Pickering Electronics reed relays stocked worldwide with Farnell
Summary
Under the terms of the agreement Farnell, Newarkand Element14 will be stocking over 100 different series of reed relays from Pickering, ready for immediate delivery to worldwide customers. Pickering has led reed relay market for more than 50 years, with innovations such as SoftCenter technology, which cushions the reed switch, minimizing internal stresses and extending the working life and contact stability, and also internal mu metal screening, preventing interference between closely stacked relays. Today, Pickering offers the world’s smallest high voltage reed relays– for example, the series 131 with a minimum of 1.5kV stand-off – and the world’s smallest footprint reed relays – Series 120 devices are rated for 1A, 20W switching yet have a footprint of just 4mm x 4mm. Commented Keith Moore, CEO at Pickering Electronics: “The new distribution agreement with Farnell enables Pickering Electronics to broaden its reach in Europe, North America and Asia in the Test and Measurement and Semiconductor Test markets.” “Design engineers expect to have components on their desk within hours and this is something Farnell can facilitate.” Added Simon Meadmore, Vice President of Product and Supplier Management, at Farnell said: “Pickering Electronics is a valuable addition to our electromechanical relay product portfolio. As the number of electric vehicles on the roads rapidly increases, high voltage isolation reed relays are an essential solution for testing and continuing development of battery and drive-train technology.”