Avnet Electronics Marketing Adds Power Management Manufacturer, Aimtec, to Americas Offering

Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, a business region of Avnet, Inc. has signed a distribution agreement with Aimtec, a leading global designer and manufacturer of modular AC/DC and DC/DC switching power supplies. Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas will distribute Aimtec's entire product line throughout the Americas and on www.AvnetExpress.com. Aimtec offers one of the most extensive product ranges of switch mode power converters in the 1/4W to 40W range on the market today. With over 3,500 models of DC/DC and AC/DC converters in industry standard packages, Aimtec's products are used in industrial, medical, telecom, LED lighting, GPS asset tracking and many other applications. "This agreement with Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas builds on our successful relationship with Avnet in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region, where their technical and sales teams have already delivered an exceptional commitment in securing new design opportunities during 2010," said Vladimir Serafimov, president of Aimtec. "Through Avnet's extensive market reach, strong Web presence and excellent reputation for customer service, we are strengthening Aimtec's existing market reach in the Americas, allowing us to deliver our unique power conversion solutions to an even broader customer base." "Aimtec is a high efficiency line and is a perfect complement to Avnet's current power line card," said Alex Iuorio, senior vice president of supplier marketing for Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas. "With the addition of Aimtec, Avnet can now offer the most complete product offering in the low power conversion range." For more information, visit www.em.avnet.com/design www.aimtec.com