From its beginnings as a passive components relationship, today both companies hold significant positions as global electronic components leaders and major industry influencers
RIVERSIDE, Calif., May 19, 2025 - Bourns, Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of electronic components for power, protection, and sensing solutions, today announced it’s remarkable 40-year distribution sales partnership with TTI, Inc. The two companies’ agreement began in 1985 with TTI’s specialization in passive component sales to the North American market. Over the years, both companies have prevailed over industry consolidations and managed dynamic market conditions to have grown into global electronic component leaders where TTI now represents Bourns’ complete product portfolio worldwide.
Demonstrating its commitment to excellence across multiple key customer service and product criteria, and the value it places on providing the utmost level of support for TTI, Bourns continues to be an active participant in the TTI Supplier Excellence Awards program. Due to its continuous process improvements, quality products, on-time delivery and world-class customer support, Bourns has earned TTI’s Global Operations Excellence Award, its highest overall global performance excellence recognition, eight times in the award’s 14-year history.
“I am proud of the trusted, lasting and rewarding partnership we have built with TTI that enables us to strongly and expertly provide innovative application solutions and technical support to our mutual global customer base. From the start, Bourns and TTI shared a common purpose – to provide the highest quality products and outstanding service that can give customers a competitive advantage. Our close collaboration that has grown steadily over the years continues to deliver on that promise, and I only see more continued achievements ahead,” said Gordon Bourns, Chairman and CEO of Bourns.
"Our enduring relationship is a testament to our collective ability to overcome challenging market conditions allowing both companies to grow and prosper,” said Mike Morton, CEO of TTI, Inc. “Throughout our 40-year history together, Bourns has been a steadfast partner to TTI playing a key role that has contributed not only to our success, but also has helped to elevate TTI’s competitive worldwide leadership position. We place the highest value in continuing our long-term association with Bourns.”