Increasing its support for original equipment manufacturers, Arrow Electronics Inc. is expanding its network of custom computer system integration and fulfillment facilities to seven around the world. Arrow recently added locations in San Paulo, Brazil, and Bangalore, India.

"Arrow is pleased to expand our network of integration centers to include facilities in India and Brazil," said Brian Armstrong, vice president of Arrow's OEM Computing Solutions business. "These locations were selected based on the needs of our customers to deploy solutions in those regions."

Arrow's integration facilities provide design and manufacturing services for OEM solutions ranging from system integration and hardware solution design to custom packaging and diagnostic and functional testing, the company said.

In addition to the locations in Brazil and India, Arrow also operates integration facilities in Phoenix, Ariz.; Budapest, Hungary; Shenzhen, China; Petach Tikva, Israel; and Nogales, Mexico.

All of Arrow's integration facilities follow "CopyXactTM" methodology to ensure that processes and procedures in production and fulfillment activities remain consistent across all locations, the company said.

Headquartered in Englewood, Colo., Arrow Electronics is a provider of products, services and products to industrial and commercial users of electronic components and enterprise computing solutions. Arrow serves as a supply channel partner for more than 120,000 original equipment manufacturers, contract manufacturers and commercial customers through a global network of more than 390 locations in 52 countries.