title: electronics-vendors
date: 2021-10-20
tags: electronics roundup

This post is a roundup of electronics vendors that I have heard of.

# general purpose

| vendor                             | notes                                           |
| :------                             | :----                                           |
| [Adafruit](https://www.adafruit.com/) | Hobbyist vendor. Sells product via DigiKey. |
| [Allied](https://www.alliedelec.com/) | Specialty in industrial. |
| [Arrow](https://www.arrow.com/)     | General purpose vendor.                         |
| [Automation Direct](https://www.automationdirect.com/) | Industrial vendor. |
| [DigiKey](https://www.digikey.com/) | Minnesota. Very popular general purpose vendor. |
| [Grainger](https://www.grainger.com/category/electrical) | Industrial vendor. Blessed by State of Wisconsin. |
| [Mouser](https://www.mouser.com/)   | General purpose vendor.                         |
| [Newark](https://www.newark.com/) | General purpose vendor. Blessed by State of Wisconsin. |
| [PDUWhips](https://www.pduwhips.com/) | Lots of options for power cords. |
| [Samtec](https://www.samtec.com/)   | Specializes in connectors |
| [SparkFun](https://www.sparkfun.com/) | Hobbyist vendor. |
| [TTI](https://www.tti.com)          | General purpose vendor.                         |

# industrial controls

| vendor | notes |
| :----- | :---- |
| [Automation Direct](https://www.automationdirect.com/) | Industrial vendor. |
| [Love Dwyer](https://www.dwyer-inst.com/division/love) | My favorite temperature PID controllers. |
| [Precision Digital](https://www.predig.com/) | Nice flexible display and control with modbus. |

# heating elements

| vendor | notes |
| :----- | :---- |
| [Omega Engineering](https://www.omega.com/) | Scientific vendor. Good parts for a lot of money. |
| [Watlow](https://www.watlow.com/) | Lots of custom options. |