Premier Farnell launches free CAD library with TraceParts

The TraceParts CAD content platform initially includes 10,000 products from TE Connectivity

London, United Kingdom, 6th July 2017 – Premier Farnell, The Development Distributor, is partnering with TraceParts to provide CAD designs for 10,000 TE Connectivity products available to customers to download in multiple formats. Content provided within the library includes high-resolution images, technical documentation, attribution, features and benefits along with descriptions to assist customers with their design selection. Downloadable CAD files in multiple formats will include products from TE Connectively brands specifically; Alcoswitch, AMP, P&B, Raychem and Schrack, and new products will be added on a regular basis.

Premier Farnell also provides CAD files for over 250,000 products on its www.farnell.com, www.newark.com and www.element14.com websites.

Chris Swetman, Head of Technical Data Web Experience at Premier Farnell, said, “As the Development Distributor we are always seeking new ways to help our customers design their products and accelerate their time to market. By partnering with TraceParts we are able to offer design engineers ready-made CAD files, reducing design hours and helping them get to prototyping their product more quickly. ”

TraceParts is a world leading digital media company for engineering. To use the service, engineers simply create an account on the TraceParts website allowing them to choose 3D CAD file they wish to use and then download the file. The process is frictionless.

To view Premier Farnell’s CAD library visit https://www.tracepartsonline.net/content.aspx?fwsid=GLOBALV3&Class=farnell

About TraceParts:

TraceParts is one of the world’s leading providers of 3D digital content for engineering. As part of the Trace Group founded in 1989, the company provides powerful web-based solutions, such as CAD part libraries, electronic catalogs and product configurators. TraceParts also provides digital marketing services to help part manufacturers, software publishers and computer hardware vendors promote their products and services and generate high-quality B2B sales leads.

The TracePartsOnline.net portal is available free-of-charge to millions of CAD users worldwide. It provides access to hundreds of supplier catalogs and more than 100 million CAD models and product data-sheets that are suited to design, purchasing, manufacturing and maintenance processes.

About Farnell Element 14

Farnell element14 is part of the Premier Farnell group of businesses, a global technology leader with over 80 years in the high service distribution of technology products and solutions for electronic system design, production, maintenance and repair. Premier Farnell uses this experience to support its broad customer base, from hobbyists to engineers, maintenance engineers and buyers as ‘The Development Distributor’, working with leading brands and start-ups to develop new products for market, and supporting the industry as it seeks to develop the current and next generation of engineers.

Premier Farnell is a business unit Avnet, Inc., (NYSE:AVT). Premier Farnell trades as Farnell element14 in Europe, Newark element14 in North America, and element14 throughout Asia Pacific. The Premier Farnell Group is supported by a global supply chain of more than 3,500 suppliers and has an extensive inventory profile developed to anticipate and meet the needs of innovative customers everywhere. Premier Farnell also sells direct to consumers through a network of resellers, as well as its MCM business in North America and CPC business in the UK.

For more information, visit the website at http://www.premierfarnell.com

European PR Agency:
Freya Ward
Napier Partnership
Tel: +44 1243 531123
Email: Freya@napierb2b.com

Premier Farnell:
Holly Smart
Head of PR and External Communications
Tel: +44 113 2485188
Email: hsmart@premierfarnell.com