In this week economy the high tech manufacturing sector continues to grow. Those results were felt by many distributors as well. AERI’s manufacturing customers continued to purchase at an increased rate through the end of 2011. See the link for details on the tech manufacturing industries success for 2011.
Link: http://economy.ocregister.com/2011/11/18/tech-manufacturing-orders-near-15-year-high/94843/

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.