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Use the Amprobe SOLAR-100 Solar Power Meter to optimize placement of solar PV panels or solar water heaters, test light transmission of windows and headlights, and check thermal efficiency of windows.

Choose the highest resolution thermal camera in its price range. The Fluke Ti401 PRO thermal camera with 640x480 resolution is a valuable tool for your preventive maintenance program.

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

One would be hard-pressed to find a facility manager who doesn’t want maintenance operations to run as smoothly as possible. Detecting signs of motor components failure becomes easier when combined with a preventive vibration program.

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.

Motor failures can be mysterious. Often, the mechanical loads on the motors have not changed and other loads connected to the same service appear to work normally - yet, the motors just fail.

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

This case history involves the investigation of a utility transformer failure that occurred in a rural area surrounded mostly by farmland and open space. The failure occurred in a location where power quality problems are rare.

A small city gets its water from a mountain lake 30 miles away. A pumping system at the lake brings water up a short incline and into a long gravity pipeline that feeds the city's water distribution system.

In most facilities, lighting is a major element of operating cost. Part of that cost is due to energy, and part is due to maintenance.

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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.

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Using a three-phase power monitor and cloud-based condition monitoring software resulted in savings of more than $40K.Many people rely heavily on eyeglasses to see. According to Vision Council of America, 64% of adults wear eyeglasses.OptoTech is a leader in optical machinery equipment. It has a broad range of machinery and process technology for both precision and ophthalmic optics and offers complete production lines including generating, edging/centering, and polishing and measuring.The company...

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.

Soil Resistivity Measurement

Fall-of-Potential Measurement

Grounding Basics

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

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.

As California approaches a state-wide mandate to add solar to all new residential construction, the skilled labor gap and solar installation expertise will be top of mind.

The new videoscope probes are IP68 rated to stand up to the dirtiest, harshest industrial work environmentsEverett, Wash., Mar 20, 2018 – For precise research, science, and engineering applications, just seeing heat is not enough — it needs to be measured and analyzed as well. The new Fluke® RSE300 and RSE600 Infrared Cameras are the first fully-radiometric, fixed-mount cameras from Fluke with advanced features including MATLAB® and LabVIEW® software plug-ins to easily analyze thermal data.The...

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

A high performance, 640 x 480 infrared camera. Perfect for streaming and analyzing thermal data, with plug-ins to MATLAB® and LabVIEW®

A high performance, 320 x 240 infrared camera. Perfect for streaming and analyzing thermal data, with plug-ins to MATLAB® and LabVIEW®

Everything you need to calibrate and test pressure transmitters and gauges, all in one box

Fluke Macro IR Lens for RSE300 & RSE600; ideal for R&D and electronics design and validation; view thermal patterns on very small targets.

Whether you're building automobiles or electronic components, processing food, maintaining electrical systems, or making plastic, temperature inspection using infrared (IR) cameras and spot thermometers is becoming one of the quickest, safest ways to accurately inspect electrical, electronic, mechanical, HVAC, and process control systems.

The Fluke ScopeMeter® 120B Series is a rugged oscilloscope for industrial electrical and electro-mechanical equipment troubleshooting and maintenance.

Open fork measurement without touching a live wire

Identifying the running speed of rotating equipment can be difficult, but the Fluke 820-2 LED Stroboscope simplifies the process allowing you to perform stop motion diagnostics without actually stopping, or making contact, with the machine you are working on.

Measure AC voltage and current without touching a live wire

The Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT)-the concept of interconnected applications, equipment, and technology- is more than just an abstraction.

MacDonald-Miller standardized on the Fluke 902 Clamp Meter when it came out several years ago.

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

Infrared measurement adds important and often revealing data to certain types of R&D analysis, but it hasn't always been easy to incorporate these measurements into experiments and reports. To close that gap, Fluke Corp. has introduced a new software feature that integrates high-resolution thermal data from the company's TiX580, TiX560, TiX1000, TiX660, TiX640 and TiX620, infrared cameras with National Instruments' LabVIEW and MathWorks' MATLAB software, leveraging the strength of those powerful platforms and making it easy to add high-resolution infrared data, video and images to R&D analysis and reporting.

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Video Tapes Text Books Other Sources Video Tapes Electrical Measurement Safety Video A 25-minute video from the electrical measurement experts at Fluke based on safety guidelines from the NFPA, ANSI, IEC and other safety regulators. The video dramatizes the hazards that are part of electrical measurement, and explains the procedures and precautions that help defend against such devastating dangers as arc flash and arc blast. Includes test to help electrical professionals determine whether the...

General   Q: How much does the app cost? A: The mobile app is free to download on compatible devices from the Apple App Store or Google Play. There are multiple options for purchasing subscriptions of Fluke Connect® Assets. Apple Store (iTunes) – One 12 month license subscription costs USD $249.99 Google Play – One 6 month subscription costs USD $149.99 You may also purchase both single and multiple licenses at once for your team. You can get 5-license subscriptions at USD $1,199.99...

