Strategic Alliance

Cantium are pleased to announce that GTK Electronics and Cantium have formed a strategic alliance in order to apply Cantium’s vast experience in the European distribution sectors and provide an even higher standard to GTK’s already flourishing customer base.

Since October of 2011, GTK and Cantium have worked tirelessly to ensure that existing customers of GTK have been provided with a seamless transition to Cantium representatives in Germany. This in turn has provided them with extended technical expertise and a variety of extended sourcing opportunities.

About GTK Electronics

GTK are a global provider of electronics solutions including Mechatronics, Optoelectronics, Connectors & Cable Assemblies. For over 20 years we have provided our customers with high quality, high performance products. Combining this with excellent customer service has ensured that we have long term relationships with our customers. More and more of our customers require customised solutions and we have the necessary expertise and infrastructure to support these requirements.

Want to learn more about GTK’s product range? Please follow the link which will transport you to the GTK Electronics Homepage:

As more products are affected, prudent and rigorous procedures become evermore important as we protect our customers’ production lines.

Increasing levels of sophistication by the counterfeiters can be witnessed, as more instances of counterfeit components are un-covered.

Various tactics are employed by less scrupulous traders and the ability to identify potential problem parts or suppliers forms an important
and necessary focus for all of us.

As a recent example, One-time programmable parts (OTP) have been attempted to be placed on the market already custom programmed!
“Used” parts are interspersed amongst new and original components and re-packaged onto reels.

When accessing stock in the ‘grey-market’ one way to fully identify the genuine products from those of dubious source, is 100% test and inspection.

In an effort to avoid counterfeit or used products, Cantium remains diligent with it’s selected partners.

Honesty, transparency and solid working relationships drive our global supply partners to deliver genuine ‘good’ products.

If any doubt to a component’s provenance exists, our customers can remain confident in Cantium’s ability to detect and investigate the batch further.

As our supplier’s know they will not receive payment until our customer’s confirm the goods we’ve delivered are fit, form and function as per the specified
manufacturer’s data sheet, we totally eradicate the possibility of paying for items that are useless.

This peace of mind is transferred to our customers too as they are afforded the same guarantee – Component not right? No payment!

In an effort to reduce the possibilities of rogue components in the supply chain, we retain a network of franchised distributors and utilise our relationships
with trusted companies across the world.

The carrot of “payment only when goods proven” reduces wasted time, reduces useless inventory, but more importantly, protects our customer’s image and brands as
the need to keep production lines producing remains paramount.

Sometimes buyers can’t locate product in their local market – When it’s one of those times, choose Cantium.
Cantium’s robust attitude to a ‘clean market place’ protects our business and delivers confidence to customers with less experience when sourcing in the global arena.