Product category:
Switches and Keyboards
News Release from: Arrow Electronics (UK)
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 08 May 2006
Switch franchise spreads to Europe
Arrow Electronics has been awarded the franchise to supply NKK Nikkai's complete range of switches across northern Europe.
Arrow Electronics has been awarded the franchise to supply NKK Nikkai's complete range of switches across northern Europe The agreement extends an already highly successful relationship between Arrow and NKK Switches in North America and elsewhere in Europe
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 5 Jul 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Arrow will address a wide range of markets with NKK's families of pushbutton, toggle, rocker, slide and tactile switches, both in standard and illuminated versions.
Initial targets will include audio/video, broadcast, telecomms, communications, medical, military and aerospace sectors.
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Chris McAneny, Marketing Director, Arrow Northern Europe, said: "Bringing NKK Nikkai onboard complements our existing portfolio and will be key to our growth in switches in northern Europe".
"The exceptional choice already offered to customers by NKK's range is being extended even further with the introduction of innovative products such as the Smartswitch product line, which includes an LCD programmable switch and display available with multiple LED colours including RGB.
The Smartswitch is well suited to Arrow's engineering-led approach".
Frances Amoss, Vice President Sales at NKK Switches, commented: "Our partnership with Arrow in North America has been tremendously successful and we are confident that Arrow's design support and execution strength in northern Europe will enable us to repeat that performance here".
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