Digi-Key Pens Global Distribution Agreement With Excelsys Technologies Ltd.THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minnesota and COUNTY CORK, Ireland - January 9th, 2007 — Digi-Key Corporation, one of the world’s fastest growing distributors of electronic components, and Excelsys Technologies, Ltd. announced today the signing of a global distribution agreement. Excelsys designs and manufactures innovative switch-mode power supplies for a variety of specialty markets, including medical process and diagnostics, wireless communications, IT, industrial automation, audio, broadcast and data networks. This new distribution agreement with Excelsys will allow Digi-Key to provide its customers with custom power solutions without the standard lead-time of a custom supply. If desired, customers can also assemble the units themselves. Digi-Key stocks Excelsys powerPacs of various power ratings along with an assortment of powerMods for the powerPacs. With this distribution agreement, Digi-Key will be able to fulfill both the design and production quantity requirements of its diverse customer base. “We are excited to partner with Excelsys and add this innovative company to our line card. The user convenience of Excelsys’ flexible system solution is sure to be of great interest and appeal to the thousands of design engineers Digi-Key does business with every day,” said Mark Larson, Digi-Key’s president and COO. Excelsys CEO Gary Duffy said, “Using the online configurator, engineers can design and order a custom, universal input, modulator and agency approved AC/DC supply in minutes with fast delivery. With an efficiency of 90 percent, the modular AC/DC power family is sized for 100-1200 watts in a 40.5 mm height to 1 to 12 output voltages precisely set to any level in the range of 1.5-58VDC.” About Digi-Key CorporationOne of the world’s fastest growing distributors of electronic components, Digi-Key has earned its reputation as an industry leader through its total commitment to service and performance. As a full service provider of both prototype/design and production quantities of electronic components, Digi-Key has been ranked #1 for Overall Performance for 15 consecutive years from among the nation’s more than 200 distributors (EE Times Distribution Study/May 2006). Offering more than 850,000 parts from more than 330 quality, name-brand manufacturers, Digi-Key’s commitment to inventory is unparalleled. Access to the company’s broad product offering is available 24/7 on Digi-Key’s top-rated Web site, www.digikey.com. About Excelsys Technologies Ltd.Excelsys Technologies Ltd. is a modern and progressive world-class power supply company providing quality products to OEM manufacturers around the world. Excelsys has achieved this by combining the latest technology, management methods and total customer service philosophy with a 20-year history of reliable and innovative switch mode power supply design, manufacture and sales. Excelsys Technologies Ltd formerly traded as Delaire Ltd. Excelsys is located in a modern factory in County Cork, Ireland with highly a skilled staff that takes pride in its ability to provide total customer satisfaction. We achieve this through quality of service and product and by offering a superior price performance ratio solution to our customers’ needs. Where advice, support and high quality power solutions are needed, Excelsys excels! Visit our Web site, www.excelsys.com. MEDIA DOWLOADS: Logos, Images SOURCE: Digi-Key Corporation CONTACT: Steven G. Tsukichi, VP/Marketing, Digi-Key Corporation, 800-338-4105 x1001 (voice), steve.tsukichi@digikey.com; Jim Oursler, Vice President, Excelsys Technologies Ltd., 972-771-4544, SalesUSA@Excelsys.com |
