Digi-Key is Official Raspberry Pi Authorized Distributor

Digi-Key Electronics announced that it is an official Raspberry Pi authorized distributor and will carry the full line of Raspberry Pi products. “With more than 36 million platforms sold, Raspberry Pi has become a go-to solution for everything from rapid prototyping to production ready designs.”

Raspberry Pi’s full line of products includes low-cost, high-performance computers and development boards designed to help users of all levels with computing and digital making. Raspberry Pi has been adopted across the board from students and makers to startups and established OEMs as a leading provider of low-cost, high-performance computers that people us to learn, solve problems, and create solutions.

“We have continued to see a huge acceleration in the use of Raspberry Pi products across a wide range of industrial applications, so we are very excited to add Digi-Key as an authorized distributor focused on serving the industrial market for us globally,” said Mike Buffham, chief commercial officer at Raspberry Pi. “Digi-Key will stock the complete range of Raspberry Pi products, including the recently released Compute Module 4 range (photo above), which we believe is ideally suited to Digi-Key’s global customers.”

About Digi-Key Electronics

Digi-Key Electronics, headquartered in Thief River Falls, Minn., USA, is an authorized global, full-service distributor of electronic components, and provides access to unlimited adjacent products and technologies through their online Marketplace. They offer more than 11.5 million components, with over 2.6 million in stock and available for immediate shipment, from over 1,500 quality name-brand manufacturers.

For more information visit www.digikey.com and on FacebookTwitterYouTubeInstagram, and LinkedIn.

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Digi-Key Expands its Industrial Automation Portfolio

Digi-Key Electronics, a global electronic components distributor, is strengthening its offering of Industrial Automation (IA) components, design and project capabilities in IA applications. The company said it has added over 14,000+ Industrial Automation part numbers to its portfolio in categories such as sensors, cables, safety devices, control monitors, relays, timers, switches, lighting, and controllers, among others.

Aside from the product lines from Digi-Key’s traditional suppliers such as OMRONTEPanasonicMolex, and others, the it has added 15 new lines and in the past year, including products from AltechSICKIDECCarlo Gavazzi, and Belden. “Digi-Key aims to be the industry leader and single source for IA products and solutions for customers all over the world,” said Eric Wendt, Strategic Program Development Director for Industrial Automation at Digi-Key. \

“Industrial Automation complements our current offering and plays a critical part in building automation, factories, Industry 4.0, and more. We want to partner with designers and purchasers in these application areas to help enable the innovation and functionality of their systems, processes, and machinery.” Digi-Key also recently unveiled a new automation landing page, offering more graphical links and adds the ability to find related parts. The page is mobile-friendly, to catch users who need parts in the moment or on the go.

More information:  Industrial Automation pageDigi-Key website.