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Aerco announces stringent counterfeit component avoidance procedures; adheres to international standard AS6081

08 Jan 2018

Aerco, the distributor and stockist of electrical and electronic components servicing hi-reliability markets, announces that it has adopted SAE International Standard AS6081, the recognized protocol for counterfeit avoidance.  With the ever-present and increasing risk of counterfeit components entering the supply chain, particularly in hi-reliability markets, Aerco has instigated the full gamut of practices demanded by AS6801 for the avoidance, detection, mitigation and disposal of fraudulent/counterfeit parts.

Aerco, which is a member of the Electronic Resellers Association (ERAI), is certified to AS9120A (EN9120:2010), a company-wide quality management system, and its policy deals directly with the four tenets of AS6801 to guard against the possibility of counterfeit components entering the supply chain.  With many decades of experience working within the military and aerospace sector, Aerco’s strict supplier approval process ensures only genuine and fully-traceable parts are supplied.  Even when supplying difficult-to-source components, Aerco’s quotation process is visible to the customer and all parts are subjected to an approved testing process, with inspection and test reports supplied.

Paul Bandy, Director of Products, Aerco comments: “There have been a number of very high-profile cases relating to counterfeit parts that have highlighted the importance of continually being on guard to prevent such items entering the supply chain.  As an established company supplying to rail, military, aerospace and other hi-rel markets, quality is extremely important to us and our customers, who now have the added assurance of our adherence to AS6801, as well as our existing SC21 approvals and AS9120A certification.”

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