Global Specialties | Power Supplies, Multimeters – Canada – Duncan Instruments Canada Ltd

Global Specialties

Global Specialties is at the forefront of innovative electronic training solutions for education and industry. Basing its product offerings on the concept of Education Through Application, Global Specialties believes that relevant scientific and technical education is best when it permits students to learn by doing. Global Specialties products meet the highest standards for reliability, durability, and long life, designed to take the sustained use of educational, research, and prototyping environments.

History 
Founded in 1973, Global Specialties earned its reputation by offering the world’s finest breadboarding systems for prototyping and education. Acquired by Cal Test Electronics in 2009, expanded product offerings now included power supplies and electronics workstations.

Today 
As one of the Cal Test Electronics brands, Global Specialties today is growing by 20% each year. Its quality and reliability speak for themselves with a three-year warranty on many of its key products. Always reaching for innovation, Global Specialties also offers cutting edge systems such as its robotics line with full STEM curriculum support. Global Specialties products are available from electronics distributors worldwide. For a complete list of distributors, see our "Where to Buy" tab.

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Need Affordable Test Equipment for Labs, Classrooms, or Prototyping?

Global Specialties products are popular in electronics education and small-scale R&D because they strike the right balance: solid performance, reasonable pricing, and easy integration into teaching labs or engineering benches.


If you’re:

  • Setting up an electronics training lab,
  • Outfitting a technician’s workstation,
  • Teaching basic circuit theory and measurement, or
  • Working on embedded systems or prototyping,

    …you’ll likely find something useful here.

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