SupplyChain Magazine December 2018 | Page 94

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94 distributors . Smith is among the most flexible to work with .”
Finally , Ross has a multitude of OEM agreements in place . “ Given the diverse needs of our customer base , it doesn ’ t always make sense to design and build every element ourselves ,” says Pulcine . Ross has taken the OEM model a step further with its Emmy ® award winning openGear ® platform , part of the Infrastructure product line . openGear is the industry standard platform of choice for modular signal processing equipment . As the world ’ s first modular platform open to other manufacturers , openGear provides solutions derived from hundreds of individual cards from dozens of companies . This cooperative effort gives users best of breed product and budget options , all while ensuring common control and monitoring within the Ross DashBoard ecosystem . Pulcine elaborates ; “ This means that openGear partner companies can design and sell products ( PCBA ’ s ) that work in the Ross openGear frame . This is unique . Competitors in this vertical typically deliver solutions that are exclusive to their products . You can ’ t put anyone else ’ s product in their frame . The Ross openGear solution gives the
An Acuity A3M switcher , part of Ross ’ flagship Acuity line , features switches that Ross helped develop with NKK
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