Farnell signs as authorised distributor of E-Switch
E-Switch’s range of electromechanical switch products is now available to Farnell customers, following a distribution agreement.
US-based E-Switch offers a wide switch portfolio which includes tactile, rocker, pushbutton, anti-vandal, capacitive, detector, dip, keylock, navigation, rotary, rotary DIP, slide, snap action, tilt, toggle and trigger switches.
The agreement adds the offering to Farnell’s electromechanical component portfolio, offering customers ready access to several thousand switch options for use in a wide spectrum of applications, such as industrial, consumer electronics, household and commercial appliances, medical and healthcare, telecomms or servers and transportation. The offering includes dashboard switches for agricultural, off-road vehicles, marine and watercraft applications as well as commercial vehicle fleet tracking and monitoring.
Many of E-Switch’s switches can be customised to meet specific requirements, and the total number of product types available to designers typically expands at a rate of nine to 12 new switches each year.
Curt Bakken, president of E-Switch applauded Farnell’s European footprint of sales teams, technical support and regional distribution centres. “E-Switch is focused on expanding our vast product portfolio and need Farnell’s sales and marketing expertise to fully engage with design engineers and purchasing teams to support our customers,” he said.
E-Switch is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and has been delivering electromechanical switches to the industrial, electronics, medical, audio/visual, appliance and instrumentation markets since 1979.
In addition to providing customers with a broad selection of electromechanical switches, E-Switch also provides written and video documentation to supply engineers with the most current model information, specification sheets and professional certifications.
The complete E-Switch product range is now available from stock at Farnell in EMEA and element14 in APAC.
Farnell has over 80 years in the high service distribution of technology products and solutions for electronic system design, production, maintenance and repair. The company uses this experience to support its broad customer base, from hobbyists to engineers, maintenance engineers and buyers, working with leading brands and start-ups to develop new products for market, and supporting the industry as it seeks to develop the current and next generation of engineers.
Farnell trades as Farnell in Europe; Newark in North America; and element14 throughout Asia Pacific and sells direct to consumers through a network of resellers and its CPC business in the UK.
Farnell is a business unit of Avnet, which has an extensive ecosystem that delivers design, product, marketing and supply chain expertise for customers at every stage of the product lifecycle.
