Extech Instruments

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Extech Instruments
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryElectronic test equipment
Founded1971; 51 years ago (1971) in Waltham, Massachusetts
HeadquartersNashua, New Hampshire
ParentFLIR Systems
Websitewww.extech.com

Extech Instruments is a supplier of handheld electronic test equipment and measuring instruments. It is based in Nashua, New Hampshire with design, manufacturing, and warehousing facilities in Hong Kong and Taiwan and a sales office in Shanghai.

The company's products include thermal imagers, multimeters, clamp meters, air flow meters, light meters, sound level meters, tachometers, pressure sensors, calibration devices, water quality meters, moisture meters, humidity meters, contact and non-contact thermometers, power supplies, fiber optic meters, and EMF measurement devices.

History[]

Extech was founded in 1971.

In October 2007, FLIR Systems acquired Extech for $40 million.[1][2]

In December 2009, FLIR Systems sold Extech Data Systems, a division of Extech which made portable printers.[1][3]

In November 2011, the company relocated to Nashua, New Hampshire.[4]

In May 2012, the Extech HDV640W High Definition Wireless Articulating Videoscope received the 2011 Breakthrough Product of the Year award from Processing Magazine.[5]

In July 2018, the company released the Extech UV505 Pocket UV-AB Light Meter.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Flir sells Extech Data Systems". American City Business Journals. December 16, 2009.
  2. ^ "FLIR Systems Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007 Financial Results" (Press release). GlobeNewswire. February 7, 2008.
  3. ^ Hunsberger, Brent (December 16, 2009). "Flir Systems sells printer unit to Datamax-O'Neil". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on June 9, 2011.
  4. ^ "Extech Instruments Relocates to Nashua, New Hampshire, USA" (Press release). Cision. November 23, 2011.
  5. ^ "Processing Magazine Breakthrough Product of the Year Awarded to Extech's Wireless Articulating High-Def Videoscope (HDV640W)" (Press release). Cision. June 18, 2012.
  6. ^ Introducing the Extech UV505 Pocket UV-AB Light Meter. July 3, 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-12-18 – via YouTube.

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