Mouser Electronics, Inc., known for rapid introduction of the newest electronic components and technologies, today announced the presentation of the Best in Class award to those individuals representing our suppliers who performed at the highest level to support ongoing marketing programs and initiatives for 2010.

The awards ceremony was held on August 2, 2010 during the 15th Annual Mouser-Supplier Golf Tournament. Winners of the Best in Class award were selected by Mouser using five criteria: ­–Promoting the product line within Mouser, –Finding solutions to grow Mouser and supplier market share, –Strategic partnering with the Mouser team, –Working together to launch new products, and –Maximizing Mouser’s unique value proposition within their own businesses.
Winners of the Mouser Best in Class award:

Larry Buckley, National Distribution Manager, 3M Electronic Solutions
Canda Carr, General Manager Global Distribution, Tyco Electronics
Ryan Crouch, Corporate Sales Director, Freescale Semiconductor
Anna Greashaber, Marketing Communications Manager, Honeywell Sensing and Control
Scott Johnson, Corporate Account Manager, Texas Instruments
Dawn Manhart, Corporate Distribution Manager, Littelfuse
Steve Nye, Strategic Account Manager, Vishay
Sue Rios, Channel Sales Account Manager, Digi International
Steve Shoemaker, President, Advanced Web Offset
Doug Steele, Global Vice President of Catalog Distribution, Harwin
Cheryl Swaim, Account Executive, KEMET
Caroline Wells, Distribution Sales Representative, Omron Corporation

Glenn Smith, Mouser President and CEO, commented, “It’s a great pleasure to express our gratitude and publicly recognize the winners of the Mouser 2010 Best in Class award. These individuals were incredibly supportive and showed great creativity. Our record growth is due, in large part, to the unwavering commitment of suppliers who help us introduce the newest products and latest technologies. Our commitment to becoming the most preferred distributor of design engineers is strengthened with the help of business associates who champion our mutual goals. Congratulations to each of them on a job well done, and thank you to the companies they represent for sharing these winners with Mouser.”

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Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry’s broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, today announced one of its Interconnect and Electromechanical Product Managers, Mike Finseth, has received the Product Manager Excellence award for outstanding service from Omron Electronic Components, LLC.

Omron created the Product Manager Excellence award to recognize the length of time a product manager has been assigned to Omron, the quality of the relationship, and the success attributed to those efforts. Omron’s National Distribution Sales Manager, Kris Whitehouse, and Distribution Sales Representative, Caroline Wells, presented the award to Finseth during a WebEx web conference May 4, 2010.

Since joining Digi-Key in 1989, Finseth has been the assigned product manager for Omron, which has been an authorized Digi-Key supplier since 1982. Omron provides products and services in the industrial automation, electronic components, social systems, and healthcare markets.

“Mike has worked extremely hard to build a strong relationship with his contacts at Omron,” said Jeff Shafer, Digi-Key’s vice president of interconnect, passive and electromechanical product. “His efforts have been instrumental in the incredible levels of growth Digi-Key has experienced during our continued partnership with Omron.”

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Award presented to recognise outstanding product offering, with 1,400 new relays and switches from Omron Electronic Components being added.

RS Components, the leading distributor of electronic, electro-mechanical and industrial products today announced it has been presented with a special Distributor Award by Omron Electronic Components Europe. The award citation acknowledges the work carried out by RS, which will result in the distributor stocking the widest range of Omron Electronic Components available to purchase, stocked within Europe, with 3,000 products available.

RS has been working with Omron Electronic Components to develop dedicated Omron web portals (www.omron-rs.eu), implement ‘buy-it-now’ web referral links from the Omron website to RS and expand the Omron product range available from RS. Through the delivery of this programme, the reach of RS to customers across Europe has demonstrated to Omron how its integrated sales and marketing approach achieves continued customer growth.

Commenting on the award, Alex Grout, European Distribution Manager for Omron Components said: “RS has spent a great effort and huge investment in our partnership. With the expansion of line-level buy-it-now weblinks, dedicated Omron portals and range developments, specifiers of our products can be confident that the widest range of Omron relays, switches, and connectors are available online from RS.”

For RS, Paul Webster, Head of Product Management, Electronics said: “Omron Electronic Components are a valued partner, and we are delighted to be presented with this award. We’ve demonstrated that our customers trust RS to meet their Omron component requirements and with easy to use online journeys from Omron to RS, we continue to strengthen our ability to service customer demand across Europe.”

The Omron Electronic Components range from RS is available online at www.omron-rs.eu, where customers can link directly into the Omron range, browse, select and order.

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Sealed detection, waterproof tactile and new DIP switches added

TTI, Inc., the global distributor of passive, interconnect, relay & switch and discrete components, has annonced several additions to its available range of switches from its Supplier Partner, Omron, including a new compact, sealed detection switch featuring a self-cleaning slide contact, a new waterproof tactile switch and an extended range of DIP switches.

