BWI: element14 Adds New Series of Versatile Clamp Meters from Fluke

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: element14
Tuesday, January 11, 2011 03:36 PM IST (10:06 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Electronic appliances & components, Information technology; Technology
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element14 Adds New Series of Versatile Clamp Meters from Fluke
Fluke's New Family of Durable Clamp Meters now part of element14's growing inventory of over 120,000 products for electronic design engineers and purchasing professionals

Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Tuesday, January 11, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) -- element14, formerly known as Farnell Electronics (I) Pvt Limited, the industry's first fusion of commerce and community supporting millions of engineers and purchasing professionals worldwide, today introduced the industry's most advanced, capable and reliable series of clamp meters from Fluke, the global leader in portable electronic test and measurement technology into its Asia Pacific inventory.

This new family of clamp meters from Fluke provides a range of state-of-the-art capabilities to meet users' most demanding requirements for flexibility, safety and performance. These are the most rugged clamp meters on the market that are designed to meet the unique requirements of users testing and maintaining electrical systems, industrial equipment and controls and commercial and industrial heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment

Fluke has improved on the traditional designs to create a revolutionary series of Fluke clamp meters, which are hassle free, versatile and reliable. Every clamp meter in the family is improved: featuring thinner, smaller jaws for easier use in crowded equipment cabinets, large backlit displays true-rms standard, increased resistance range and overmolding for easier handling and improved survival if dropped.

The new family of Fluke clamp meters includes:

. Fluke 381 Remote Display True-rms AC/DC Clamp Meter with iFlexT-The Fluke 381 is a full-featured clamp meter with an important extra: users can remove the detachable wireless display for even more flexibility, convenience and safety. It includes the new iFlex flexible current probe (see below).

. Fluke 376 True-rms AC/DC Clamp Meter with iFlex-With the new Fluke 376 Clamp Meter, users will be ready for any measurement challenge. Designed for the toughest industrial environments, it measures current up to 2500 A ac and 1000 A dc. The Fluke 376 includes the new iFlex flexible current probe and is the direct replacement for the Fluke 337.

. Fluke 374 and 375 True-rms AC/DC Clamp Meters-The new Fluke 374 and 375 clamp meters offer improved performance perfect for many current measurement situations. With true-rms ac voltage and current measurements, the Fluke 374 and 375 can read up to 600 V and 600 A in both ac and dc modes. Ideal in an industrial environment, the Fluke 375 has an integrated low pass noise filter and measures frequency to 500Hz and mVDC for use with a wide range of accessories.

. Fluke 373 True-rms AC Clamp Meter-The new Fluke 373 clamp meter offers improved performance and maximum value for users requiring AC only current measurement. With true-rms ac voltage and current measurements, the Fluke 373 reads up to 600 A ac and 600 V ac or dc.

. iFlex i2500-18 and i2500-10 Flexible Current Probes-The new Fluke iFlex flexible current probes expand the measurement range of the select Fluke meters to 2500 A ac while providing the ultimate measurement flexibility. The iFlex probes connect directly to the meter, displaying current measurements without error prone scaling factors. The large coil allows users to reach around large or awkward-shaped conductors, while the small 0.3-inch profile allows the coil to reach between tightly-packed cables and improves access in crowded places.
Through element14's unique offering of unrivalled purchase and support experience, customers can purchase with ease and flexibility via multiple channels with no minimum quantity or value, and next day delivery. 24/7 customer service telephone support and 24/5 online technical support in local languages is available at http://www.element14.co.in. In addition, customers can also visit and engage with the element14 online community to research, consult industry experts, and collaborate with design engineers and electronics enthusiasts around the globe.

The fact sheets can be downloaded from here:
Fluke 376
Fluke 381
Fluke 373
Fluke 374
Fluke 375
Fluke 365
iFlex i2500-18 and
i2500-10

NOTE TO EDITORS

Setting a new benchmark for design and engineering experience
element14 across the Asia Pacific region will give customers access to over 400,000 electronic components from 3,500 suppliers. Of these, more than 120,000 items are especially relevant to the requirements of electronic design engineers and maintenance and repair operations' engineers in Asia. All products in stock are available for next-day delivery to most cities in Asia Pacific; exceptions apply to Taiwan and locations distant from city centres. These will require two working days for delivery. element14 offers 24/7 hour customer support to most countries in the Asia Pacific along with 24/5 online technical support.

About element14

element14 offers more than 120,000 products, for next-day delivery from its three distribution hubs located in Shanghai, Singapore and Sydney. The company offers 24/7 telephone support, 24/5 online technical support, and catalogue sales with a hassle-free return policy.

In India, please visit http://www.element14.co.in/ this eCommerce site is integrated with the Group's global online Community portal (www.element14.com).

Worldwide, element14 is the first collaborative community, research portal and eCommerce website for design engineers and electronics enthusiasts. The website provides product data, design tools, technology information and top brand components to seamlessly facilitate the design process; users can consult industry experts and collaborate with peers around the globe. element14 online Community is sponsored by Premier Farnell plc (LSE: pfl).

About Premier Farnell

Premier Farnell plc is leading the way in the high service, multi-channel provision of essential products, information, software and technology solutions to electronic design engineers, maintenance and repair engineers and purchasing professionals globally. Its differentiated proposition includes 29 local language transactional websites, and the critically important element14 ecommunity for design engineers - an industry first (www.element14.com). With sales last year of £795.3m and underlying profits of £54.8m the Group distributes its comprehensive portfolio of products and services throughout Europe, North America and Asia Pacific, supported by a global supply chain of over 3,500 suppliers and an inventory profile developed to anticipate and meet its customers' needs. Recently awarded Platinum status by the Business in the Community Corporate Responsibility Index the business takes its CSR commitments very seriously.

While global in scope, Premier Farnell recognises the individual needs of each market and has continued to internationalise its model accordingly, trading locally under different brand names. Its primary electronics businesses trade as Farnell in Europe, Newark in the US, Canada and Mexico and Farnell Newark in Brazil. Across Asia Pacific the business trades as element14.

Key facts
. Operations in 35 different countries
. 4,100 employees
. Over 2 million customer contacts in 156 industries
. Over 3,500 leading suppliers
. Over 400,000 products stocked with access to over four million more on demand
. Global leader in legislation RoHS, WEEE, REACH

For more information, visit the website at www.premierfarnell.com

About FLUKE

Fluke Corporation is a global leader in professional electronic test tools and precision calibration standards. Fluke customers are technicians, engineers, electricians, metrologists and building diagnostic professionals, who install, troubleshoot, and manage electrical and electronic equipment and calibration processes for quality control, as well as conducting building restoration and remediation services.

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. The company's international headquarters are in Everett, WA, USA, with European sales and service headquarters located in Eindhoven, The Netherlands.

For more information, visit the website at http://www.fluke.com


CONTACT DETAILS
Eileen Sim, Communications Executive, element14, +65 6380 3116, esim@element14.com
Namrata Agrawal, 20:20 MEDIA, +91 7829121121, namrata@2020india.com

KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, MARKETING, BUSINESS SERVICES, ELECTRONICS, IT, TECHNOLOGY

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