After the United Kingdom and France, the Italian customers now have access to the thermal printing solutions sold by Avnet Embedded.

Dec 8, 2014

Maidenhead, UK - Avnet Embedded, a business group of Avnet Electronics Marketing EMEA, a business region of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), announced today the extension of its franchise with Seiko Instruments in Europe for thermal printing solutions. This new distribution contract starts immediately and covers now Italy in addition to the United Kingdom and France.

Seiko Instruments Incorporated (SII) is a recognised leader in advanced thermal printing products, who has already delivered more than 50 million units worldwide. Combining silence, performance and quality, the thermal printing solutions address the needs of various markets, in particular applications in industrial automation, in the medical sector, in measurements and analysis, in point of sales.

The extension of the contract signed with Avnet Embedded is a logical step for us seeing the excellent sales results of the company in the United Kingdom and in France », explains Alain Campos, Sales Manager at Seiko Instruments. « Our range of thermal printing solutions is a perfect complement to the other products already distributed by Avnet Embedded. Moreover, our cooperation will allow us to propose our printers and mechanisms to a wider customer base in Italy too.

We are delighted and proud of having being chosen by Seiko Instruments to develop this franchise in Italy. », explains Francesco Braga, Country Manager Italy at Avnet Embedded. « Our customers in Italy now have full access to commercial resources and local support for thermal printer mechanisms as well as for mobile and rugged printers.

About Avnet Embedded
Avnet Embedded is a product business group within Avnet Electronics Marketing EMEA, an operating region of Avnet, Inc., (NYSE: AVT). Avnet Embedded serves the market-wide need for displays, embedded computing hardware, software, networking and wireless products. It enables leading industrial equipment and device manufacturers to develop better and smarter devices for their end customers, across sectors including industrial, automotive, retail, digital signage, gaming, IT channel, medical/healthcare and green energy. The group also provides customers with finished or customised products and training, system integration and ODM (Original Design Manufacturer) services through its European technical centres and partners.  Avnet Embedded is based across 11 offices, serving 19 countries in EMEA, and has over 3,000 customers, including household names like Bosch, GE Healthcare, H&M, Olivetti, Siemens, and many others. www.avnet-embedded.eu

About Avnet, Inc.
Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), a Fortune 500 company, is one of the largest distributors of electronic components, computer products and embedded technology serving customers globally. Avnet accelerates its partners' success by connecting the world's leading technology suppliers with a broad base of customers by providing cost-effective, value-added services and solutions. For the fiscal year ended June 28, 2014, Avnet generated revenue of $27.5 billion. For more information, visit www.avnet.com.

For more information, please contact:
Karine Boisseau Manager Communications Avnet Embedded
14 rue Carnot 91349 Massy Cedex, France
Phone: + 33 1 64 47 99 98
Email: karine.boisseau@avnet-embedded.eu

Anja Woithe -PR Manager Avnet Electronics Marketing EMEA
Im Technologiepark 2-8
D-85586 Poing
Phone: +49 (0) 8121 774 459
Email: anja.woithe@avnet.eu

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