HARTING and Heilind Electronics enter into global partnership

 

Espelkamp / Munich, November 15, 2018 --- The HARTING Technology Group and US company Heilind Electronics have entered into a global partnership. The agreement was signed at the "electronica" trade fair in Munich.

 

Heilind is one of the world's leading specialty distributors of connectors and electromechanical components. Featuring over 170 manufacturers, including most leading connector manufacturers, Heilind boasts an extensive product portfolio. With the partner Heilind, HARTING would like to continue the already successful partnership in North America now also in other countries worldwide, as is emphasised by Edgar-Peter Düning, Managing Director of HARTING Electric. The new partnership will benefit customers: Heilind ensures rapid supply, technical support and an exceptional level of service. HARTING can be found at the fair (13 to 16 November 2018) in Hall C2, Stand 548.

 

"With this broadened distribution alliance, we are strengthening our international distribution network from our own branches and distribution partners, in order to help us meet our global revenue goals for 2020 and beyond" said Jon DeSouza, President and CEO of HARTING Americas. "Our cooperation positions us even closer to customers and their requirements," noted Alan Clapp, Vice President at Heilind Electronics.

Press Photo (see JPG attached)

 

Caption: The agreement between HARTING and Heilind Electronics was signed at the "electronica" trade fair in Munich: Robert Clapp jr., Corporate Operations at Heilind Electronics, Jon DeSouza, President and CEO of HARTING Americas, Alan Clapp, Vice President at Heilind Electronics, Edgar-Peter Düning, Managing Director of HARTING Electric (from left to right).

 

About HARTING

 

The HARTING Technology Group, family owned and based in Germany, employs more than 4,300 people globally with subsidiaries and branch offices in 44 countries. With production facilities in Europe, Asia, and the Americas, the HARTING portfolio of connectivity solutions focuses on multiple levels, from the machine to the device and into the communication infrastructure. The U.S. facility in Elgin, Illinois is one of three HARTING locations that manufactures the HIS product line (HARTING Integrated Solutions - backplanes) and custom cable assemblies. HARTING also has custom cable assembly capabilities in Mexico and Brazil. The company’s core business is intelligent and high-performance connection technology. HARTING works in almost all industrial markets with a focus on requirements for robust, reliable connectivity solutions.

 

About Heilind:

Heilind Electronics is one of the world's leading distributors of connectivity, electromechanics and sensors. Headquartered in the United States with branches worldwide, Heilind has the largest inventory of connector products in North America and is franchised for more than 170 of the electronics industry's leading manufacturers.

The company offers products in 25 different component categories, including connectors, relays, switches, thermal management and circuit protection products, terminal blocks, wire and cable, wiring accessories, and insulation and identification products. 

 

Heilind also maintains three well-equipped Value Added Centres - in the US, Germany and Hong Kong - offering a complete menu of part assembly, part modification and part packaging services. The Value Added Centres offer a range of component modification and assembly services, including: kitting of components; assembly of connectors, fans, switches and relays; part modifications, from colour dying, custom marking or labelling, to pin extraction; and special labelling and packaging.

 

 

Media Contacts:                                                         

Christina Chatfield                                                                    
VP Digital Strategy & Marketing Communications                                   
HARTING North America                                                           
1370 Bowes Road                                                                                
Elgin, IL 60123, USA                                                                
+1 (847) 717-9217                                                                    
[email protected]             

 

Julie Chatman
Marketing Comm. Specialist 
HARTING North America                                                           
1370 Bowes Road                                                                                
Elgin, IL 60123, USA                                                                
+1 (847) 717-9288
[email protected]