Orion Fans Expands Sales Force with Addition of Sumer, Inc. to Representative Portfolio


Leading manufacturers' representative extends fan offering to Midwest region...

DALLAS, TX (February 16, 2009) - Orion Fans, a leading manufacturer of standard and custom AC and DC fans, has appointed Sumer, Inc., a premier representative of leading electronic and electromechanical component manufacturers, as sales representative for the Northern and Central Illinois and Eastern Wisconsin regions. Sumer will represent Orion Fans' complete product offering, including AC and DC fans, fan trays, fan accessories, and blowers.

"Sumer's 50 plus years of experience with a variety of products, including cooling technologies, is a key asset to capitalizing on both organizations' sales efforts throughout the Midwest region," said Tom Wheeler, national sales manager for Orion Fans.  "With 17 outside sales employees, many of whom have direct cooling and fan technology experience, Sumer is a welcome addition to our sales force and they are well equipped to meet all of our customers needs."

Continued Bob Casiello, vice president of sales for Sumer, Inc., "Orion Fans has the breadth of products we need, both standard and custom, to serve our customers needs regardless of the application, from telecom and networking equipment to appliances to industrial control."

Headquartered in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, Sumer, Inc. was established in 1955 and covers the Northern and Central Illinois and Eastern Wisconsin regions. As a leading manufacturers' representative firm, Sumer, Inc. is well known for its technology leadership, responsiveness and strong customer relationships.

For more information about Orion Fans' comprehensive line of AC and DC fans, fan trays, fan accessories, performance controls, and blowers, contact Sumer, Inc. at 847-991-8500 or email sales@sumer.com; or contact Orion Fans at 10557 Metric Dr., Dallas, TX, 75243; call 800-323-2439, e-mail at twheeler@knightonline.com, or visit Orion on the web at www.orionfans.com/.

Orion Fans, a division of Knight Electronics, Inc. is an ISO9001/2000 global manufacturer of standard and custom AC and DC fans, fan accessories, fan trays, and blowers.  Established in 1995, Orion Fans supplies quality engineered and competitively priced cooling products and assemblies to OEMs worldwide.  The company has engineering and manufacturing facilities in the United States, Europe, and Asia.

For more information, call 919-872-8172, or e-mail beth.gaddy@btbmarketing.com

Keywords: Orion Fans, Knight Electronics, Sumer, Inc., fans, fan trays, blowers, cooling
URL: www.orionfans.com

Beth Gaddy
Public Relations Executive
BtB Marketing Communications, Inc.
900 Ridgefield Drive, Suite 270
Raleigh, NC 27609
P: 919.872.8172
F: 919.872.8875
www.btbmarketing.com

For more information, contact:
Tom Wheeler
Knight Electronics
(214) 340-0265
twheeler@knightonline.com

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