Bishop and Associates, a connector industry consulting firm, recently completed the “2009 U.S. Customer Survey of the Electronic Industry.” This survey is one of the largest and most important connector industry reports published. It ranks what attributes are important to customers when selecting connector companies, and it compares customers’ perceptions of 47 connector manufacturers. Among others, Tyco Electronics, Molex Incorporated, FCI, Amphenol, and Foxconn are included in the survey.

The following are key Samtec results:

* Samtec has been ranked #1 in the survey for 12 of the last 13 years
* Samtec ranked #1 in on-time delivery
* Samtec ranked #1 as consistently the most price competitive
* Samtec ranked #1 in meeting requested ship date
* Samtec ranked #1 in lead time satisfaction
* Samtec #1 in technical support satisfaction
* Samtec #1 is shipping samples
* Samtec #1 in placing orders through the web
* Samtec #1 in finding the connector product you want on web site
* Samtec #1 in satisfaction with the availability of technical data on web site

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