MALVERN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (NYSE: VPG) today announced that Whistler
Technology plc, a Mansfield-based supplier of electronic components
since 2002, is distributing the complete line of Vishay Foil Resistors
brand (VFR) Bulk Metal® Foil resistors throughout the United
Kingdom. As a value-added distributor, Whistler Technology is also
providing design-in and technical support for tailored solutions.
By distributing VFR’s precision resistors, Whistler Technology is
cementing its distribution strength in the military, aerospace,
down-hole, and medical industries while allowing its customers to
penetrate new high-reliability markets. The VFR portfolio includes
products in a variety of precision resistor configurations and package
types: discrete resistors and resistor networks in surface-mount and
through-hole (leaded) configurations; customized chip resistor networks;
precision trimming potentiometers; and discrete chips for use in hybrid
circuits.
“In expanding its network of reliable distributors, VFR strengthens its
COTS (commercial-off-the-shelf) support with precision resistor products
guaranteed to be available far into the future with no obsolescence,”
said Yuval Hernik, Senior Director of Application Engineering for VFR.
“This eliminates voids in designer support and removes the pressure on
buyers who, in desperation, go to unauthorized distributors and risk
mission failure and company reputation by opening channels for
opportunistic counterfeiters.”
For Whistler Technology’s customers, Bulk Metal Foil resistors offer a
TCR of 0.2 ppm/°C over a temperature range of -55 °C to +125 °C,
resistance tolerance to 0.001%, load life stability to 0.0025% for 2,000
hours at 70 °C, thermal stabilization time less than 1 s (nominal
achieved within 10 ppm of steady state value), low harmonic distortion,
and electrostatic discharge (ESD) at least to 25 kV. The devices include
the new series of ultra-high-precision Bulk Metal Z1-Foil wraparound,
surface-mount chip resistors for high-temperature applications up to
+240 °C.
“VFR is pleased to have this opportunity to work with Whistler Technologyand anticipates a long and close relationship with mutual success
for both companies in the U.K.,” added Hernik. “And high-end electronics
manufacturers will receive the benefits of having genuine high-precision
resistor products more immediately available for prototype development,
as well as production, with all the efficiency of in-country
procurement.”
Further information about Vishay Foil Resistors products is available at www.vishayfoilresistors.com
or via E-mail to [email protected].
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About Vishay Precision Group
Vishay Precision Group (VPG) is an internationally recognized designer,
manufacturer and marketer of: components based on its resistive foil
technology; sensors; and sensor-based systems specializing in the
growing markets of stress, force, weight, pressure, and current
measurements. VPG is a market leader of Foil Technology Products,
providing ongoing technology innovations in precision foil resistors and
foil strain gages, which are the foundation of the Company’s Force
Sensors Products and its Weighing and Control Systems. The product
portfolio consists of a variety of well-established brand names
recognized for precision and quality in the marketplace. To learn more,
visit VPG at www.vishaypg.com.
About VPG Foil Resistors
VPG Foil Resistors, a part of Vishay Precision Group (VPG), produces the
most precise and stable resistors available. Distinguished by the
premier brands Vishay Foil Resistors, Powertron, and Alpha Electronics,
the VPG Foil Resistors portfolio includes discrete resistors and
resistor networks in surface mount and through-hole (fixed-lead)
configurations; customized chip resistor networks; precision trimming
potentiometers; and discrete chips for use in hybrid circuits. These
devices are used in applications requiring a high degree of precision
and stability, such as in medical testing equipment, semiconductor
equipment, precision measuring instruments, aerospace, and military
applications. To learn more, visit www.vishayfoilresistors.com.
Vishay Precision Group
Marti Spalding, +1 919-374-5515
Director,
Global MarCom
[email protected]
Source: Vishay Precision Group, Inc.