AERI - Full Inspection Process Overview
AERI - Full Inspection Process Overview #supplychain #electroniccomponents #CounterfeitElectronicComponents If you need AUTHENTIC electronic components in a hurry, please contact one of our search experts at http://www.aeri.com This is a compilation of 3 separate videos on how AERI inspects electronic components looking for counterfeits. Watch NEXT: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoPaBCSiIxu0m2THfk-OXoiXP8MyvnWuy Stay up to date on the latest INDUSTRY NEWS: https://www.aeri.com/blog/ How to DETECT COUNTERFEIT PARTS https://www.aeri.com/quality/ CONNECT WITH US LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-electronic-resource/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/americanelectronicresource/ Twitter https://twitter.com/AERIElectronics Transcript: Hello. Welcome to AERI. Our mission is to keep your production lines moving. It all starts by finding your toughest to find parts from all over the world and inspecting them to the highest standards in the industry. The analysis starts the minute the parts hit our dock. In order to ensure that our customers are getting quality, authentic components, we go as far as inspecting the shipments outer packaging. The packaging of the product can give us many clues to the authenticity of the parts as well as giving us an idea of the level of quality of the supplier. The outside of the bags or boxes have traits that either give us confidence or cause for concern. The manufacturer's spec sheets often describe the type of packaging, description of the logo, and where it's supposed to be printed. Then we compare that to the actual packaging. The logos on this shipment of St Micro parts were obviously fake. Using a barcode scanner, we can tell if the digital information matches the readable text. Some of the counterfeits we have found had completely different part numbers than were read by the barcode scanner. Once opening up the packaging, we look to see if the parts are packaged properly. If they are moisture sensitive parts, they require desiccant and a humidity indicator card. If the parts are in manufacturer packaging.Without those items, that's a red flag. Then we check to make sure the parts are on the right product carrier. If it's on a tape and reel, are the parts oriented in the same way and is the leader the proper length to work on an Smt line? As we examine the labels, is the exact part number on the label? Do the bait and lock codes match? Do they have the same country of origin? As you can see in this picture. The label says the parts were made in Malaysia and the parts say Indonesia. Not only that, but they misspelled ROHS. We also take pictures of the packaging and labels and save all this data in our system. In this video, we describe step two of our three step process external characteristics.Now we begin to examine the individual parts. First, we remove the sample quantity from random locations in the packaging. Then we pull the manufacturer's data sheet and confirm the components are the correct part. We compare it to the customer's purchase order to make sure we have exactly what they ordered, the right manufacturer and quantity. Now it's time to put the parts under the microscope. After years of experience, our QC techs can spot a fake easily. All of our techs can accurately judge whether or not a part has been blacked up just by looking at the surface under the microscope, a real part has a dull look with sharp peaks from the plastic molding process. If the parts are sanded down, then black top, they usually have a more glossy finish and the peaks look more rounded as the paint settles within the original peaks and valleys. If the parts are sandblasted in order to remove the old markings, there will be telltale signs of the underlying material of the part. Plastic encapsulated parts have Silicon embedded in the plastic, which shows up as small glass spheres. When the plastic surface has been etched away, then we verify that the logo and markings match the manufacturer specs, as well as comparing them to other similar products we've received over the years. We're also looking for inconsistencies in marking placement and quality. Often when an inexperienced counterfeiter uses a second grade laser marking machine, they'll burn holes in the part. You can see in this image that the part has both laser burn marks and the logos missing important elements of the Philips brand. When the counterfeiters try to create a large lot, they have to group together different parts, oftentimes with different variations in the body of the components. The pin one placement and other indents need to be consistently placed on all of the parts. In this example, some of the parts were missing pin one indicators within the exact same lot. Sometimes the process of refurbishing the part leaves telltale signs of counterfeiting. We've seen flux, chemical residue, dirt, tool marks and paint where it doesn't belong...[continued in video]
AERI - Full Inspection Process Overview #supplychain #electroniccomponents #CounterfeitElectronicComponents If you need AUTHENTIC electronic components in a hurry, please contact one of our search experts at http://www.aeri.com This is a compilation of 3 separate videos on how AERI inspects electronic components looking for counterfeits. Watch NEXT: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoPaBCSiIxu0m2THfk-OXoiXP8MyvnWuy Stay up to date on the latest INDUSTRY NEWS: https://www.aeri.com/blog/ How to DETECT COUNTERFEIT PARTS https://www.aeri.com/quality/ CONNECT WITH US LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-electronic-resource/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/americanelectronicresource/ Twitter https://twitter.com/AERIElectronics Transcript: Hello. Welcome to AERI. Our mission is to keep your production lines moving. It all starts by finding your toughest to find parts from all over the world and inspecting them to the highest standards in the industry. The analysis starts the minute the parts hit our dock. In order to ensure that our customers are getting quality, authentic components, we go as far as inspecting the shipments outer packaging. The packaging of the product can give us many clues to the authenticity of the parts as well as giving us an idea of the level of quality of the supplier. The outside of the bags or boxes have traits that either give us confidence or cause for concern. The manufacturer's spec sheets often describe the type of packaging, description of the logo, and where it's supposed to be printed. Then we compare that to the actual packaging. The logos on this shipment of St Micro parts were obviously fake. Using a barcode scanner, we can tell if the digital information matches the readable text. Some of the counterfeits we have found had completely different part numbers than were read by the barcode scanner. Once opening up the packaging, we look to see if the parts are packaged properly. If they are moisture sensitive parts, they require desiccant and a humidity indicator card. If the parts are in manufacturer packaging.Without those items, that's a red flag. Then we check to make sure the parts are on the right product carrier. If it's on a tape and reel, are the parts oriented in the same way and is the leader the proper length to work on an Smt line? As we examine the labels, is the exact part number on the label? Do the bait and lock codes match? Do they have the same country of origin? As you can see in this picture. The label says the parts were made in Malaysia and the parts say Indonesia. Not only that, but they misspelled ROHS. We also take pictures of the packaging and labels and save all this data in our system. In this video, we describe step two of our three step process external characteristics.Now we begin to examine the individual parts. First, we remove the sample quantity from random locations in the packaging. Then we pull the manufacturer's data sheet and confirm the components are the correct part. We compare it to the customer's purchase order to make sure we have exactly what they ordered, the right manufacturer and quantity. Now it's time to put the parts under the microscope. After years of experience, our QC techs can spot a fake easily. All of our techs can accurately judge whether or not a part has been blacked up just by looking at the surface under the microscope, a real part has a dull look with sharp peaks from the plastic molding process. If the parts are sanded down, then black top, they usually have a more glossy finish and the peaks look more rounded as the paint settles within the original peaks and valleys. If the parts are sandblasted in order to remove the old markings, there will be telltale signs of the underlying material of the part. Plastic encapsulated parts have Silicon embedded in the plastic, which shows up as small glass spheres. When the plastic surface has been etched away, then we verify that the logo and markings match the manufacturer specs, as well as comparing them to other similar products we've received over the years. We're also looking for inconsistencies in marking placement and quality. Often when an inexperienced counterfeiter uses a second grade laser marking machine, they'll burn holes in the part. You can see in this image that the part has both laser burn marks and the logos missing important elements of the Philips brand. When the counterfeiters try to create a large lot, they have to group together different parts, oftentimes with different variations in the body of the components. The pin one placement and other indents need to be consistently placed on all of the parts. In this example, some of the parts were missing pin one indicators within the exact same lot. Sometimes the process of refurbishing the part leaves telltale signs of counterfeiting. We've seen flux, chemical residue, dirt, tool marks and paint where it doesn't belong...[continued in video]