Digi-Key Corporation and Fotofab Announce Worldwide Distribution AgreementTHIEF RIVER FALLS, Minnesota and CHICAGO, Illinois - January 23, 2007 — Digi-Key Corporation and Fotofab announced today the signing of a global distribution agreement. One of the world’s fastest growing distributors of electronic components, Digi-Key ships products to more than 140 countries. Fotofab is a fabricator of precision metal parts and a leader in the photochemical machining industry. Its standard list of products includes RF shields, crystal modular mask systems and electronic packaging lids. Fotofab also offers custom metal part fabrication used in a large variety of industries, including telecom, automotive, consumer electronics and more. Digi-Key stocks Fotofab shields of various dimensions. In addition to these products, featured in both Digi-Key’s print and online catalogs, Fotofab will also work with Digi-Key customers to provide custom solutions. “We are very pleased to add Fotofab to our roster of supplier partners. From prototype through production, I am certain that Fotofab’s critical noise reduction solutions will prove invaluable to our customers,” said Mark Larson, Digi-Key’s president and COO. Dan Brumlik, CEO of Fotofab, adds, “Partnering with Digi-Key makes sense since both companies offer products and fast service to design level engineers.” This new distribution agreement will enable Digi-Key to fulfill both the design and production quantity needs of its diverse customer base. 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 products from over 330 quality name-brand manufacturers Digi-Key’s commitment to inventory is unparalleled. Access to the company’s broad product offering is available 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week at Digi-Key’s top-rated Web site, www.digikey.com. About FotofabFounded in 1967, Fotofab continues to refine the photochemical machining process, (also known as chemical etching or milling) to produce custom precision metal parts in an efficient and environmentally friendly manner. A veteran supplier to the aerospace, automotive, defense, electronic, telecommunications, medical manufacturing industries, Fotofab is among the leading suppliers of precision metal parts including RF/EMI shields, electrical contacts, screens, connector housings, and more. Fotofab is ISO 9001:2000 certified. For more information, visit www.fotofab.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; Alison Anzalone, Marketing Manager, Fotofab, (773) 463-6211, alison@fotofab.com |
