October 5, 2015 - CHICAGO - Newark element14 has announced the addition of EcoFlex PUR continuous flex cables to its portfolio of EcoGen offerings from Alpha Wire .

As the newest addition to EcoGen's zero halogen wire and cable portfolio, the EcoFlex PUR offers reduced size and weight while maintaining the same durability as traditional continuous flex cables. These new continuous flex cables are equipped with an oil, abrasion and UV radiation-resistant polyurethane jacket and use mPPE insulation to achieve 600 V performance.

Newark element14 currently carries additional EcoGen products such as the EcoCable, EcoCable Mini, EcoFlex , EcoWire and EcoWire Plus. These products are 100 percent recyclable and meet RoHS and REACH requirements.

The Alpha Wire EcoFlex PUR continuous flex cables are available starting at $284.20 from Newark element14 in North America.

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About the Premier Farnell Group

Premier Farnell plc (LSE:pfl) is a global leader in the high service distribution of technology products and solutions for electronic system design, production, maintenance and repair. Trading as Farnell element14 in Europe, Newark element14 in North America and element14 across Asia Pacific, the company had sales last year of £960m. The Group is supported by a global supply chain of more than 3,000 suppliers and an inventory profile developed to anticipate and meet its customers' needs.



Premier Farnell works to bring to market development kits in a variety of applications, enabling it to support the customer from design concept through to production.

The latest products, software, services and solutions from trusted supplier partners are all available through 43 local language transactional websites. The element14 Community allows buyers and engineers to access a wide range of independent technical information, tools and the latest resources and the Design Center enables design engineers to compare kits from the world's greatest range of development tools.

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Premier Farnell Key facts

  • Operations in 38 different countries
  • More than 4,500 employees
  • More than 3,000 leading suppliers
  • More than 600,000 products stocked with access to over four million more on demand
  • Leaders in providing information on REACH, Conflict Minerals and EU RoHSlegislation

For more information visit the website at Premier Farnell.

North America Contact:

William Polk

PR and Social Media manager

Tel: +1 773 907 5199

Email: wpolk@newark.com

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