For the FIFTH time Samtec was ranked #1 in the Bishop and Associates “European Customer Survey Of The Electronic Connector Industry.”

Bishop and Associates, a connector industry consulting firm, recently completed its "2008 European Customer Survey Of The Electronic Connector Industry”. This survey is one of the largest and most important connector industry reports published. It ranks customers’ perceptions of 37 top connector manufacturers on several key criteria, including quality, delivery, and price, among others.

Samtec received the highest overall rating of the 37 connector companies surveyed.

Here’s some of the key results of the survey:

• Samtec was ranked #1 in overall performance for all of Europe
• Samtec was ranked #1 by both OEM's and CEM's.

Other key results for Samtec include:

• Samtec ranked #1 in meeting requested delivery dates
• Samtec ranked #1 in meeting promised ship dates
• Samtec ranked #1 in order lead times
• Samtec ranked #1 in turnaround time to design a new connector
• Samtec ranked #1 in ease of use of the catalog
• Samtec ranked #1 in providing product samples
• Samtec ranked #1 in website usefulness

To purchase a complete copy of the report, contact Bishop and Associates at (630) 443-2702, or www.bishopinc.com.