to raise a child, and it takes a village to support the child’s parent.” Parenthood is a beautiful but challenging journey for many and not everyone has a proper village they can turn to when they need help. Wonderland Child & Family Services became that village for many children and families. Wonderland serves not only children of all abilities but their families as well. Some of their services...

Read full article Did you know that, on average, a community college student who graduates with an associate degree earns $8,000 more compared to people who only graduated high school? Completing work in higher education has a strong track record of improving lives. Community colleges have several benefits: lower costs, more flexible schedules, transferability to four-year universities, and the list goes on. But is community college a good fit for people who are aiming for high-paying jobs such...

The University of Washington (UW) is one of the top-ranked universities for electrical engineering nationwide. The University of Washington’s Electrical & Computer Engineering department (ECE) values innovation and high-impact research. They’re also committed to broadening the STEM population to include more women, underrepresented minorities, and foreign nationals. The UW ECE exceeded the national average of women in the field for undergraduate and graduate degrees in recent years.   Nhu Trong...

When the Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology (SCWIST) was founded in 1981, it had a simple vision: empower, include, inspire, connect, and sustain Canadian women in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields. Today, SCWIST remains a leader in STEM programs, partnerships, scholarships, and networks for women of all ages in Canada. An advocate for women and girls pursuing STEM careers, they believe it is crucial to their mission to narrow the gender gap by encouraging...

The Rotary Club is an international humanitarian organization. The Rotary Club of Everett, Washington was chartered more than a hundred years ago in 1917. Aimed at connecting people, transforming communities, and funding sustainable projects, the Rotary Club of Everett has found a need to support young students in the community with the resources they need to meet the challenges of our times. Historically, the Rotary Club of Everett has given more than $5,000,000 in scholarships to help support...

While inspecting electrical substations, specifically wind turbines and solar farms, Paul Twite with Delano Municipal Utilities, sees it all. He was able to find partial discharge at a customer’s site in South Dakota with an ii910 Precision Acoustic Imager. The partial discharge was slowly damaging the equipment over time. By using the ii910 he was able to fix the root cause of the problem and eliminate the damaging PD. Inspecting a wind farm with the ii910 acoustic imaging camera While inspecting...

Learn how acoustic imaging cameras detect leaks, leak source factors and properties, leak type classification and leak rate quantification.

Compressed air is the food and beverage industry’s “fourth utility” after the big three of water, electricity, and natural gas. The reliability of this fourth utility depends on predictable air pressure, which means even small leaks can come at a high price. Here’s a look at air leaks commonly found in the food and beverage industry, along with best practices and technologies to address them. The Fluke ii900 Industrial Acoustic Imager includes technology that adds a visual component to traditional...

Current is the rate at which electrons flow past a point in a complete electrical circuit.

Learn how to diagnose power quality issues in older electrical systems using a Fluke multimeters and oscilloscope.

The easy-to-use data management and reporting solution.

How to protect yourself from the dangers of counterfeit Fluke products. How to ensure that you purchase genuine Fluke items and what to do if you believe you have.

Learn why on all current clamps and current clamp accessories, there is an arrow placed close to the beak or inside the beak opening.

Harmonics can cause high neutral currents in three-phase systems — even ones that are balanced. They heat up cables, which can cause fires. Many installers now check their work using a multimeter, but multimeters can’t measure harmonics. Equipment installation needs a power quality analyzer Resistive (linear) loads like heating elements and incandescent lights used to dominate electrical supply networks. The last 10 years has, however, seen many more non-linear loads. Examples are LED lights,...

With all Power Meters, Power Quality Analyzers, Energy Loggers or Power Loggers you can measure quite a number of Power parameters. In fact, the number of variables these instruments can measure, log and store is in many cases overwhelming. Imagine yourself setting up, downloading and analyzing a 32GB file with a logging of 500+ parameters over a month period….. So, wishing for “I want to log everything” is in most cases not the best idea, and certainly not the most efficient way. This leaves...

Most of us work in tech support departments and one of the most frequently asked questions we receive is: how to set up a energy logger or power analyzer. We’re always happy to help so we’ve created a video that shows how you can easily setup an Energy Logger from the Fluke 173x series. Fluke 1736 Three-Phase Power Logger The power logger used in this video was the Fluke 1736 Three-Phase Power Logger. Fluke 1736 Three-Phase Power Logger Key measurements: Automatically log voltage, current,...

Learn how to choose the right IR lens for your thermal camera and why germanium is used in thermal camera lenses.

