September 8, 2006—Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, the largest operating group of Avnet Inc., has announced the launch of the Avnet LightSpeed business unit.
The new business unit will focus on the high brightness illumination product market, which includes applications in interior/exterior architecture, specialty lighting, traffic control, channel letters, large format signage and luminaire design, as well as medical, dental and clinical systems.
Twenty-six-year Avnet veteran Cary Eskow has been named director of the new business unit and will be responsible for the overall strategy and success of the Avnet LightSpeed business model. Most recently Eskow was a key member of Avnet Electronics Marketing’s technical marketing team. Previous roles include director of field technical programs, area technical director and senior field applications engineer. He also holds two industry patents.
Although high brightness illumination is not a new area of business for Avnet, it is a new specialized unit for the company and marks its commitment to growth and innovation in the market, says Avnet.
In addition to distributing the world’s foremost LED, high-performance analog and optical/electromechanical products, according to the company, Avnet LightSpeed offers customers access to a national team of best-in-class technical experts and supply chain management services through its illumination-focused engineers called “illumineers.” Illumineers are experienced in LED technology, thermal management, power driver stage and secondary optics.
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