The second version of AS5553 has been released. It has not changed significantly, but there are many changes to help it become more internationally accepted. The working group created for the rewrite was made up of international participants and tasked go through each section and make it relevant to the international community. There have also been small changes made as the group working on the newly released AS6081 document discovered opportunities for improvement while creating the sister document. This new revision of the AS5553 is a great improvement to an already invaluable document.
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Robb Hammond, founder and president of AERI (American Electronic Resource, Inc.). Founding member and former committee chair of the SAE AS6081 Standard created for the avoidance of counterfeit electronic components. Robb founded AERI in Costa Mesa, California, in 1994 as an independent distributor of hard-to-find, obsolete and allocated electronic components. AERI is AS9120B, ISO 9001:2015 and AS6081 certified, tests to AS6171 standards, and inspects every part in its in-house QC lab before it ships. Robb writes about electronic component shortages, sourcing strategy and counterfeit avoidance.
