News & Events

Virginia Electronic Components (VEC, LLC) acquires Morris Automation Group

October 8, 2012

VEC Supply, a leading distributor of electronic components and services, serving the datacom, industrial automation, security, access control, and OEM markets, today announced the acquisition of industrial automation specialist Morris Automation Group, of Roanoke, Va. Under the terms of the agreement, Morris Automation will operate as a stand-alone division of VEC and will continue to support the industrial automation marketplace. “We believe this is an excellent add-on to the VEC business bringing us some new world-class product lines and a strong customer base of industrial accounts”, stated Frank Stalzer, President of VEC. “Our goal is to continue to build our business organically and through acquisitions and this latest move brings our number of branch locations to four.” VEC is headquartered in Charlottesville, Va. and maintains stocking sales branches in Lynchburg, Va.,Roanoke, Va., as well as Raleigh, NC. In addition, VEC maintains an on-line distribution business operating under the banner DirectDatacom.

Addendum – November 21, 2012 - View the article about the acquisition in this month’s Electrical Wholesaling

KUSA Products & VEC (Virginia Electronic Components) of Charlottesville, Virginia Team Up to Aid Local Cities to Go Green.

Kansas City, MO. June 27th, 2012

Kyland USA, LLC: (Veteran Owned Small Business – VOSB) and VEC (Virginia Electronic Components) helps local towns and contractors save money, lower costs, buy Made in USA products.  KUSA and VEC are offering free SFP’s with every KUSA switch purchased.

KUSA & VEC (Virginia Electronic Components) are now distributing the new KUSA KY-8PSE30WUI  Designed & Engineered in the USA

The New Industrial Ethernet switch is a High Security • Un-Managed • Eight Port • All Gigabit •Power over Ethernet (PoE) Switch. Its features include: 30 Watts (IEEE802.3at) Power over Ethernet (PoE) for all ports, Built-in 110 / 220 VAC – 50/60 Hz Power Supply, temperature hardened, Cyber Locks, and Rack or Shelf Mount.  The KY-8PSE30WUI Industrial Ethernet Switch is equipped with Clean Code Technology and is interoperable with all Cyber-Secure Video products. The switch has very low power consumption and is perfect for Camera & Surveillance applications.  This Low cost switch combines Plug & Play operation with very low power consumption for customer added value. Secure high resolution video transmissions are standard on this switch – with no configuration. Take the switch right out the box – plug it into any 110 / 220 VAC outlet and instantly connect cameras and sensors with a powerful 30 Watts per port POE (IEEE802.3at). No power budget to worry about – EVERY port has a FULL 30 Watts (IEEE802.3at) available. Easy to Install, Easy to Use! No need to worry about network back-doors or contaminated foreign software code. The product is available immediately at VEC (Virginia Electronic Components) – located in: Lynchburg (1-866-204-1655), Charlottesville (1-800-666-9830), and Raleigh (1-866-907-0066)

VEC is currently offering the switch at a low introductory price for all municipal and government agencies as well as security contractors. Call VEC for a quote on our full line of Industrial Ethernet products (Security, Surveillance, IR Cameras, Sensors, Traffic and Industrial Automation. VEC sells the full line of KUSA Industrial products. VEC supports Made in USA products, supports American Veterans and Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB).

Let VEC stretch your budget with KUSA products. Ask your VEC representative about free SFP’s with every KUSA switch purchase.

Frank Stalzer appointed President of VEC Supply

December 3, 2011

VEC Supply, a leading distributor of electronic components and services, serving the voice and data, telecom, security, access control, factory automation and OEM markets, today announced the appointment of Frank Stalzer to the position of President, effective January 1, 2012.  VEC’s current President,  Ed Stalzer,  a second cousin to Frank, will remain with the company through the end of 2011 and help insure a smooth transition.  Thereafter, he will carry the title of President Emeritus, and will serve in an advisory capacity through 2012.

Frank Stalzer comes to VEC with over 30 years of distribution experience in the electronics industry and has held executive level positions at  Arrow Electronics, Richey Electronics and Peerless Electronics. Most recently, Mr. Stalzer was President & CEO of Astrex Electronics, a distributor of electronic interconnect products serving the industrial and military market places.   A native of Long Island, NY, Mr. Stalzer has recently relocated with his family to Charlottesville, Va to assume this new role.  A 1980 graduate of New York Institute of Technology with a B.S. degree, Stalzer also attended the Harvard Business School’s  General Management Program in 2001.

“I’m excited about the opportunity to play a leadership role in the future of VEC.  The VEC team has built a very successful company over the past few years and we are well positioned to take our company to the next level”, said Frank Stalzer.  He went on to state that in addition to organic growth, he believes there are opportunities for further geographic expansion, as well as for possible strategic  acquisitions.  “Our financial backers continue to invest in our company and are very excited about our new growth plans.”