Schaffner Awards Digi-Key Corporation Global Distributor Achievement Award at EDS 2013

THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minnesota, USA - May 29, 2013

Global electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, the industry leader in electronic component selection, availability and delivery, today announced it was awarded the Schaffner Global Distributor Achievement Award for 2012.

"Shaffner has been a valued partner and we are pleased with the product growth we saw in 2012," noted Tom Busher, Vice President, Global Interconnect, Passive, and Electromechanical Product at Digi-Key. "We look forward to continuing this growth in 2013 and are honored to receive this accolade."

This award is presented yearly in recognition of outstanding growth in global sales. Todd Jesme, Director, Electromechanical Product at Digi-Key accepted the award from Schaffner President Ken Bellero.

About Digi-Key Corporation

Digi-Key Corporation, based in Thief River Falls, Minn., is a global, full-service provider of both prototype/design and production quantities of electronic components, offering more than three million products from over 650 quality name-brand manufacturers. With over one million products in stock and an impressive selection of online resources, Digi-Key is committed to stocking the broadest range of electronic components in the industry and providing the best service possible to its customers. Additional information and access to Digi-Key's broad product offering is available on the Digi-Key website.