Q: What type of interns do you hire?   A: We look for electrical, software, mechanical and industrial engineers. We also have opportunities available for business students in accounting, marketing and operations management disciplines. Q: What can I expect from my internship?   A: You can expect to accept a challenging opportunity that will stretch you to your limits. We design our internship opportunities to be technically challenging and rewarding. You will be working closely...

Comark Comark is a leading international manufacturer of high quality, precision thermometers, pressure and humidity meters, data loggers and wireless monitoring solutions for almost every industry and application.The company has a quality management system which is compliant with ISO9001:2000 and entered into a partnership with BioCote® in 2004 to add antimicrobial protection to selected instruments and probes.Sales for the USA, Canada, Mexico, the Carribean and all of Latin America are handled...

Learn how infrared cameras measure heat signatures and use color palettes, spatial resolution, and proper focus to create a thermal image.

Beyond the basics: Have you ever wondered about the efficiency of your fireplace?

CNX 3000 wireless test tool field trial by electrical contractor AECI in industrial facilities: trouble call applications

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How to measure output voltage from a VFD to a motor

Troubleshooting motor and drive problems such as single-phasing (losing one of the phase voltages) and flashover currents to outer bearings.

Learn how the Fluke ScopeMeter® 190-202 portable oscilloscope, used by scientist Will Crampton and the crew on location in Suriname to measure the voltage of an electric eel.

Since its introduction nearly 40 years ago, the 555 timer IC and its companion 556 dual timer have inspired hobbyists, technicians, inventors, engineers, and many others who love to experiment with electronic circuits. An Internet search on "555 timer" yields millions of hits. Using "555 timer projects" as the search phrase yields more than 800,000 hits.

Examine six areas when deciding on the best insulation resistance tester for the application. Consider the equipment to be tested, test voltage requirements, the testing environment, other possible uses, the experience level.

With energy savings, there's intent and then there's plan. Industrial facilities in the United States show a sustained interest in energy management. That's the intent: Reduce overall energy usage or sustain usage but increase the amount produced per kW used.In manufacturing, a plan will only stick if it has both the wisdom of experience guiding the vision and the ROI numbers to back up the effort. But in energy, there just isn't the body of research out there for an industrial plant manager to use to set baselines for what "reasonable" energy usage looks like in a manufacturing facility.

Cogeneration - also known as combined heat and power or CHP - is the process of generating electricity and usable heat at the same time. The term has a modern, "green energy" ring to it, but cogeneration has been around since Edison's Pearl Street Station used heat from its turbines to warm the buildings of lower Manhattan in the 1880s.

Software UpdateIMPORTANT NOTICESThe Viewer software may or may not work on all computersSometimes the Viewer software installs and works fineSometimes the customer’s software / IT group can get it workingSometimes the customer’s software / IT group can not get it workingAll of the 810 features / capabilities will function properly without the Viewer software810 Viewer software allows users to transfer data / results from 810 to the PC to view what is on the 810, backup the database, and print...

FlukeView Forms Basic 3.8.4 (.exe)FlukeView Forms plus Designer 3.8.4 (.exe)Fluke 975 USB Drivers 1.5.0.22 (.zip)FlukeView Forms Software.Anyone with FlukeView Forms version 3.0 or later can receive a free software update by clicking the links and downloading the software from this site. Basic users would select the "Basic" link and users with the complete package would select the "plus Designer" link. If your present FlukeView Forms software is older than version 3.0 (less than 3.0) you must purchase...

Download Fluke thermal imaging software for Fluke thermal cameras. Get the most out of your thermography program with thermal image processing software.

Fluke 63 mini IR thermometer gives accurate readings over temperatures ranging from -40 °C to 760 °C with the enhanced optics for measurements in hard-to-reach and dangerous situations.

Fluke knows temperature, with more than two decades of thermometry experience. Today, we offer the latest in non-contact IR temperature test tools, probes, accessories, and application expertise for a complete range of applications.

When You Need to See the Smallest Visual and Thermal Details from Short or Long Distance

Compatible with TiX1000, TiX660 and TiX640 infrared cameras

Compatible with TiX1000, TiX660 and TiX640 infrared cameras

Compatible with TiX1000, TiX660 and TiX640 infrared cameras.

Compatible with TiX1000, TiX660 and TiX640 infrared cameras.

This powerful software provides a suite of tools that views, optimizes, annotates, and analyzes IR thermal images and videos. It also generates fully customizable and professional-looking reports with the push of a button or in a few easy steps.

Fluke 61 mini IR thermometer gives accurate readings over temperatures ranging from -40 °C to 760 °C with the enhanced optics for measurements in hard-to-reach and dangerous situations.

Download test procedures, upload results from the tool

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