Newark element14
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| Industry | Electronic components |
| Founded | 1934 |
| Headquarters | Chicago, USA |
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Area served
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North America |
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Key people
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Tom Hudak (President)[1] |
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Number of employees
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1,500 |
| Parent | Premier Farnell plc |
| Website | www.newark.com |
Newark element14, sometimes called Newark Corporation, Newark or Newark Element14, is a Chicago-based electronic components distribution company serving North America and parts of Central and South America. Founded in 1934 as Newark Electric, a small Chicago shop selling radio parts, the company is now a subsidiary of catalog distributor Premier Farnell and is the sixth largest electronics distributor worldwide.[2][3]
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History
The firm was first established in 1934 as Newark Electric, a small shop in Chicago that sold radio parts.[4] The name Newark pays homage to Newark, New Jersey, the site of the United States’ first radio station.[4][5] The company published its first catalog in 1948. In 1968, Newark was acquired by the Premier Industrial Corporation and became the corporation's Electronics Distribution Division.[6] In 1996 the Premier Industrial Corporation was bought by Farnell Electronics and became part of the Premier Farnell Group.[6] At this point Newark Electronics was moved into Premier Farnell's Marketing and Distribution Division, where it has remained to date.[7] The company's website, Newark.com, launched in 1997. The company is in the process of transitioning its brand, along with Premier Farnell's other regional businesses, to be known as element14 globally.
Operations
Newark element14 markets and distributes electronic components and test equipment for engineers and maintenance professionals throughout the US, Canada and Mexico. Products include connectors, relays, switches, semiconductors, sensors, test equipment and tools from companies including Texas Instruments, 3M, Belden, Freescale and Honeywell, among others. Newark element14 is headquartered in Chicago, but its warehouse, used to serve customers throughout the Americas, is based in Gaffney, South Carolina.[8] The company is one of only two U.S. distributors of the Raspberry Pi microcomputer.[3] In September 2014 the company moved its operations from 4801 N. Ravenswood Ave. to a high-rise in the Chicago Loop at 300 S. Riverside Plaza.[9][10]
element14 Community
Newark element14 is home to the element14 Community, an online information hub and forum for electrical engineers.[11] As of April 2015, the community has more than 330,000 members. It is also home to element14's The Ben Heck Show, a popular online TV program featuring Internet celebrity and modder Benjamin Heckendorn.
Environmental awareness
Newark element14 has been a sponsor of the environmental design competition "Live-Edge" since 2007.[12] The competition offers prize money and marketing and distribution funds to the creators and potential winners of energy efficient electronics.[13] Ironically, the company's 2488 page print catalog for 2015 is widely criticized as wasteful and harmful to the environment.
See also
- Premier Farnell - Parent company of Newark element14
- Farnell element14 - Counterpart in the European market
- Element14 - Counterpart in the Asia Pacific region
- Adafruit Industries
- Digi-Key
- Mouser Electronics
References
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