NEWS
DIARY OF EVENTS
April 6 -7
Wednesday 6th - Thursday 7th
MEDTEC NEC, Birmingham
www.canontradeshows.com
May 12 Thursday 12th
Electronics Sourcing Live Regency Park Hotel, Newbury, Berkshire
www.es-live.co.uk
May 17 -19
Tuesday 17th - Thursday 19th
PCIMEurope Nuremberg, Germany
www.mesago.de
May 24 -26
Tuesday 24th - Thursday 26th
Electronics Distribution
Show&Conference Las Vegas,USA
www.edsc.org
September 13 -16
Tuesday 13th - Friday 16th
DSEi ExCeL London
www.dsei.co.uk
NEWS A cool deal for fans
RS Components has signed an international distribution agreement with cooling solutions specialist, Comair Rotron. The partnership will provide rapid, ship-from-stock access to Comair Rotron fans and accessories throughout Europe and Asia Pacific.
Initially RS will add themost popular fan
types to its catalogue and inventory, including theMuffin, Galaxy and Patriot DC fan families. These products cover size, cooling and voltage ranges from120 by 120mm, 60 to 118cfmand 4.5 to 24V, to 172 by 172mm, 205 to 330cfmand six to 24V. RS has also announced immediate availability of the Caravel AC fan series rated up to 868cfm.
Go on-line for live support
RS Components' Fred Knowles and Comair Rotron's PaulMeechan
rswww.com
Over 2,000,000 products on-line
Electronic components distributor, Digi-Key, announces that its product offering has increased tomore than 2,000,000 part numbers, all available on-line.
President and COO of Digi-Key,Mark
Larson, said: “Our breadth of product is one of the reasons Digi-Key stands out among distributor competition.While other companies offer electronic component quantities in the hundreds of thousands, Digi-Key offers millions, with products from more than 470 suppliers.”
The company currently hosts 81
Sourcing advice is available in real time on the Aerco website
Live Chat is a new feature on the redeveloped Aerco website that provides immediate access to the Aerco technical support division. Click the Live Chat logo on the homepage to enter into a live dialogue with the Aerco Designsupport desk. Help covers a range of topics, from
selecting and sourcing components for new projects to finding alternatives to old or redundant products for service and repair. Senior businessmanager at Aerco, Barry
Ward, said: “This service will prove a real benefit to our growing customer base. The Designsupport desk ismanned by specialists recruited and trained for their skill and knowledge in component selection and their expertise covers connectors, backshells, cable and wire, fuses, switches, lamps, LEDs, solenoids, sensors, circuit breakers, filters, fans, relays, joysticks, crystals and oscillators.”
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different websites, each tailored to a specific country and ships to 170 different nations around the world.Website features include utilities such as the bill- of-materials manager, for price comparisons and purchasing; the sort-by- price option to help customers find the best product for their budget; and the TechZones, which inform purchasers of new technologies.
Larson concluded: “Having the most
substantial product line only creates value if customers have access to the fastest means of purchasing these products. Our internet site guarantees this service, supported by our web chat, Twitter, and Facebook presence.”
www.digikey.com
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