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What's happening at Valley: brand additions, fleet updates, lab news, and the work of doing calibration right since 1971.

Additel ADT295 Field Device Communicator calibrating a HART pressure transmitter with an ADT161 pressure module on a hand pump
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Additel ADT295: A Field Device Communicator With No Subscription Fees

Additel's new ADT295 configures, calibrates and diagnoses HART instruments, with Foundation Fieldbus and Profibus PA models, more than 2,600 device descriptions preloaded, and free library updates over Wi-Fi.

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Fluke 754 Documenting Process Calibrator

Free Fluke 754 Firmware Update Restores HART Trim for Rosemount 3051 V7 Transmitters

Fluke has released firmware 1.21 for the 754 Documenting Process Calibrator. It restores pressure zero trim, sensor trim, and HART setup functions on Emerson Rosemount 3051 V7 transmitters. The update is free, and the 754 does not need recalibration afterward.

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Fluke Get AMP'd: Spend $300 or More, Earn a Free Tool, Gear Protection, or Training

From September 15 through December 31, 2026, end customers who buy $300 or more of qualifying Fluke-family product from an authorized distributor can redeem for a free tool, gear protection, or training. Purchases from Valley Instrument qualify.

RKI GX-6100 six-gas sample-draw monitor, standing and in hand

RKI GX-6100: Six Gases, One Sample-Draw Handheld

RKI's new GX-6100 monitors the four confined-space gases plus two smart-sensor slots for PID, IR, or super-toxic sensors, with a 600+ compound VOC library.

JOFRA RTCt-159 launch

JOFRA's Next-Generation Dry-Blocks: The RTCt and PTCt Series

AMETEK JOFRA has launched touchscreen successors to its RTC and PTC dry-block calibrators: five RTCt reference models and five PTCt professional models, from $10,613 list.

Fluke iSee ii01 Acoustic Camera for Android smartphones

Fluke iSee ii01: Acoustic Leak Detection From Your Android Phone

The new Fluke iSee ii01 turns an Android smartphone into a 16-microphone acoustic camera for compressed air and gas leak detection, at $999.99 list.

AWS hydraulic torque test stand

Valley extends torque calibration to hydraulic wrenches and multipliers

A new AWS hydraulic torque bench brings hydraulic torque wrenches and manual multipliers up to 10,000 ft·lb onto Valley's NIST-traceable calibration floor, five times our previous ceiling.

Megger MJ159 analog insulation tester, three-quarter view

Valley Instrument named a Megger Authorized Service Center

Valley Instrument Service is now a Megger Authorized Service Center — bringing factory-backed repair, NIST-traceable calibration, and sales support for Megger test instruments to our Bakersfield lab.

Valor® 2000 Series, OHAUS Washdown Toploader Balance

New brands added: Mettler-Toledo, OHAUS, and Sartorius

Three weighing and laboratory-balance lines join the Valley linecard, expanding our sales and calibration reach into precision lab and analytical weighing.

AEMC PEL 103 power and energy logger from the Valley rental fleet clamped into a distribution panel

Rental fleet update — May 2026

Recent additions, what is in-stock now, and what is out for the next two weeks. Plus a reminder that calibration ships with every rental.

Valley Instrument electrical calibration bench with Fluke 5502A and 5522A multi-product calibrators and a Keysight 3458A reference DMM

Inside the Valley calibration lab

A brief tour of the equipment, standards, and disciplines that move through our Bakersfield calibration bench every week.