Wednesday, December 2, 2009

BWI: Amphenol Industrial and Premier Farnell Launch high-performance Connectors for Solar Panels in Asia Pacific

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Premier Farnell
Thursday, December 03, 2009 11:52 AM IST (06:22 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Electronic appliances & components; Technology
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Amphenol Industrial and Premier Farnell Launch high-performance Connectors for Solar Panels in Asia Pacific
Premier Farnell Extends high-service Commitment to Amphenol's Full Range of 22,000 Products, Particularly in alternative Energy, Aerospace, Defence, and Industrial Sectors

Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Thursday, December 03, 2009 -- (Business Wire India) -- Amphenol Industrial, a global leader in interconnect systems, and Premier Farnell, the leading multi-channel, high service distributor supporting millions of engineers and purchasing professionals worldwide, today announced the availability of Amphenol's Helios H4 high-performance and low-price point connector for alternative energy applications in Asia Pacific.

Although standard delivery lead time for this product is six weeks ARO (after receipt of order), Premier Farnell will commit to same-day or next-day delivery with no MOQ (minimum order quantity) requirement.

Additionally, for other Amphenol products used in the aerospace and defence sectors by customers who require customised solutions for small quantities, with no MOQ. Premier Farnell will extend its high-service support in key Asia Pacific Markets. In total, Premier Farnell offers up to 442,000 Amphenol products worldwide with 22,000 components in stock for same-day customer despatch and fast turn-around time for customised connectors. These products distributed by Premier Farnell are used by electronic design engineers in the creation and testing of new solutions in solar energy, aerospace, defence and other industrial segments.

Speaking about the growing partnership between both companies, Kit Tang, General Manager, Amphenol Industrial Operations, Asia Pacific said: "At Amphenol, we understand that the solar power industry has unique interconnect needs to produce solar power systems to meet some of the harshest environments on the planet, whether residential or commercial. The growing need for cheaper and more efficient sources of energy in a number of Asian economies have spurred the need for cutting-edge solutions for solar power applications in the Asia Pacific region. Electronic design engineers working on new solutions using our Helios H4 Solar Connector solutions can now be assured of a high-level of service and support from Premier Farnell for their needs."

The Helios H4 is a high-performance solar connector with impressive data specifications such as rated current of 36Amp on a AWG14 cable, protection degree of IP68 and ability to meet NEC2008 (690.33) requirements.

William Chong, Regional Director of Supplier, Product & Purchasing Management, Premier Farnell, Asia Pacific added: "This partnership with Amphenol recognises our strengths in meeting the high demands of the design community through our multi-channel, complete end-to-end customer experience and logistics excellence. For our Asia Pacific design engineers, immediate access to products at every design stage will enable them to meet their own 'time to market' challenges."

The Helios H4 Solar Connector Solution and other Amphenol interconnect solutions are available for order via Premier Farnell's website and customer contact centres in Australia, India, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia and Taiwan. These products will be stocked at Premier Farnell's distribution centres located in China, Australia and Singapore enabling same day or next day order fulfilment to customers.

Full and accurate technical information on Amphenol's products are available on Premier Farnell's website while useful design tips and other user-contributed resources are available on element14 (www.element-14.com), the popular community portal for design engineers to interact and collaborate on new technologies or designs in their local languages.

About Premier Farnell

Premier Farnell plc (LSE:pfl) is a leading high service, multi-channel distributor of electronic, and industrial products and specialist services throughout Europe, the Americas and Asia Pacific. It goes to market with a differentiated value proposition, world-class marketing, a stocked range of 450,000+ products, and access to 4,000,000 more items from 3,500 top manufacturers. The company has group sales of £823.1m and over 4,100 employees globally.

While global in scope, Premier Farnell recognizes the individual needs of each market and has continued to internationalize its model accordingly, trading locally under different brand names. Its primary electronics businesses trade as Farnell in the UK, India, Europe, Australia and New Zealand, Newark in the US, Canada and Mexico, and Premier Electronics in China and Hong Kong. In Singapore, Malaysia, and Brazil the operation is known as Farnell Newark.

For more information visit the website at www.PremierFarnell.com.

About Amphenol Industrial Operations

Since 1932 Amphenol has been the interconnect technology provider of choice to industry leading companies throughout the world. With dedicated employees working at 85 facilities in more than 30 countries, Amphenol has the unique advantage of having both diversified global reach while still being a focused organization. Our focus comes from our entrepreneurial management team dedicated to specific markets and regions.

Amphenol is a technological leader in the design, manufacture, and supply of high performance interconnect systems for a broad range harsh environment & high power applications including alternative energy, heavy equipment, instrumentation, motion control, rail mass transportation, natural resource exploration and factory automation. Amphenol's core competencies include application specific industrial interconnect solutions utilizing integrated assemblies with flexible printed circuits as well as high power interconnects requiring a high degree of engineering and system integration.

For more information visit the website at www.amphenol-industrial.com.


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