NEWS


DIARY OF EVENTS


6­9 May


Monday 6th ­ Thursday 9th


Electronics Distribution Show&Conference (EDS)


Las Vegas, Nevada www.edsc.org


16 May


ES LIVE,UK


Milton Keynes, UK www.es­live.co.uk


October 3 Thursday 3rd ES LIVE Boston


Downtown Boston,Massachusetts www.electronics­sourcinglive.com


27­29 October


NEWS Supplier sheds light on LED transition


Global electronic components distributor, Digi­Key, has added Califia Lighting, a Bivar company, to its product line. Its products are now available for purchase on Digi­Key’s global websites. Digi­Key’s vice president of global


Thursday 16th


semiconductor product,Mark Zack, said: “Califia's ‘plug­and­play’modules will have customers’ applications running within moments to evaluate the product. The low­ profile, easy­to­use products offered by Califia will help customers get tomarket faster, while implementing energy­efficient LED lighting technologies.” Products in the Califia Lighting line up will


support customers transitioning to energy­ efficient LED lighting technology in the industrial and commercialmarkets. Califia offers an expanding range of low­profile luminaires, designed to deliver reduced operating costs in an easy­to­use system, with the ability to upgrade in the future. Califia Lighting’s vice president of sales and


marketing,Michael Finn, said: ““Califia Lighting is pleased to partner with Digi­Key in providing


EDS breakfast to focus on reshoring


Sunday 27th ­ Tuesday 29th


ECIA Executive Conference


Chicago, Illinois www.eciaonline.org


25­27 March


ERA's annual breakfast programat the 2013 Electronic Distribution Show (EDS) will focus on reshoring. The event will be co­hosted with the Electronic Components Industry Association (ECIA) onWednesday, 8May, at the Cosmopolitan Hotel, which is the EDS show site in Las Vegas.


Breakfast service will begin at 6:45am,


followed by a presentation on reshoring by an executive of contractmanufacturer, Sanmina. The programwill profile the ideal rep firmand distributor to be working with a reshoring contractmanufacturer, as well as whatmanufacturers can expect when outsourcing to a reshoring contract manufacturer.


Tuesday 25th ­ Thursday 27th


IPC APEX EXPO2014 Conference&Exhibition


Las Vegas, Nevada www.ipcapexexpo.org


6 |May/June 2013 The ERA­ECIA breakfast is open at no


charge to all reps,manufacturers and distributors attending EDS, however, advance reservations should bemade by emailing Lisa Hahn at ERA: lhahn@era.org. Simply indicate your company and attendees names and whether your firmis amember of ERA and/or ECIA.


www.era.org


Califia products help customers implement energy-efficient LED lighting technologies, says Digi-Key'sMark Zack


UL rated low­profile LED lighting products to assist OEMcustomers. Digi­Key’s global service and support will expand our online resources,making it easier to add light in all sizes of enclosures and cabinets, equipment, racks and workstation applications.”


www.digikey.com


Enclosures offer more choice


New Age Enclosures has released two new products, both said to offer compact dimensions with customization options. First up is the highly contoured Expandable


Electronic (EE) Housing, identified as part number P­191508. Itmeasures 1.9in in length, 1.5in in width, with three options for height of: 0.820, 0.945 and 1.070in. The EE Housing is a compact version of


New Age’s P­301910 electronic housing. The new smaller size, with expandable height options, will suit a number of programs, while the contoured shape is designed to be comfortable for handheld applications. Internally it accommodates a 1.15 wide by


1.65in long PCB. The enclosures are now in stock in white and black RoHS compliant ABS plastic. For customization they can be ordered in customcolors, with CNC modifications and pad print decorating. Other new release products fromNew Age


Enclosures include a sleek new enclosure called the Network Cube. Identified as part number S­202010, the designmeasures 2.0in in length, 2.0in in width and 1.0in in height.


www.newageenclosures.com www.electronics-sourcing.com


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