Alpha Micro Components has signed an Industrial Communication (iCom) agreement with Advantech. Alpha Micro will focus on Advantech's range of industrial wireless and industrial Ethernet switches. Advantech has engineered its industrial wireless applications to support the IEEE802.11b/g/n standards. With Advantech's iCom product range Alpha Micro will be focusing on Industrial Ethernet Solutions within the industrial control, factory automation, power & energy and intelligent transportation markets. Maxine Hewitt, Marketing Director for Alpha Micro Components, commented: "This is a very exciting development for Alpha Micro which greatly expands the industrial communications solutions we have available for our customers. Advantech has established itself as the leading developer of industrial wireless and Ethernet switches. Its products have been developed for the harshest industrial environments." Andy Courtney, Northern European Sales Manager for Advantech, commented: "As Alpha Micro is one of the leading electronics components distributors in the UK, we are very glad to begin working with them. The combination of their in-house design expertise, which is viewed by customers as a significant added-value service, and their experience in the M2M and industrial wireless markets, should help to ensure a very successful partnership."
