Santa Monica, CA (June 5, 2017) – Master Electronics, a leading global distributor of electromechanical, interconnect and passive components, accepted Bourns’ 40-Years of Service Award.  In an award ceremony at the recent EDS trade show, Bourns’ James Harrington, VP Sales Americas, presented the 40 Years of Service 1977-2017 Award to Amir Nizam, Vice President eBusiness & Marketing. 

As he presented the award, James Harrington said, “For the past 40 years Bourns and Master Electronics have engaged in a successful partnership that has supported our mutual customers with innovative products, and exceptional quality.  We look forward to continuing this strong partnership for many years to come.”

Acknowledging the 40-year history between their two companies, Amir Nizam accepted saying, “Master thanks Bourns for recognizing a partnership that is just ten years short of our founding.  The fact that this is from Bourns, a home-grown, family business, very much like our own, steeped in tradition and ingenuity, is not lost on me.”

About Master Electronics

Headquartered in Santa Monica, CA, Master Electronics is a leading authorized distributor of electronic components dedicated to stocking breadth of part numbers. Founded in 1967, Master Electronics has been supplying top quality components for industrial, military, medical, aerospace and consumer applications.  Master is franchised for over 250 suppliers including world-class brands such as ebm-papst, Honeywell, ITT Cannon, Omron Electronics, Panasonic, and TE Connectivity. www.masterelectronics.com

About Bourns

Bourns product lines include precision potentiometers, panel controls, encoders, resistor/capacitor networks, chip resistors/arrays, inductors, transformers, resettable fuses, thyristor-based overvoltage protectors, line feed resistors, and more. Bourns, Inc. serves a broad range of markets, including telecommunications, computer, industrial, instrumentation, automotive, consumer, audio, and medical. www.bourns.com

Image: James Harrington, VP Sales Americas, Amir Nizam, Vp of eBusiness & Marketing, Gordon Bourns, CEO, Vicki Eggers, VP Product Management, and Erik Meijer, President & COO