Future Designs, Digi-Key reach deal

Local company expects sales jump of up to 300%

Wednesday, August 09, 2006

From staff reports

Huntsville Times

Huntsville-based Future Designs Inc. has signed a global distribution agreement with Digi-Key Corp., a distributor of electronic components.

FDI is a design and technical services company founded in 1989, specializing in embedded product design and development.

According to FDI, the agreement is not for a specific dollar amount but is a broad-based distribution and stocking agreement.

FDI said it expects to increase sales by as much as 300 percent this year alone by expanding its customer base with Digi-Key. The company said it expects to hire several additional engineers and technical support personnel over the next few months.

Minnesota-based Digi-Key ships products to more than 140 countries around the globe.

"Having our products available through Digi-Key greatly expands our presence with the worldwide engineering community," said Kent Lowman, Future Designs director. "The Digi-Key catalog and Web site are critical elements on every design engineer's desk, and this agreement should help extend our offering of development tools to support additional Philips products."



Future Designs, Digi-Key reach deal Local company expects sales jump of up to 300% Wednesday, August 09, 2006 From staff reports Huntsville Times Huntsville-based Future Designs Inc. has signed a global distribution agreement with Digi-Key Corp., a distributor of electronic components. FDI is a design and technical services company founded in 1989, specializing in embedded product design and development. According to FDI, the agreement is not for a specific dollar amount but is a broad-based distribution and stocking agreement. FDI said it expects to increase sales by as much as 300 percent this year alone by expanding its customer base with Digi-Key. The company said it expects to hire several additional engineers and technical support personnel over the next few months. Minnesota-based Digi-Key ships products to more than 140 countries around the globe. "Having our products available through Digi-Key greatly expands our presence with the worldwide engineering community," said Kent Lowman, Future Designs director. "The Digi-Key catalog and Web site are critical elements on every design engineer's desk, and this agreement should help extend our offering of development tools to support additional Philips products." © 2006 The Huntsville Times © 2006 al.com All Rights Reserved.