After ECIA’s monthly index showed a strong 1st quarter then a rapid decline in the 2nd quarter, it looks like orders are creeping back up in the right direction. July put the index back in positive territory at 103.4 and ECIA is forecasting the growth to continue in August. For many it has been a tough few years so this is an encouraging sign.
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.
