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	A [[Russia]]n subsidiary was established in 2004, and in 2005, [[XL Microwave]] (an [[Oakland, CA]]-based manufacturer of [[microwave frequency counter]]s and similar equipment) was acquired and transformed into the US branch ''Pendulum Instruments, Inc''.		A [[Russia]]n subsidiary was established in 2004, and in 2005, [[XL Microwave]] (an [[Oakland, CA]]-based manufacturer of [[microwave frequency counter]]s and similar equipment) was acquired and transformed into the US branch ''Pendulum Instruments, Inc''.

	In 2008, Pendulum became part of the Orolia Group, and in 2009 its operations were combined with another Orolia company, [[Spectracom]]<ref>Spectracom web site, "About Us" http://www.spectracomcorp.com/AboutSpectracom/tabid/67/Default.aspx</ref> to form one global time & frequency systems & services organization operating under the Spectracom umbrella.<ref>Euronext news, "Orolia Advances Growth Strategy" http://www.euronext.com/trader/companynews/companyNews-4380-EN-FR0010501015.html?selectedMep=1&docid=773572</ref> Pendulum Instruments continues to be a leading brand of test & measurement instruments and are also sold under the [[Fluke Corporation\|Fluke]] brand name in most parts of the world, and total sales in the specific field are second only to [[Agilent Technologies]].		In 2008, Pendulum became part of the Orolia Group, and in 2009 its operations were combined with another Orolia company, [[Spectracom]]<ref>Spectracom web site, "About Us" http://www.spectracomcorp.com/AboutSpectracom/tabid/67/Default.aspx</ref> to form one global time & frequency systems & services organization operating under the Spectracom umbrella.<ref>Euronext news, "Orolia Advances Growth Strategy" http://www.euronext.com/trader/companynews/companyNews-4380-EN-FR0010501015.html?selectedMep=1&docid=773572 {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616052002/http://www.euronext.com/trader/companynews/companyNews-4380-EN-FR0010501015.html?selectedMep=1&docid=773572 \|date=2011-06-16 }}</ref> Pendulum Instruments continues to be a leading brand of test & measurement instruments and are also sold under the [[Fluke Corporation\|Fluke]] brand name in most parts of the world, and total sales in the specific field are second only to [[Agilent Technologies]].

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'''Pendulum Instruments''' is a line of [[Measuring instrument|scientific instrument]]s for high-resolution [[time]] and [[frequency]] measurements.

Pendulum was originally created in the 1960s as the [[Philips]] time and frequency competence center. After 30 years of existence within Philips, it was spun off from 1998 but continued to sell Philips-branded instruments for another two years before starting to sell instruments under its own brand name.

A [[Russia]]n subsidiary was established in 2004, and in 2005, [[XL Microwave]] (an [[Oakland, CA]]-based manufacturer of [[microwave frequency counter]]s and similar equipment) was acquired and transformed into the US branch ''Pendulum Instruments, Inc''.

In 2008, Pendulum became part of the Orolia Group, and in 2009 its operations were combined with another Orolia company, [[Spectracom]]<ref>Spectracom web site, "About Us" http://www.spectracomcorp.com/AboutSpectracom/tabid/67/Default.aspx</ref> to form one global time & frequency systems & services organization operating under the Spectracom umbrella.<ref>Euronext news, "Orolia Advances Growth Strategy" http://www.euronext.com/trader/companynews/companyNews-4380-EN-FR0010501015.html?selectedMep=1&docid=773572</ref> Pendulum Instruments continues to be a leading brand of test & measurement instruments and are also sold under the [[Fluke Corporation|Fluke]] brand name in most parts of the world, and total sales in the specific field are second only to [[Agilent Technologies]].

Pendulum's range of products:
*[[Crystal]], [[OCXO]] and [[rubidium]]-based [[frequency counter]]s and timers
*[[Frequency reference]]s (OCXO and rubidium based, stand-alone as well as [[GPS]] disciplined)
*Reference frequency distribution systems ([[coaxial cable|coaxial]] and [[optical fibre|optical]])
*Instruments for measuring the stability of [[synchronization]] clocks

==Notes==
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==External links==
*[https://pendulum-instruments.com Webpage of Pendulum Instruments]

[[Category:Electronics companies of Sweden]]
[[Category:Instrument-making corporations]]

Pendulum Instruments - Revision history

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