The Leading Independent Electronic
Components Distributor [Parts Catalog]
Over the years American Electronic Resource has developed
a worldwide sourcing system for electronic components and
obsolete ICs that has become the benchmark for electronic
components distributors. In 2002 American Electronic Resource
Inc was approved for ISO 9001:2000 Certification by Underwriters
Laboratories (UL). Our ISO quality system incorporates
all of the relevant standards of ANSI/ESDS20.20-1999 that
are applicable to an electronic components distributor.
Our relentless commitment to quality made the ISO audit
effortless as many of our systems and procedures already
met or exceeded the requirements of ISO certification.
As an approved vendor of the United States Department of
Defense and its contractors, we have been required to meet
standards that far exceed those of commercial electronic
components suppliers.
AERI has developed an inspection system that ensures that
all electronic components, including obsolete ICs, capacitors,
transistors, diodes, resistors, semiconductors, and switches,
moved through the company warehouse are inspected with
triple redundancy. No stock is accepted at our facility
unless the electronic components supplier from which the
stock was sent has met or exceeds our requirements to be
a qualified vendor.
After vendor qualifications
are verified, all incoming stock is physically and visually
inspected by a quality
control agent in a static free workstation within 2 hours
of receipt of shipment. The components are then inspected
for any damage incurred in shipping and to confirm that
the proper electro-static device (ESD) packaging materials
were used for the shipment. Product is then inspected to
confirm that it visually meets all the requirements of
the customer purchase order and that it meets the original
manufacturer’s specifications.
When the electronic components are determined to be compliant
with customer purchase order, the parts are then temporarily
stored in approved (ESD) packaging and warehoused until
scheduled for shipment. On the day the product is scheduled
for shipment, the previously inspected stock is re-opened
in a static-free workstation and visually inspected by
a quality control shipping agent to re-verify that the
electronic components are in complete compliance with the
customer purchase order. Stock is then prepared for shipment
utilizing approved (ESD) packaging materials and in accordance
with any packaging requirements specified by the customer.
AERI has a stringent process
for rating electronic components suppliers to determine
which ones are able to comply with
the quality we strive to maintain. Every time a component
supplier does not meet the terms of our purchase order,
a “vendor incident form” must be completed.
All the details of the incident are documented and then
forwarded to the purchasing manager for evaluation and
possibly a corrective action report from the component
supplier. If the purchasing manager determines it is necessary,
the vendor’s quality rating will be degraded. The
electronic components supplier rating is visible to employees
in all American Electronic Resource offices, and any future
purchasing decisions will be evaluated based on the rating
of the vendor. As the leader among independent electronic
components distributors, AERI is committed to providing
the best service in the industry.
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