Newark adds TechCast training
Multi-channel electronics distributor Newark (www.newark.com), part of global Premier Farnell, has launched a library of TechCast trainings to help designers get up to speed on newer and more complex solutions from top manufacturers--including Analog Devices, Cypress, Freescale, Linear Technology, National Semiconductor, Texas Instruments and Tyco Electronics. TechCast trainings are located on Newark’s homepage under “Useful Tools.” Newark selects which key solutions to include, and then either collaborates with its suppliers to develop the content or produces original material itself, based on application notes and datasheets. Following best practices, each module is presented in a uniform power point format, with or without audio, and typically takes 10 to 20 minutes depending on the complexity of the solution. New modules are added weekly. A link listing all products discussed is also available within each training module. A dynamic link for each part takes the user directly to a Newark product detail page. “As electronic components are getting more
SCSI Trade Association elects new board
The SCSI Trade Association (STA; www.scsita.org) has announced their newly elected board of directors for 2009. All 2008 board members were reinstated. Re-elected to president was Harry Mason of LSI Corp., who will serve as STA president for the eighth consecutive year. Also re-elected as vice president was Martin Czekalski of Seagate Technology, who will serve in that position for a seventh term. 2009 officers of the STA board of directors:President--Harry Mason, director of industry marketing, LSI Corp.; Vice President--Martin Czekalski, interface architecture initiatives manager, Seagate Technology; Secretary–Cameron Brett, manager of product marketing, PMC-Sierra, Inc.; Treasurer--Susan Bobholz, ecosystem enablement manager, storage troup, Intel. STA board members-at-large: Chris Hoffman, senior product marketing manager, Emulex Corp.; Don Jeanette, senior manager, product marketing, Fujitsu CPA, Inc.; Tonya Comer, product marketing manager, industry standard servers, Hewlett-Packard; David Allen, director of marketing, storage products, Maxim; Paul Vogt, senior director of product management, Xyratex.
PureCoat North earns processing accreditation
PurecoatNorth LLC (www.purecoatnorth.com) says it has received Nadcap (National Aerospace & Defense Contractors Accreditation Program) approval for Aerospace Quality System (AC7004) and Chemical Processing. The company expects the approval will establish new opportunities for microwave and aerospace components manufacturers and end users requiring special processing of precious and non-precious, electroless and non-electroless plating. PurecoatNorth LLC has a 40,000-square-foot facility in Belmont, MA.
NEDA seminars to focus on salesin down economy
The National Electrical Distributors Association (NEDA; www.nedassoc.org) will hold a pair of seminars addressing the economy and making sales. Two featured speakers will address each issue at the NEDA Education Seminars held on Monday, May 11, at the Electronic Distribution Show (EDS). Bill Strauss, senior economist and economic advisor in the research department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, will discuss economic conditions and their effect on the electronics industry. Kirby Strickland will discuss the importance of maximizing marketing investment during hard times. NEDA is a non-profit trade association representing supplier authorized distributors of electronic components and their manufacturer-suppliers. The group represents companies involved in the distribution of electronic components, computers and computer peripheral components and test, measurement and control equipment parts.
Allied Electronics adds online quote, distribution agreement
Allied Electronics (www.alliedelec.com) has launched an online quote feature that the distributor says makes it easy for customers to procure their electronic and electromechanical products from an online quote. Customers can purchase from an online quote by signing into their alliedelec.com account or by clicking on a link in an email. The distributor also recently added a Bill of Materials upload feature to its Web site. In addition, Allied Electronics has signed a distribution agreement with Nicomatic (www.nicomatic.com) to distribute its portfolio of connectors. Allied will carry a broad range of products from Nicomatic, including microconnectors, connectors for PCB, and flat flex cables and jumpers. The Nicomatic product line is featured in the new Allied catalog.
Digi-Key enhances catalog
Components supplier Digi-Key Corp. (www.digikey.com) has added 19,156 new products to its most recent print and online catalogs. The catalog features 2,624 pages of products from the distributor’s 411 supplier partners. Included are several exclusive preview pages featuring the latest products and technologies from Tyco Electronics, Hirose, Phoenix Contact, Lineage Power, Omron, Bourns, TDK, SEI, Kemet, Murata, Cree, RFM, STMicroelectronics, NXP Semiconductors, and IDT. The latest edition also includes products from recently added supplier partners, including Altium, connectBlue, DLP Design, Murata Power Solutions, Numonyx, Spectrum Digital, Inc., and Vishay Foil Resistors. Digi-Key serves a global customer base from its 600,000 square foot facility in Thief River Falls, MN.
TTI unveils online purchase tool
TTI (www.ttiinc.com) has introduced its Project List, an online tool designed to enhance the way customers purchase and quote online, building upon the functionality of the distributor’s existing Saved List tool. With the Project List tool, customers create projects and add parts to them through features that include “search results,” “part comparison,” or “multi-part upload.” Customers may then add individual parts or entire projects to their shopping cart or quote request, completing the transaction within two to three clicks. Susan McCreary, a TTI software developer, says, “Project List is a great time-saver because it allows customers to add multiple parts to their shopping cart or quote request. Plus, it offers the convenience of keeping multiple sets of past requirements together and organized.”
