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Counterfeit Components: Your First Steps Towards a Mitigation Plan

Counterfeiting has become somewhat prevalent these days, more so in some industries than in others. If there is a profit to be made, this hidden market will find it. When it comes to electronic components, especially in the electronics arena where reliability is involved, there is a deep concern that what you produce as a final product is not compromised in either design or manufacturing.

 
 

Course Length: 32 Minutes | Cost: FREE | Presenter: Mark Young

Counterfeiting has become somewhat prevalent these days, more so in some industries than in others. If there is a profit to be made, this hidden market will find it. When it comes to electronic components, especially in the electronics arena where reliability is involved, there is a deep concern that what you produce as a final product is not compromised in either design or manufacturing. This outcome requires an understanding of the implications of counterfeit components and how you can develop plans to prevent inferior materials from entering your supply chain.

Join us for a few minutes, and as always, bring your questions about this issue and we will do our best to guide you through these sometimes confusing topics.

Topics we will be reviewing are:

  • Counterfeit Components, a short story.
  • Developing a mitigation plan.
  • Testing to increase customer confidence.
  • Roles of purchasing, engineering and manufacturing.

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