This is good news for manufacturers and distributors.
July’s component sales sentiment took a sharp upward turn, leading many to believe that the excess inventory at manufacturers has begun to normalize. The ECIA expects another sharp increase this month, bringing the market close to a balance.
This is good news for manufacturers and distributors. It is evidence that manufacturers continue to receive and ship orders and gives a glimpse of light at the end of the tunnel for distributors who were caught holding the bag at the end of last year when OEM’s began to cancel orders.
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.
