• RS is a headline sponsor at the Electronics and Engineering Design Show, 22-23 October 2014, Stand F9, Jaguar Exhibition Hall, Ricoh Arena, Coventry
  • RS to showcase free, intuitive software design tools and resources that result in shorter design cycles and faster time-to-market

Oxford, UK, 3 September 2014 - RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), the global distributor for engineers, is returning to the Electronics and Engineering Design Show as a headline sponsor, and is a key participant in the exhibition and workshop programme, which will highlight a broad cross section of cutting-edge technology and product innovation free-of-charge to an anticipated 4,000 delegates from the UK's design engineering community.

At the two-day event, RS will present how a different approach to design can help accelerate the prototyping process. It will examine the products, tools and software the company is offering to address the ever-increasing demand for shorter design schedules and faster development time across all engineering disciplines.

The company's DesignSpark Mechanical 3D design software will be a major feature, enabling visitors to experience hands-on this free, easy-to-learn and -use 3D modelling tool that is helping to remove the barriers of time, cost and complexity from electronic and mechanical design. RS will also showcase the many other time- and cost-saving online design tools and resources it offers to engineers, which are paving the way for a substantially faster design journey from concept through to production.

"This event highlights the best in engineering design and celebrates the world-class design innovation seen across the UK manufacturing sector," said Mark James, Product Manager at RS Components. "It provides us with the ideal forum to engage with design engineers to better understand their daily challenges, and to share with them the latest software design tools and electronics and automation products RS offers to meet these needs."

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About RS Components
RS Components and Allied Electronics are the trading brands of Electrocomponents plc, the global distributor for engineers. With operations in 32 countries, we offer around 500,000 products through the internet, catalogues and at trade counters to over one million customers, shipping more than 44,000 parcels a day. Our products, sourced from 2,500 leading suppliers, include semiconductors, interconnect, passives and electromechanical, automation and control, electrical, test and measurement, tools and consumables.

Electrocomponents is listed on the London Stock Exchange and in the last financial year ended 31 March 2014 had revenues of £1.27bn.

For more information, please visit the website at www.rs-components.com.

Editorial Contact
Lisa Townsend
PR Manager - EMEA
RS Components
lisa.townsend@rs-components.com
+44 (0)1536 209026

PR Agency Contact
Janice Fenton
Account Director
Publitek Technology PR
janice.fenton@publitek.com
+44 (0)1225 470000

Further information is available via these links:
Twitter: @RSElectronics; @alliedelec; @designsparkRS
RS Components on Linkedin
http://www.linkedin.com/company/rs-components

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