Chicago, November 13, 2018: Newark element14, the Development Distributor, has further expanded the depth and breadth of its linecard by adding a number of new manufacturers to its range. These global agreements with market-leading brands provide customers with access to several new product lines in key market sectors, covering the Interconnect, Passives & Electromechanical (IP&E) and Semiconductor product categories.

“These new franchises show our continued commitment to providing our customers with access to a broad choice of market leading, innovative products, helping them create technologies that can change their businesses and the world,” says Chris Breslin, President, Premier Farnell and Newark element14. “Enhanced choice and the addition of new stock means that customers can be confident when they come to Newark element14 for the products they need, when they need them.”

Newark element14’s extended linecard provides customers with more products to support applications in markets such as Automotive, Industrial, Mobile, Smart Grid, Metering, Industrial Automation, Building Automation, Energy Management, Network Infrastructure, Office Automation and more. The new global franchises, with products now in stock at Farnell element14 in Europe, Newark element14 in North America and element14 in APAC, include:

• Osram Opto Semiconductors, a key player in the opto-electronics semiconductor market, with more than 40 years of experience developing cutting-edge products in the fields of illumination, visualization and sensor technology. Newark element14’s global franchise brings high-performance light-emitting diodes (LEDs), infrared emitters, lasers and sensors to its range.

• Nidec Copal, is the market-leading manufacturer of optical, electronic and mechanical equipment including switches, fans and potentiometers bringing products suitable for the medical, automotive, industrial, and white goods sectors. Newark element14 is stocking Nidel Copal’s range of Switches, Passives and Fans.

• Taoglas, a leading supplier of antennas and filters, provide a comprehensive range of external, embedded and base station antenna solutions for M2M applications. Newark element14 now stock Taoglas products for industry applications including Automotive, Smart Grid, Metering, Telemetry, Home Automation and Medical.

As the Development Distributor, Newark element14 continues to expand its already robust linecard for customers to ensure their access to the world’s leading manufacturers. By developing new relationships, and by also building upon the strength of parent company Avnet’s established partnerships, Newark element14 is ideally positioned to provide the broadest selection of solutions and related support in the industry for any developer small or large.