The US Senate Committee investigating counterfeits in our military products is turning up the heat on China and they are not happy. Chinese officials are making excuses for the committee’s investigation and denying access to areas where the counterfeit parts are being created. To get the full story see this article.

Robb Hammond is the founder and CEO of AERI, an independent electronic component distributor operating since 1994. He is a founding member and former committee chair of SAE AS6081, the counterfeit-avoidance standard for independent distributors adopted by the U.S. Department of Defense, and a recognized authority on counterfeit detection.