Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas Signs Distribution Agreement with Portescap-Danaher Motion.PHOENIX -- Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, the largest operating group of Avnet Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : AVT AVT avian arginine vasotocin. See vasotocin. ), has signed a distribution agreement with Portescap-Danaher Motion. Avnet will distribute Portescap DC motors, AC motors, digital linear actuators A linear actuator is a device that develops force and motion from an available energy sourcelinearly. Basic operation A linear actuator is used to generate controlled physical linear displacement. There are various means of achieving this linear displacement. and stepper motors A motor that rotates in small, fixed increments and is used to control the movement of the access arm on a disk drive. Contrast with voice coil. (hardware) stepper motor in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . "We expect customers will find Avnet's value-add capabilities advantageous," said Jack Barrett, vice president of North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. sales and customer support for Portescap. "Avnet provides Portescap with a unique market entry point. They are certainly a well-established and valued vendor to a large and diverse customer base; Portescap offers Avnet and its customers the broadest possible product family in the small or miniature motor market. We expect their enthusiasm will complement our upcoming new product introductions." "With the addition of Portescap products we are expanding our existing interconnect (1) To attach one device to another. (2) A physical port (plug, socket) or wireless port (transmitter, receiver) used to attach one device to another. , passive and electromechanical The use of electricity to run moving parts. Disk drives, printers and motors are examples. Electromechanical systems must be designed for the eventual deterioration of moving components that wear over time. The first TVs were electromechanical systems (see video/TV history). (IP&E) product lines to give our customers one of the broadest miniature motor product offerings in the industry," said Pat Wastal, senior vice president of IP&E for Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas. "Combining the technical and product expertise of Portescap with mechanical, physical, and electrical modification capabilities and logistics from Avnet enables us to offer flexible and high-quality motor solutions that are of real benefit to end customers." "Avnet Electronics Marketing offers many different options that cater to the dynamic needs of our motor customers and Portescap's portfolio is among the best," added Phil Gallagher, president of Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas. "Continuing to offer the leading-edge suppliers and solutions to our customers in the IP&E technology arena has always been a top priority, and one that we plan to continue building upon in the future." About Danaher Corp. Danaher Corp. is a leading manufacturer of professional instrumentation, industrial technologies, and tools and components. For more information, please visit www.danaher.com. About Avnet Electronics Marketing Avnet Electronics Marketing is the largest operating group of Phoenix-based Avnet Inc., a Fortune 500 company. Avnet Electronics Marketing serves electronic original equipment manufacturers (EOEMs) and electronic manufacturing services (EMS) providers in 68 countries, distributing electronic components from leading manufacturers and providing associated design-chain and supply-chain services. The group's Web site is located at http://www.em.avnet.com. Avnet enables success from the center of the technology industry, providing cost-effective services and solutions vital to a broad base of more than 100,000 customers and 300 suppliers. The company markets, distributes and adds value to a wide variety of electronic components, enterprise computer products and embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. subsystems. Through its premier market position, Avnet brings a breadth and depth of capabilities that help its trading partners accelerate growth and realize cost efficiencies. For fiscal year ended July 2, 2005, Avnet and the recently acquired Memec (closed July 5, 2005) generated combined revenue in excess of $13 billion in the past year through sales in approximately 70 countries. Visit www.avnet.com/. |
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