The new Omron D2QW detection switch features a sliding contact mechanism that can wipe foreign bodies and contamination such as silicone out of the switch area to ensure reliable operation. The sliding mechanism also offers silent operation. This remarkably compact and rugged product is sealed to IP67 standard, and features twin contacts to further enhance the reliability of the switch. The D2QW has a travel of 3.7mm, plus an additional 2.2mm of over travel, simplifying system design. The rated life of these switches is 500,000 operations at 14V DC, 10mA, or 200,000 operations at 30V DC, 100mA. It has a footprint of 13.3 x 9.2mm and a height of 9.3mm above the M3 mounting.

Also new is the waterproof B3SL tactile switch, a compact, high quality device featuring IP64 sealing and a rubber plunger that gives high quality tactile feel to the operator. Ideal for consumer white goods and computer peripherals, these switches are just 6.2mm square and 5.1mm high. The B3SL is suitable for wave soldering.

Omron has extended its range of DIP switches with a new family of piano type components, in surface mount and through hole form. The devices are ideal for telecommunications applications, set-top boxes and industrial systems alike. Based on an industry standard 2.54mm pitch, Omron’s new DIP switches feature a self cleaning structure with gold twin contacts for maximum reliability. Both the surface mount (A6SR) and through hole (A6TR) formats are offered in 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 pole configurations, with a choice of two operating lever lengths. The new piano style complements the existing Omron range of slide DIP switches, offered with 1-10 poles, again with gold plated contacts and a self cleaning mechanism. Omron also offers rotary (A6R, A6A and A6V) DIP switches. All Omron DIP switches conform to RoHS regulations, and are supplied on sticks for automatic placement. The slide switches are available in washable form with a seal tape.

Comments John Sandy, TTI’s European Director Supplier Marketing, Switches: “Omron’s commitment to switch research and development is impressive, and is allied to a strong technical support resource in Europe. Omron’s European Switch Engineering Centre offers a full customisation service on these new devices and other Omron detection switches.“ Staffed by a specialist engineering team drawn from Omron’s Japanese switch factories as well as the European market, the Centre works with mid to high volume customers, undertaking modifications ranging from the development of an alternative lever, to redesign of the case, terminals or wiring harness.

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105degC devices target home

TTI, Inc., a global distributor of passive, connector, electromechanical and discrete components, has announced that Omron is extending its popular G2RL power relay with a new, high temperature version, aimed specifically at domestic appliance cooking and other heater control applications involving exposure to higher temperature conditions.

The new Omron G2RL-1A-E-CV is rated for use at temperatures up to 105degC, 20degC higher than standard parts. It also offers superior switching performance with longer electrical endurance of up to 100,000 operations switching 16A at 250VAC at 105degC. Initially released in SPST-NO open form, TTI expects Omron to release the higher temperature versions in SPDT type, and also to offer normally closed (NC) versions.

Available in 24 different models, Omron’s G2RL PCB relay family is ideal for ovens, washing machines, boilers and HVAC equipment. The high sensitivity type, G2RL-H, has a coil sensitivity of 250mW and is available with a UL 1446 Class F Coil Insulation system. The relays conform to VDE (EN 61810-1/EN 60255-23) and UL 508/CSA C22.2 standards and meet VDE0700 regulations for safety of household and similar electrical appliances according to VDE0110.

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Farnell and Omron launch exclusive one-touch web referral programme

Farnell, the leading multi-channel, high service distributor supporting millions of engineers and purchasing professionals across Europe, has entered into an exclusive web referral programme with Omron Electronic Components Europe. The programme will see customers, having made their product selection on the Omron website, be directed via one click to Farnell’s industry-leading site to purchase their products.

The exclusive pan-European arrangement gives customers access to fast and easy ordering of over 1000 Omron switch and relay products currently stocked by Farnell. All products are supported by the company’s service guarantee of next day delivery across Europe with no minimum order sizes or hidden shipping charges.

Omron chose Farnell for the implementation of the web referral programme due to Farnell’s ability to demonstrate a multi channel sales approach and continued customer growth. The programme follows on from the signing of a new distribution agreement between the two companies and the presentation of a special Distributor Award to Farnell by Omron at Electronica 2008 in Munich.

Commenting on the launch of the web referral programme, Claire Doyle, European Director of Supplier Management, Farnell, said: “This is an important initiative for Farnell and Omron that truly differentiates us from our competition and adds strength to our customer proposition. By being directed to the Farnell website with just one-click, time pressured design engineers can quickly order the products they have viewed and selected on the Omron site. Our relationship with Omron goes from strength-to-strength with a new agreement in place, constant development of our already strong profile with exciting new technologies and now an exclusive pan-European web referral programme.”

Alex Grout, European Distribution Manager, Omron Components said: “This new engagement with Farnell enhances the whole experience of visiting omroncomponents.com. Specifiers of our switching and sensing products can be confident that not only the latest relays, switches, connectors and sensors will be available online from Omron, but the site provides the functionality to acquire samples directly via our site, backed up by the service levels that customers have come to expect from Farnell.”

Through its multi-channel approach, Farnell provides its customers with a fast, efficient and easy-to-use source for over 480,000 products, plus new functionality to search over 352,000 technical datasheets. Further customer value is added through a range of online services such as real-time stock availability, the company’s innovative i-Buy eProcurement solution, plus global legislation advice and live technical chat.

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