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Feature Delivering what buyers want on a global scale America II is a global leader in component distribution, stocking more than four billion components, which makes it one of the world’s largest distributors of semiconductors and electronic components. Through franchise and direct distribution lines, America II serves as a primary partner for OEM and EMS customers. The company was established in 1989 and is headquartered in St Petersburg, Florida, with offices in the UK, Germany, China, Japan, Singapore and Mexico. America II also provides value-added services and inventory solutions from its ISO 9001:2008 and ESD-certified 420,000ft² distribution facility. Global footprint With a dream of establishing a successful distributorship in the integrated circuit market, Mike Galinski founded America II Electronics in 1989. Since that time, the company has grown from its Florida roots into one of the most successful distributors of electronic components in the world. America II had an eye on expansion since its inception. In 1994, it opened a UK operation, America II Europe. With a presence on two continents, Asia soon became the next logical stop on the America II expansion list. In the year 2000, America II opened its Mexico office and the Yokohama location in Japan jumpstarted its Eastern expansion. Offices followed in Singapore in 2004 and China in 2011. In the midst of this Asian expansion, America II also broadened its stake in Europe with the founding of a Germany location in 2002. Expansive line card America II stocks more than four billion components valued at $1 billion USD, making it one of the world’s largest distributors of semiconductors and electronic components. It offers a complete range of products, from active, passive and electromechanical components to memory and specialty products. As a global distributor, America II stocks and distributes many types of semiconductors and electronic components, including: batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, crystal oscillators, diodes, filters, FPGAs, fuses and circuit breakers, inductors and coils, LEDs, memory, microcontrollers, microprocessors, power supplies, resistors, switches and relays, thermistors, transistors, transformers and voltage regulators. The company’s objective is to bring value to customers’ supply chains. As a result, it has developed a line card that includes the products and manufacturers that customers can depend on. In addition, America II provides supply chain solutions, cost-saving programmes and inventory solution programmes to industries ranging from telecommunications, industrial and lighting to healthcare, automotive and military. Experience in global markets allows America II to provide superior service and a broad array of solutions to customers around the world. America II at a glance With four billion components in stock and ready to ship and 165,000 unique part numbers, America II carries both franchise and direct distribution lines. It can help with hard- to-find and allocated parts with assurance of supply and various cost-saving and inventory solution programmes. Other capabilities include: electronic data interchange transaction programmes; price point variance programmes; bonded and reserve inventory programmes; on-site vendor owned inventory programmes and spot buy orders as well as concurrent cost reduction programmes. Looking at certification, America II is ISO 9001 and ANSI S20.20 certified, C-TPAT certified, CCAP-101 certified and is a member of ERAI, SMTA and GIDEP www.americaiieurope.com With more than four billion components in stock and locations in America, Europe and Asia, America II has a lot to offer Value-added services and inventory solutions are provided from America II’s ISO 9001:2008 and ESD-certified 420,000ft² distribution facility America II stocks more than four billion components valued at $1 billion USD ESEU January_February 2016 22
