RS Components and SMC Extend Partnership to Offer over 4,600
Pneumatic Products for the Automation Industry in Asia
Pacific
2012/08/08 10:22
SMC to benefit from RS Components' robust award winning eCommerce
capabilities
SINGAPORE, Aug. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ --
RS Components( http://bit.ly/e5JV6l ), the trading
brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), the world's leading high
service distributor of electronics and maintenance products, has
extended its partnership with SMC, a leading pneumatics expert, in
the Asia Pacific region to include South East Asia. As a result, RS
Components now offers 4,600 SMC pneumatic products across the
region as SMC benefits from its wide distribution network and award
winning eCommerce platform. RS Components is the only online
distributor for SMC pneumatic products in the region.
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A clear example of RS Components' strong relationship with key
strategic suppliers, the partnership will add to its extensive
range of automation and control products available to customers
within the region. The SMC product range includes rotary actuators,
fittings and tubing, control valves, pressure regulators, air
cylinders, rodless cylinders, flow control equipment, blow guns,
silencers and static electricity elimination equipment for the best
pneumatics. These products are designed for various industry
segments in the automation industry.
For SMC, the robust eCommerce platform provided by RS Components
extends its ability to reach customers locally at the point of
need, which is vital for both market penetration and expanding
market share. Through RS Components eCommerce websites, customers
will be able to access SMC products with flexible and targeted
pricing instantly, view 3D product models and enjoy 24-hour
purchasing convenience. RS Components also continues its
multi-channel strategy by supporting customers who prefer
traditional purchase methods such as phone or fax.
The 4,600 SMC products are now available on RS Components eCommerce
websites across the region. RS Components intends to gradually
offer the entire SMC pneumatics range to customers over the next
few years. The partnership will also ensure customers enjoy value
added services such as training, technical support and quality
assurance when they buy from RS Components.
At a recent signing ceremony between the two companies to include
South East Asia in the partnership agreement, Nakano Go, RS
Components' Head of Product Management, Maintenance, Asia Pacific
said, "Extending the partnership is significant to both RS
Components and SMC. Ensuring leading edge technologies from global
suppliers like SMC are in our offerings is a strategic move to
boost our automation and control business. For SMC, they will
benefit from the extension of their reach in the region through our
eCommerce platform and strong distribution network."
"Customers from key industries in the region such as car
manufacturing, machine manufacturing, food and beverage
manufacturing and mining stand to benefit from the wider range of
products with the convenience of 24-hour online service from our
websites," he added.
The extension to the partnership between RS Components and SMC
follows the signing of a new global trading agreement in November
last year.
About RS Components
RS Components and Allied Electronics are the trading brands of
Electrocomponents plc, the world's leading high service distributor
of electronics and maintenance products. With operations in 32
countries, we offer more than 550,000 products through the
internet, catalogues and at trade counters to over one million
customers, shipping more than 46,000 parcels on the same day the
orders are received. Our products, sourced from 2,500 leading
suppliers, include electronics, automation and control, test and
measurement, electrical and mechanical components.
Electrocomponents is listed on the London Stock Exchange and in the
last financial year ended 31 March 2012 had revenues of
GBP1.27bn.
For more information, please visit the website at
www.rs-components.com.
Further information is available via these links:
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www.electrocomponents.com
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Editorial Contact:
RS Components
Tan Soo Chun
Public Relations Manager - Asia Pacific
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +65-6391-5745
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Rasheed Abu Bakar
Senior Account Executive
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Tel: +65-6361-0250
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