WILMINGTON, Mass., Oct. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Heilind Electronics, the largest interconnect distributor in North America, has been named as Molex Inc.'s 2011 Americas Distributor of the Year, for the second year in a row.

The annual award recognizes the Molex distributor that has made the greatest contribution to Molex's business plans. Criteria for the award include overall growth, design activity, inventory profile and support of Molex sales and marketing initiatives.

"We're honored to be recognized by Molex as their Distributor of the Year for the second year in a row," said Bob Clapp, Heilind president. "Molex is one of our longest and closest partners, and I'm proud of all those whose hard work and dedication helped make this achievement possible. It's a pleasure working with Molex and I look forward to continued success in our partnership."

"We are very pleased to present Heilind our Americas Distributor of the Year Award for the second consecutive year," said Graham Brock, President of Sales and Marketing at Molex. "The performance of Heilind has been outstanding, especially when considering that the overall growth in the region was very strong from all of our channel partners. The breadth of inventory and focus on our product line, combined with their core value of providing interconnect solutions continues to be a winning formula."

About Heilind Electronics

Founded in 1974, Heilind Electronics, Inc. (www.heilind.com) is one of the world's leading distributors of connectors, relays, switches, thermal management & circuit protection products, terminal blocks, wire & cable, wiring accessories and insulation & identification products. Heilind has 25 North American sales offices, two automated distribution centers and a highly versatile value-added center. Follow Heilind on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/Heilind and on Twitter at http://twitter.com/Heilind.

About Molex Incorporated

Providing more than connectors, Molex delivers complete interconnect solutions for a number of markets including data communications, telecommunications, consumer electronics, industrial, automotive, medical, military, lighting and solar. Established in 1938, the company operates 39 manufacturing locations in 16 countries. The Molex website is http://www.molex.com. Follow Molex at www.twitter.com/molexconnectors, watch videos at www.youtube.com/molexconnectors, connect with Molex at www.facebook.com/molexconnectors and read the blog at www.connector.com.