The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency has a policy in place that limits component manufacturer’s access to view photographs of suspected counterfeit components. A new law is being proposed, H.R. 6012, which would allow component manufacturers to examine these photographs which would enable them to see characteristics of the parts to determine their authenticity. We are in an all out war to protect the safety of consumers and the government. Loosening this restriction will help curb the estimated 2 million components that entered into the US in 2010. To read more see this article.
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.
