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Siemens and Sparepartsnow partner to expand access to Siemens’ refurbished automation products

Siemens has entered a partnership with the German B2B platform Sparepartsnow to make refurbished Siemens automation products more easily accessible to industrial customers. Through Sparepartsnow’s digital marketplace, customers can now purchase manufacturer-refurbished Siemens products. The new approach refurbished by Siemens combines Siemens’ expertise as the original equipment manufacturer in refurbishing its automation products with Sparepartsnow’s … Read more

Sager Electronics Receives Platinum Distributor Designation and Overall Top Performer from OTTO

Sager Electronics, a leading North American distributor of Interconnect, Power, and Electromechanical products and custom solutions provider, has been named one of OTTO Controls’ Platinum Distributors for 2025, the tenth consecutive year OTTO Controls has recognized Sager for its performance, including seven times attaining Platinum status. Sager has also been named OTTO Controls’ Overall Top Performer for … Read more

DigiKey: Sourcing made easy. Progress made possible

Headquartered in Thief River Falls, Minn., DigiKey is the global leader in electronic components and automation products distribution, reaching one million customers annually. As an original pioneer in this space, DigiKey has been a key resource for engineers, designers, makers, students and procurement professionals for over 50 years. Today, DigiKey provides more than 17.4 million components from over 3,000 quality name-brand manufacturers with industry-leading breadth and depth of product in stock and available … Read more

Lifecycle assurance, without compromise

For mission-critical designs, TLS360 delivers authorized lifecycle assurance, reducing obsolescence uncertainty through governed supply, planning and licensed manufacturing For engineers working on long-lifecycle systems obsolescence is a recurring, costly certainty. Rochester Electronics is combating obsolescence with Through Life Support 360 (TLS360™), the company’s program-level lifecycle assurance offering for select mission-critical semiconductor product families.  What is TLS360? Standard semiconductor lifecycles are built around the original manufacturer’s roadmap. Once a part … Read more

Data-driven visibility reduces uncertainty

Avnet Americas’ president, Dayna Badhorn, said: “The electronics industry is no stranger to cycles and as demand once again continues to outpace supply across key technologies, purchasing teams have an opportunity to apply the lessons learned from recent disruptions. Success in this environment depends on visibility, transparency and communication across the supply chain.   “One of the most important things purchasing teams can do … Read more

The DigiKey Difference: Enhancing Customer Experience Through Digital Tools

At DigiKey, we stay ahead of trends and customer demand by constantly monitoring a robust set of internal market indicators. This helps us anticipate trends, strategically position inventory and respond quickly to shifts in demand or lead times. When demand shifts, our ability to quickly reallocate inventory ensures lead time extensions don’t catch our customers off guard. DigiKey’s main goal is to ensure our customers receive … Read more