The quality of a thermal image is much more than just aesthetics. It is critical to pinpointing specific areas of concern. A simple way to look at it is: IMAGE QUALITY = focus + optics + spatial resolution (pixels + field of view)

Robust desktop and mobile phone software is an important aspect of thermal inspection workflows. Thermography software can help enhance and clarify images, add analysis and share professional-looking reports in applications spanning mechanical, electrical, electronic equipment, building diagnostics and more. It’s important to note that analyzing thermographic imagery accurately requires special training to consider emissivity of objects and other factors like background temperature and relative...

Using infrared cameras to troubleshoot motor problems as well as monitoring motor conditions for preventative maintenance in power generation, manufacturing and commercial plants.

Calculate the cost of wasted energy, prevent downtime, and troubleshoot power quality with the Fluke 434-II and 435-II Power Quality Analyzers.

Guide to integrating thermal imaging into your preventive maintenance program. Get ROI on using thermal cameras for inspections.

Watch a video tutorial on adjusting level and span using your Fluke Ti400, Ti300 or Ti200 thermal imager to accurately locate specific trouble spots.

Oscilloscopes sample signals as they change over time and then plot those signals on a display. The amplitude of the signal is plotted on the vertical axis and time is displayed on the horizontal.

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Learn the difference between single-phase and 3-phase power supplies, including uses and configurations.

What if there were a leak detection technology that could pinpoint the precise location of a leak from up to 50 meters away? The Fluke ii900 Sonic Industrial Imager, a “gamechanger” in the pursuit of finding compressed air leaks.

A guide to choosing the best electrical and voltage tester from Fluke for your needs. Built for electricians, maintenance managers, facility technicians and homeowners, learn about which voltage detectors in the Fluke VoltAlert line are right for you.

When troubleshooting failed assets, the first tool you’ll reach for is a non-contact voltage detector, also known as a voltage tester. These pocket-sized detectors immediately identify the presence of voltage.

Get ahead of the curve with these innovative tools, expert tips, and more

As wind turbine technician jobs are growing, and new wind tech schools are popping up to provide training. Fluke has the tools to help wind turbine technicians troubleshoot wind energy problems.

Why Connected Reliability?

As the wind energy industry evolves, so does the wind technician community. Learn how a unique wind tech community shares troubleshooting and solutions online.

Top 5 benefits of Connected Reliability

There are many ways to prioritize assets in a maintenance routine. Most approaches are incomplete or create more problems than they solve. Learn how to prioritize your asset maintenance routine based on value impact to ensure better uptime and resource efficiency.

Electricians are discovering that the new Fluke 345 goes beyond simply monitoring voltage or current. It displays waveforms and harmonics, performs power measurements for power-factor evaluations, measures inrush current, and logs data over time for later analysis.

Mac McArthur performs power quality studies for commercial, industrial, and residential clients.

After experiencing some nuisance tripping of breakers in the subpanel feeding the second floor of this industrial building, we installed a Fluke 1750 Power Recorder at the subpanel to gather information about power usage.

It was in his capacity as an electrical troubleshooter and an electronics expert that Gagne, almost two years ago, first began to use a Fluke 434 Power Quality Analyzer and a Ti30 Thermal Imager.

A ski resort near Silverthorn, CO., depends on its snowmaking capacity to augment nature's snowfall, especially during drought years.

Fluke ValveTrack™ Software Updates

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Diagnose and solve building problems such as heat preservation, humidity/moisture invasion, roof moisture damage, poor air conditioning system performance, structural damage and mold detection.

In troubleshooting situations involving a motor, more than half the battle is simply isolating the problem.

Voltage sags, tripping breakers, overheated electrical panels, and excessive voltage levels are all indications of possible trouble in an electrical distribution system.

Many power quality problems show up at the branch circuit level. There's a simple reason for this: that's where most of the sensitive loads (and sensitive employees) are located.

The need to manage power is never more critical than when power prices skyrocket and power quality becomes suspect.

Adjustable speed drives (ASDs) can be both a source and a victim of poor power quality.

This application note details the procedures for using Fluke power quality analyzers for average watt measurements and converting those to watt-hours.

Electrical noise is the result of more or less random electrical signals getting coupled into circuits where they are unwanted, i.e., where they disrupt information-carrying signals.

Power quality measurement is still a relatively new and quickly evolving field. Whereas basic electrical measurements like RMS voltage and current were defined long ago, many power quality parameters have not been previously defined, forcing manufacturers to develop their own algorithms.

To meet the demands of today’s high-energy, high-hazard workplace, quality manufacturers like Fluke continue to improve their test instruments to make them safer and more reliable.

Motor insulation testing of motor windings, baselining and data collection is an important step in preventive maintenance. Fluke insulation testing tools such as the Fluke 1587 FC Insulation Multimeter is an easy way to collect data and analyze trends.

Using Fluke’s 376 True RMS Clamp Meter, a rooftop solar contractor saves time and ensures quality panel installation by testing throughout the installation process.

