Fluke does not have standards, it just making products that comply to some of them.
Sure they do. They've got certain in-house standards when it comes to circuit design, build quality, build consistency, measurement accuracy over time, etc. Heck, they've even standardized their paint scheme.
-MightyTwin.
Thats true
But be aware that in our times , the materials like high quality components,
are everywhere ..
Today , every one could build anything , and the " quality components " are just an choice,
expressed in manufacturing cost .
I am currently collecting the parts, so to build one truly professional Decade , at the class of 0.1% resistors tolerance .
This device at this specs, assembled 15-20 years back , costs as 1.500 - 2000 $
The parts that I got today ... Vishay Dale resistors + gold plated aircraft switches,
did not cost more than 80$ as total ..
And if I was an manufacturer , I would had probably , an cost of 20$ or less.
Conclusion .... Every one can build an high quality meter
Today,
everywhere in the planet ,
if he just
choose so .
So the old Fluke marketing firework , about " build quality " & " quality components " ,
does not stand any more , as reason to get an Fluke .
And by the way , I am just an stupid electrician ,
you ... all of you as electronics engineers, You should be aware of all of this, before me ..
You all aware , that this days, all that it matters, are the good quality software ,
the superiority of the hardware components , has ended as issue for disputes , long long time ago ..