RS Components and Samtec sign distribution agreement

RS Components, a leading high service distributor of electronics and maintenance products, has signed an EMEA and APAC-wide distribution agreement with Samtec, an industry-leading manufacturer of connectors and associated products.

Within the scope of the agreement, RS Components is authorised to resell Samtec’s broad line of interconnect products, which comprises three main categories covering signal integrity (high speed), micro pitch, and rugged/power, designed for use in a wide range of board-to-board, cable-to-board, panel and I/O applications.

More than 1250 products are available in the manufacturer’s industry-standard packaging, in addition to RS Components pack quantities, giving greater purchasing flexibility to customers requiring parts for pre-production prototyping. All parts will be available from stock for same-day despatch.

As part of its online support program for design engineers, RS Components will be adding Samtec’s connector range to its extensive library of more than 30,000 3D CAD models, available to download free of charge in multiple file formats from the RS Components website. These models are ready to import directly into all of the most popular CAD software packages, enabling faster product integration for the designer.