The agreement signed between the two companies is based on the long and successful relationship between APEM and RS, following IDEC EMEA's acquisition of the APEM group in March 2017. RS is the first distributor in Europe to sell the IDEC range, which will initially include more than a thousand items available to RS customers in EMEA, with more to follow in the coming months.
This launch includes more than 700 control switches in 16 and 22 mm diameters, as well as safety switches and pushbuttons, safety laser scanners, power supplies and industrial LED lighting products.
"APEM and RS have a long and successful partnership, and we are delighted to add IDEC products to RS's offering," said Jim Cooper, Vice President of Sales EMEA for APEM and IDEC. "The high quality and demanding specifications of IDEC products are ideally suited to some of RS's key markets, such as industrial automation, MRO (maintenance, repair, and operations), and the Internet of Things.".
"APEM is a long-standing RS partner and appreciates the opportunity to develop its sales and relationships following the acquisition of IDEC," said Eric Smith, RS Vice President Interconnect and Electromechanical, adding that "the industrial nature and high quality of IDEC products will have a significant impact on our key customers across all markets.".
