Research Triangle Park, N.C. (7 October 2004) - ISA-The Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society has announced the donation of 32 Fluke Corporation calibrators to its training program. An event was held on 6 October at the ISA EXPO 2004 in Houston, Texas, to announce the donation and celebrate the long-standing partnership between Fluke and ISA. Valued at over $170,000, the donation marks a ten year anniversary - Fluke introduced the first handheld calibrators at the ISA EXPO in Philadelphia in 1994.
"Fluke has been a generous supporter of ISA training and education programs through equipment donations to our labs for ten years," said Rob Renner, Executive Director of ISA. With this latest donation, Fluke has donated over seventy 700 series Fluke calibrators to ISA's training labs. ISA trains thousands of technicians, managers, and engineers every year, using state-of-the art equipment from corporate donors.Fluke is an exhibitor at ISA EXPO 2004, as they have been for years, and many of the company's employees are ISA Members. Recognized as a world leader in the manufacture, distribution, and service of electronic test tools and software, Fluke Corporation is a multi-national corporation headquartered in Everett, Washington.
Manufacturing centers are located in the USA, the UK, and The Netherlands. Sales and service subsidiaries are located in Europe, North America, South America, Asia, and Australia.
About ISA
ISA is a 33,000-member global, nonprofit, educational organization connecting people and ideas in automation + control. The Society fosters advancement in the theory, design, manufacture, and use of sensors, instruments, computers, and systems for automation in a wide variety of applications.In addition to hosting the largest conferences and exhibitions for automation in the Western Hemisphere, ISA is a leading technical training organization and a respected publisher of books, magazines, and standards.
ISA also serves the professional development and certification needs of industry professionals and practitioners with its Certified Automation Professional (CAP), Certified Control Systems TechnicianR (CCSTR), Certified Industrial Maintenance Mechanic (CIMM) programs, and the Control Systems Engineers (CSE) license.Additional information about ISA is available at www.isa.org .
