EFC Welcomes IDEA: New Affiliate Member in 2023

July 18, 2023

IDEA is the industry endorsed technology solutions provider. The company has been servicing manufacturers and distributors with product data syndication and EDI (electronic data interchange) since it was created in 1998 by National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) and the National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED). The company’s mission is to assume a leadership position in facilitating the exchange of complete, high-quality, commercial grade transactional and e-commerce content, which includes serving the electrical industry standards body by setting, facilitating, and monitoring data standards.

The EFC-Official Representative from IDEA is Mike Wentz, VP, Sales & Marketing

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