BWI: ‘element14 Features’ showcases its one-stop resource hub for Lighting in Asia Pacific

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: element14
Tuesday, April 03, 2012 10:55 AM IST (05:25 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest; Business: Business services, Information technology, Major diversified industrial groups; Technology
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'element14 Features' showcases its one-stop resource hub for Lighting in Asia Pacific
Engineers can access a broad range of components, resources,expert advice and design tools for their lighting solutions

Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Tuesday, April 03, 2012 -- (Business Wire India) -- element14 (formerly Farnell), the first information portal, collaborative community and electronics store for design engineers and electronics enthusiasts, today announced additions to its latest instalment of 'element14 Features' that focuses on lighting solutions, core products and bestsellers for lighting and LED engineers in Asia Pacific. element14 has increased its stock of lighting products over the past year by 35 percent and now offers over 10,000 lighting products from 115 brands from industry leading suppliers such as Avago Technologies, Cree, Texas Instruments and XP Power for high power LED, LED drivers and evaluation kits, LED power supply units, lighting control MCU, heat sink and accessories.

"element14 Features connects to the element14 Community of over 90,000 engineers and members and hundreds of suppliers. With over 370 discussions on the LED Lighting Technology community, members can be assured that their queries will be addressed promptly by industry experts and like-minded peers," says William Chong, Regional Director of Supplier Marketing, element14, Asia Pacific.

In this issue of 'element14 Features', lighting engineers can choose from a variety of ready-to-use LED modules from suppliers such as Vishay and Helieon, enabling them to focus on the lighting requirements of their designs without the complexity of separate modules on circuitry and packaging. Over 175 application notes, 50 white papers, and 75 training modules from industry-leading supplier such as Cree and Linear Technology are available for download in 'element14 Features' dedicated resource centre. This facilitates engineers with the solutions and products they need to keep their design process on the fast track.

Industry-leading electronic legislative information can also be accessed on the element14 Community Legislation site which includes key legislative regulations and directives on RoHS, REACH, WEEE, Batteries and ErP. Step-by-step guides, collaborative discussion boards and a unique 'Ask the Expert' are available to guide engineers.

Bestselling solutions and products on 'element14 Features'
Solar powered LED signals are increasingly popular with engineers, eliminating the need for traditional power supply, thus reducing environment pollution. Employing these signal lights on a large scale can effectively save power.

Key products from 'element14 Features' include

-- Vishay High Brightness LED Power Modules are designed for flexible use due to the option of using special reflectors to adjust the emission characteristics. These modules are suitable as streetlight, internal lighting in buildings, tunnel lights, as well as general lighting application.

-- Recom Power RCD Constant Current LED Driver is a step-down constant current source designed for driving high power white LEDs. The LED driver is compact and fully featured with very high efficiency, wide input voltage range, high ambient operating temperature and two means of LED dimming: PWM/digital control and analogue voltage dimming.

-- Exclusively available on element14, the Cree XM-L Lighting Kit includes parts for light source, power supply, optics and thermal management for plug-and-play evaluation, facilitating customers' lighting design applications.


For more information about 'element14 Features', please visit http://in.element14.com/features.

About element14

element14 is a high-service distributor of technology products and solutions for electronic system design, maintenance and repair. Bringing together the latest products, services, and development software, all connected to an innovative online engineering community where purchasers and engineers can access peers and experts, a wide range of independent technical information and helpful tools. Whether researching a new technology, designing an electronic product, or looking for parts to repair an existing system, element14 is the trusted global source to find the answers and parts you need to keep your project on the fast track, right from the start.

element14 is the operating business of Premier Farnell plc (LSE:pfl) in Asia Pacific.

For more information visit the website:

Australia: au.element14.com
China: cn.element14.com
Korea: kr.element14.com
Hong Kong: hk.element14.com
India: in.element14.com
Malaysia: my.element14.com
New Zealand: nz.element14.com
Philippines: ph.element14.com
Singapore: sg.element14.com
Taiwan: tw.element14.com
Thailand: th.element14.com

About Premier Farnell

Premier Farnell plc (LSE:pfl) is a global leader in high service distribution of technology products and solutions for electronic system design, maintenance and repair. Its differentiated proposition includes 29 local language transactional websites, and the critically important element14 Community for design engineers - an industry first ( www.element14.com). With sales last year of £990.8m and underlying profits of £93.3m the Group distributes its comprehensive portfolio of products and services throughout Europe, North America and Asia Pacific, supported by a global supply chain of over 3,500 suppliers and an inventory profile developed to anticipate and meet its customers' needs.

While global in scope, Premier Farnell recognises the individual needs of each market and has continued to internationalise its model accordingly. It trades locally as Farnell in Europe, Newark/element14 in North America and Farnell Newark in Brazil. Across Asia Pacific the business trades as element14.

Key facts

-- Operations in 35 different countries

-- 4,100 employees

-- Over 2 million customer contacts in 156 industries

-- Over 3,500 leading suppliers

-- Over 400,000 products stocked with access to over four million more on demand

-- Global leader in legislation RoHS, WEEE, REACH

For more information visit the website at Premier Farnell.


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CONTACT DETAILS
Christina Loh ,Communications, element14 Asia Pacific, +65 6671 8769 / +65 6671 8759, cloh@element14.com

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