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Preventing motor failure problems will extend the operating life of system equipment. Insulation resistance testers can be used to determine the integrity of windings or cables in motors, transformers, switchgear, and electrical installations.

B3 Electric Case Study Blog Post

Vibration screening helps maintenance and reliability teams avoid rotating machine failure.

Measuring output torque without mechanical sensors

Motors and drives, the key components of any facility, are used everywhere and can be prone to a number of unseen problems.

Infrared Inspection of Roofs

Soil Resistivity Measurement

Fall-of-Potential Measurement

Grounding Basics

Electrical Systems

Breaking down the process and rationale for successfully adding these sensors for condition monitoring

Closing the gap from the beginning at the new Dana Incorporated Driveline Toledo Plant.

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Preventing motor failure problems will extend the operating life of system equipment. Insulation resistance testers can be used to determine the integrity of windings or cables in motors, transformers, switchgear, and electrical installations.

To use vibration sensors, many maintenance and reliability personnel believe they have to be a vibration expert. For some sensors, this may be true. However, for the 3561 FC Vibration Sensors paired with Fluke Connect™ Condition Monitoring (FCCM) software, expertise is not required.

Motor drives are a ubiquitous technology for transforming the constant voltage from the main ac power supply into a voltage that varies to control motor torque and speed ideal for motors that are driving mechanical equipment loads.

This application note explains how to use the MDA-550 Motor Drive Analyzer and a shaft voltage probe to measure motor shaft voltage discharge events.

Fluke MDA-550 Motor Drive Analyzer provides clear diagrams of the proper setup, pre-defined test procedures and step-by-step instructions to save time and help streamline troubleshooting elevator motor drives.

A manufacturing line that goes down, even for a few seconds, could have a serious impact on production and to the bottom line.

Figuring out which assets should be screened for vibration can be difficult. Installing vibration monitoring sensors on key assets can increase uptime and reduce costs.

Identifying the severity of a problem by looking at data can be difficult. Color-coded, varying severity alarms enable maintenance managers to make better data-driven decisions.

Screening is an economical way to monitor assets by automating data collection. Learn more about the benefits of implementing vibration monitoring in your plant.

Ensure that your team has the tools it needs to reduce unnecessary repairs and increase uptime by integrating power monitoring sensors into your maintenance program.

Limited resources can make monitoring all vital plant equipment difficult, if not impossible. That’s where a condition monitoring system with wireless sensors monitoring comes in.

Wireless sensors paired with condition monitoring software can improve reliability programs, decrease costs and increase uptime.

Three organizations found cost and time savings after implementing the Fluke 3540 FC Three-Phase Power Monitor into their maintenance programs.

Filmwerks International is one company that has implemented a better way to monitor utility power for their backup UPS systems and generators

Professional 320 x 240 Thermal Imager. Smartest, most intuitive user interface. Increased thermal sensitivity to capture the smallest differences. Latest technology for on-screen clarity.

Professional 240 x 180 Thermal Imager. Smartest, most intuitive user interface. Increased thermal sensitivity to capture the smallest differences. Latest technology for on-screen clarity.

Power quality is an estimate of how stable the electrical system is, often this is described as “power quality health.” This is measured on three-phase electrical systems using instrumentation that considers several variables. Troubleshooting power quality issues will help your facility save money by optimizing energy use and protect equipment from future damage. The first step to evaluating power quality is to capture data from equipment, infrastructure, and the service panel. The primary effects...

On December 31, 2016, metrologists around the world—especially those living under Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)— will add a single second to their New Year's Eve countdown.

Most machines have rotating parts, and rotating parts vibrate. Measuring how and how much those parts vibrate can tell you a lot about the health of a machine.

Development of 3D printing and rapid prototyping at Fluke for new tools and for small part runs.

Electric fish, like knifefish, produce electrical signals used for sensing where they and their schoolmates are. Electric eels produce, in addition, more powerful currents for hunting and defense.

Placing electrical equipment or systems in an electrically-safe work condition might seem simple, but there are several factors to consider.

The Yuengling maintenance team keeps the vintage facility brewing and bottling up to a million barrels of beer yearly. It takes a very lean operation to win against mega-brewers many times Yuengling's size.

Adventurer Nik Halik used Fluke Ti450 and TiX560 Infrared Cameras to measure temperatures of the Marum Volcano's roiling lava - from inside the caldera.

Harmonics-Understanding, measuring, and interpreting results.From minor control trips to compressor and transformer failures, harmonics can impact every type of HVAC equipment

Troubleshooting an electrical panel overheating problem from unusual causes; testing with the power on, ruling out harmonics—and the resolution.

Fluke TwistGuard™ Test Leads:safer, tougher, more versatile

Proportional smart control valves play critical roles in process industries. Accurately assessing valve performance, however, can be a cumbersome routine.