EVERETT, WA -- 07/01/08 --
Twenty educational institutions in the U.S.
have received advanced electrical and electronic test instruments from
Fluke Corporation, the
world's leading supplier of handheld test and measurement equipment,
through the Fluke Education Grant Program.
Each winning technical education program received two of Fluke's newest and
most capable test instruments designed for the electrical and electronics
industries: the Fluke 289 and Fluke 287 Logging Digital Multimeters.
The Fluke Education Grant Program, announced in October 2007, drew
applications from 40 high schools, community colleges, universities and
training programs across the U.S. and Canada. Winners were chosen by a
review committee of electronics professionals. They examined many program
elements, including the breadth of course offerings and the types and
numbers of certificates and degrees conferred. Fluke also supports teachers
through the free Educator's
Partnership Program.
The Fluke 287 is a high-accuracy
logging digital multimeter designed with advanced features for electronics
professionals. It has logging and graphing capability that enables users to
quickly document design performance and see trend information directly on
the meter display without waiting to download logged readings to a PC. The
Fluke 287 lists in the U.S. for $499.95.
The Fluke 289 high performance
multimeter enables technicians to log data and review it graphically
on-screen, so they can solve complex problems faster in electronics, plant
automation, power distribution, and
electro-mechanical equipment. By downloading logged data to optional FlukeView Forms
Software, users can create computerized reports. U.S. list price is
$529.95.
The winning schools and training programs are:
Fluke 287 Grants
Atlanta Electrical JATC Atlanta, Ga.
Boise State University Boise, Idaho
Coosa Valley Technical College Rome, Ga.
Hutchinson Community College Hutchinson, Kan.
IBEW Local 176 JATC Joliet, Ill.
Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, Wis.
Fluke 289 Grants
Bluefield State College Bluefield, W.Va.
Detroit Electrical Industry Training Center Detroit, Mich.
Hazleton Area Career Center Hazleton, Pa.
Hibbing Community College Hibbing, Minn.
Hudson Valley Community College Troy, N.Y.
Linn State Technical College Linn, Mo.
Northern Maine Community College Presque Isle, Maine
Palo Alto College San Antonio, Texas
Pennsylvania State University Reading, Pa.
Richmond Electricians' JATC Ashland, Va.
Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Venango Technology Center Oil City, Pa.
Wyoming Electrical JATC Casper, Wyo.
Yavapai College Prescott, Ariz.
Fluke Corporation
Fluke Corporation is the world leader in compact, professional electronic
test tools. Fluke customers are technicians, engineers, electricians and
metrologists who install, troubleshoot, and manage industrial electrical
and electronic equipment and calibration processes for quality control.
For more information:
Larry Wilson
Public Relations Manager
(425) 466-5671
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