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 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.