Sep 15, 2010 
The expanded agreement includes distribution services throughout Asia (excluding Japan). Arrow's previous agreement with Amphenol includes North America and the EMEA regions.
Arrow customers in Asia will now have access to AIO's products and services that specialize in the design and manufacture of cylindrical connectors to industrial market segments.
Industries served by AIO include semiconductor equipment, instrumentation and measurement equipment, factory automation, motion and process control, machine tool, heavy equipment, diesel engine, rail mass transportation, hybrid electric vehicle, power and green energy, among others.
"Amphenol is a long-standing, valued partner of Arrow," said Jeff Eastman, senior vice president, global supplier marketing and asset management for Arrow Electronics. "We look forward to offering our customers in Asia the products and services of one of the strongest suppliers in the connector market."
Arrow Electronics (www.arrow.com) is a global provider of products, services and solutions to industrial and commercial users of electronic components and enterprise computing solutions. Headquartered in Melville, N.Y., Arrow serves as a supply channel partner for over 900 suppliers and 125,000 original equipment manufacturers, contract manufacturers and commercial customers through a global network of more than 310 locations in 51 countries and territories.
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