Digi-Key and Maxwell Technologies sign global distribution agreement
Press release [Friday 25 May 2012]
Global electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry's largest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, today announced the signing of a global distribution agreement and will now distribute Maxwell Technologies products worldwide.
"As a global leader of energy storage and power delivery solutions, Maxwell Technologies is well-suited for Digi-Key's line card," said Dave Doherty, Digi-Key's vice president of global support and product operations. "We are pleased to offer Maxwell's ultracapacitor products to our global customers."
As a market leader and innovator, Maxwell Technologies is committed to providing cost-effective, energy-efficient, environmentally-conscious energy storage and power delivery solutions that extend the limits of current conventions. Maxwell products are designed and built to provide failure-free performance for the life of the most demanding applications.
"We are excited to partner with Digi-Key," said Van Andrews, Maxwell's senior vice president of sales and marketing. "Their dynamic, Internet-based business model and superior customer service will help to make our products and technical information on their use more readily available to the worldwide electronic design community."
Maxwell's primary focus is on ultracapacitors: energy storage devices that are characterized by high power density, long operational life, the ability to charge and discharge very rapidly, and reliable performance at extreme temperatures. Maxwell ultracapacitor products provide energy storage and power delivery solutions for applications in many industries including automotive, heavy transportation, renewable energy, backup power, wireless communications, and consumer and industrial electronics.
Maxwell Technologies products are available for purchase now on Digi-Key's global websites: www.digikey.com
