Press Release Editorial Contact Daniel French Email daniel.french@transonics.com Transonics QUICK TURN PCB Service delivers in as little as 8 Days Transonics plc. a leading supplier of electronic components and logistics solutions, announces the introduction of its QUICK TURN PCB service which offers and Asian pricing and delivery direct to UK customers in as little as 8 working days Unit prices are fixed at time of order with a guarantee that there will be no additional costs Transonics Quick Turn PCBs quotations are provided in 24 hours and are provided on a fully inclusive basis. The price will include UL, cUL and TS16949 approvals, tool costs, carriage costs and cross section reports. 2 layer PCBs can be delivered in 8 working days and 4 layers in 11 working days all shipped via courier. Transonics Quick Turn PCBs are manufactured in the same factories that supply leading tablet OEMs and currently ship in excess of 1.2 billion PCB boards per annum, Boards can be manufactured with up to 16 layers and a maximum length of 1.5 meters. Raw materials are all from major high quality suppliers and all are SGS and UL approved. Finished copper can be up to 6oz and finished board thickness maximum is 6.0mm. Transonics manufacturing partners are certified to TS16949, UL(E315391) CUL, ISO9001, and hold 36 patents for PCB design and manufacturing technologies. They have over 2500 employees and an in-house engineering team which provides fast response times, excellent support and creates all layers in-house. Daniel French, Managing Director of Transonics, comments, “5 years ago at the request of our customers we entered the PCB market and until now we have been supplying mass volumes on lead times for our UK and European customers. There was a gap for Quick Turn Asia direct deliveries and working with our partners we are now able to offer this service. We’ve made this easy with one inclusive price delivered direct to the customer’s door.” To support its PCB customers Transonics has a dedicated UK based PCB Product Manager, CAM350 software, depaneling machinery and provides UK warehousing for buffer stock holding and scheduled deliveries. Transonics are major suppliers of semiconductor products, relays, displays, power and Emech components and device programming, customised logistics solutions including the backup and support of their systems analysts, a global marketing team and highly qualified engineers and technical support staff. For more information call 0845 567 8899, email sales@transonics.com or visit www.transonics.com -ends- Note: Attached image shows Quick Turn PCBs from Transonics. About Transonics plc. Transonics PLC are passionate about supporting British manufacturing. We've been established for over 38 years, with an impressive customer base and ISO 9001 certification. We're based in London, Reading, and Leicester and have offices in Hong Kong and Italy, and we own one of the largest independent programming houses in the Europe: Lewmax Programming Ltd. Transonics is both an international multi-million pound concern as well as a family business. Founded by the current Managing Director’s Grandfather in the early 1950’s, Transonics has built its business based on personal integrity and sound business practice. Trusted as a leading provider of domestic and international electronic component supply and logistics, Transonics customers can expect reliable, intelligent and timely solutions. Their highly motivated workforce, based in London, Milan and Hong Kong, can deliver everything from off-the-shelf ‘immediate availability commodity’ standard components through to bespoke products with Transonics’ trademark dedication to excellence of service, product and price. Transonics became a plc. in 2002 is owned by Castello Holding Company Ltd and has grown its core business of component distribution by acquisition and strategic partnerships, to include design solutions, logistics and programming services. The company’s website can be found on www.transonics.com For further information contact; Transonics PLC Breakspears Park Breakspears Way Hemel Hempstead HP2 4UL Tel: 0845 567 8899 Email: sales@transonics.com or John Ellis Proactive Marketing and Communications 37 Ramsdell Rd Fleet GU51 1DD Tel: 01252 642444 Fax: 01252 676544 john@proactive.uk.com PR024