Test & Measurement 2010 Catalogue - CHAUVIN ARNOUX - #3

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See the index of our products on page 102 With the 1970s came plastics technology. This was when Chauvin Arnoux launched worldwide its first innovative products made of black and yellow plastic: the CdA 8 tester in 1979, the CdA 600 multimeter clamp in 1982 , followed by the whole range. Some earth testers, such as the Terca in 1985 and the Prowatt wattmeters in 1989, also had a yellow casing. The combination of yellow and black for on-site equipment began to spread with its use for safety signage and for identifying hazardous areas on site. This encouraged Chauvin Arnoux to launch the well-known IMEG 500 or ISOL1000 series in Europe and then in the United States with the company's two colours. The MAN’X 500 series launched by Chauvin Arnoux, the very first multimeters made of a flexible material, further strengthened the company's visual identity. At about the same time, Metrix launched several products with yellow casings and black platens, including the instruments in its MX 44 series (1988) followed by the MX 51 series. Over the years, Chauvin Arnoux has developed its visual identity across all its product ranges: its multimeters, wattmeters, megohmmeters and installation testers all bear the company's colours. One last remark about colours: while yellow is always seen as the colour of the sun and of certain kings or emperors in Asia, it is not so widely known that in physics, black is the symbol of a "black body", meaning a system which absorbs all the light it receives. Black and yellow? A historic tandem for Chauvin Arnoux which was the first company to use this pairing for its corporate visual identity in the early 20th century when it first designed its logo in 1927. Axel Arnoux Portable, on-site and laboratory test and measurement instruments z 2010 catalogue Page z 3 The Monoc L On both the French MICA multimeter in 1985 and the ANAGRAF American version available the same year, the yellow of Chauvin Arnoux is clearly in evidence. Polypince CdA 600 (1982) MX 51