The problem of counterfeit components is getting worse, even as OEMs, suppliers, and distributors improve their identification tactics. The Department of Commerce released a report earlier this year ...

Look around your house or office. There's a good chance one or more of the electronic products you use daily contain some counterfeit parts. While it's impossible to know for sure, industry experts ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Every part of your vehicle could be counterfeited. A counterfeit part could cause performance issues or, worse, even be fatal.

July 24, 2013. In response to the growing demand and need of the electronics supply chain, IECQ, the IEC Quality Assessment System for Electronic Components, launched a program designed to address the ...

You may have heard about DFARS 252.246-7007, Contractor Counterfeit Electronic Part Detection and Avoidance System, also known as the “Counterfeit Parts Rule.” The rule requires contractors who ...

Airman 1st Class Diamond Balock-White inspects an F-16 fighter. The Pentagon is developing new tests to find counterfeit parts in military systems. (Airman 1st Class Caleb Worpel/U.S. Air Force) ...

If you have ever had a car repaired at a dealer, you would know that getting it fixed there is an incredibly expensive endeavour, and for a good reason: genuine car parts aren’t cheap. No matter the ...

Joseph Ruggiero Vice President North Shore Components Bellport, N.Y. Given today’s global supply chain, OEMs, contract manufacturers, and repair facilities must be especially vigilant about ...

Last week, the Senate Armed Services Committee announced that it has launched an investigation into counterfeit electronic parts in the Department of Defense's supply chain. According to a statement ...

Production and distribution of counterfeit parts continues to soar across a wide range of industries even as arrests and convictions are on the rise. According to Timothy Gifford, SVP and general ...

With golf remaining so popular in 2021 and the global supply chain issues making the wait times for new gear longer and longer, criminals have plenty of incentive to try producing and selling ...

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