MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 31, 2009-- Arrow Electronics Inc. (NYSE:ARW) now has the ability to perform First Article Inspections (FAI) in accordance with AS9102, the aerospace standard that outlines the acceptable manner of documenting and reporting the first item manufactured in a production run.

Arrow is fully compliant in AS9102 in its Nogales, Mexico, facility where FAIs will be performed to help ensure consistency across the aerospace, automotive, commercial air technology and other engineering fields. At this time, FAIs will be performed on Amphenol connector products assembled in Arrow’s Nogales facility, but will expand to include other suppliers in the near future.

Customers can now avoid the extra time and resources needed to request FAIs from suppliers and complete the process at the distributor level resulting in a streamlined design process that gets customers to market faster. Customers will also benefit from Arrow’s deep technical understanding of manufacturing processes and first article inspection requirements, as well as a full suite of value-added supply chain services.

Arrow’s connector facility located in Nogales has more than 2,000 specialized assembly operations and houses over 14,000 components. The facility is designed to provide efficient production, work-order tracking, and comprehensive shipping of finished mil spec connectors.

To learn more about Arrow’s aerospace and defense solutions and to download the new capabilities brochure, visit www.arrownac.com/zeus.

About Arrow Electronics, Inc.

Arrow Electronics (www.arrow.com) is a global provider of products, services and solutions to industrial and commercial users of electronic components and enterprise computing solutions. Headquartered in Melville, N.Y., Arrow serves as a supply channel partner for approximately 800 suppliers and 130,000 original equipment manufacturers, contract manufacturers and commercial customers through a global network of more than 340 locations in 53 countries and territories.

Source: Arrow Electronics, Inc.

Arrow Electronics, Inc.
Chris Maio, 631-847-5454
Manager, External Communications
cmaio@arrow.com