London,
06
July
2017
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09:27
Europe/Amsterdam

Premier Farnell launches free CAD library with TraceParts

The TraceParts CAD content platform initially includes 10,000 products from TE Connectivity

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Premier Farnell, The Development Distributor, is partnering with Traceparts to provide CAD designs for 10,000 TE Connectivity products available to customers to download in multiple formats. Content provided within the library includes high-resolution images, technical documentation, attribution, features and benefits along with descriptions to assist customers with their design selection. Downloadable CAD files in multiple formats will include products from TE Connectively brands specifically; Alcoswitch, AMP, P&B, Raychem and Schrack, and new products will be added on a regular basis.

Premier Farnell also provides CAD files for over 250,000 products on its www.farnell.com,www.newark.com and  http://sg.element14.com/ websites.

Chris Swetman, Head of Technical Data Web Experience at Premier Farnell, said, “As the Development Distributor we are always seeking new ways to help our customers design their products and accelerate their time to market. By partnering with TraceParts we are able to offer design engineers ready-made CAD files, reducing design hours and helping them get to prototyping their product more quickly. ”

TraceParts is a world leading digital media company for engineering. To use the service, engineers simply create an account on the TraceParts website allowing them to choose 3D CAD file they wish to use and then download the file. The process is frictionless.

To view Premier Farnell’s CAD library visit https://www.tracepartsonline.net/content.aspx?fwsid=GLOBALV3&Class=farnell

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Farnell Global is a fast and reliable distributor of products and technology for electronic and industrial system design, maintenance and repair.  From research and design through prototype to production, Farnell helps its customers access the products and services they need 24/7.  With more than 80 years of experience, 47 localised websites, and a dedicated team of over 3,500 employees, Farnell provides every component its customers need to build the technology of tomorrow.

Farnell Global trades as Farnell in Europe, Newark in North America, and element14 in Asia Pacific.  It also sells direct to consumers through its CPC business in the UK.

Farnell Global has been part of the established global technology distributor, Avnet (Nasdaq: AVT), since 2016. Today, this relationship allows the company to support its customers at every stage of the product life cycle, offering a truly unique distribution model, as well as expertise in end-to-end delivery and product design.

For more information, visit http://www.farnell.com/