OEMsecrets.com Working in Concert with DAG (Distributors Advisory Group)

In response to the increased news relating to counterfeit components, OEMsecrets is working in concert with DAG (Distributors Advisory Group) to inform our membership of the latest developments regarding counterfeit electronics.

The mission of DAG is to develop credible certification processes that assure national and international supply chain integrity.  Working along with the SAE G-19, DAG has positioned itself to work with international programs under the IEC (International Electro-technical Commission)

Currently we are taking applications for membership to DAG.  A FREE conference call is scheduled for September 6^th 10AM EST.    On this call will be Distributors, Brokers, Test Labs and subject matter experts.  The agenda of the call is to introduce DAG, it’s mission, and to update the latest developments in the world of counterfeit electronic avoidance, detection, mitigation, and disposition.  If you would like to be invited to participate in this conference call, please email Christina.clark@ecccorp.org or call her at: 541.847.0644.

For further information please see below press release, or please visit www.counterfeitavoidance.org

Hurricane Isaac halts New Orleans military conference, but not anti-counterfeit Group, DAG

What is the number one supply chain problem in our military today? According to Senator Levin, Chairman of the Armed Services Committee, fake electronics are making their way into use by "critical" military systems, including Navy helicopters and the Air Force's newest cargo planes. A year- long investigation conducted by the Committee concluded that more than one million suspected counterfeit parts are present in the Department of Defense's supply chain. "The failure of a single electronic part can leave a soldier, sailor, airman, or Marine vulnerable at the worst possible time," the report says.

The final report, published on May 21, 2012, found that independent distributors supply most problem parts and counterfeiters exploit testing vulnerabilities. Moreover, it concluded that industry reporting to the Department of Defense and criminal authorities was not up to expectations, leaving the system with a lack of realistic solutions. Hearing the Senate’s call for solutions, Mr. Todd Kramer, CEO of Secure Components and Mr. Stanley H. Salot Jr., president of the non-profit ECC Corporation formed the USNC/IECQ Distributors Advisory Group (DAG) in June 2012. DAG brings together representatives from distributors, brokers, test labs and other organizations providing parts to the defense avionics and aerospace sectors.

Under the USNC/IECQ, the DAG has developed and is implementing a set of industry-based international distributor certification requirements for counterfeit mitigation and avoidance. This includes accredited certification bodies, assessors and company certifications. Moreover, DAG is creating international consensus programs designed to:

• Demonstrate compliance with the Senate Committee’s directives on counterfeit avoidance, detection, and disposition;
• Provide distributors and their customers the tools necessary to address the $6 billion counterfeit epidemic;
• Certification processes that eliminate industry fraud.

On Thursday, September 6th at 10:00 a.m. EST., the USNC/IECQ DAG will formally announce the programs and procedures at an invitation-only teleconference. For DAG membership information, or to request an invitation to the teleconference, contact Christina Clark at Christina.Clark@ecccorp.org or call: +1.541.847.0211.

About ECCC

The ECC Corporation (ECCC) provides national and international value-added certified recognition for organizations involved with electronic components and related materials, products and processes through the International Electrotechnical Commission Quality Assessment System. The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Quality Assessment System for Electronic Components is the only comprehensive, worldwide approval and certification program that assesses electronic components to quality requirements, and has been operating since 1982.

For more information, visit www.ecccorp.org. 

Mr. Todd Kramer, Chairman

USNC/IECQ Distributors Advisory Group (DAG)

                                                                                    Office: 610-551-3475 Direct: 484-220-0550

                                                                                     www.counterfeitavoidance.org

Mr. Sam Cowley
Operational Director
Oemsecrets.com

Tel :+44 1904 436 434
Skype: samc@oemsecrets.com
E-mail  samc@oemsecrets.com
www.oemsecrets.com 

Hurricane Isaac halts New Orleans military conference, but not anti-counterfeit Group, DAG

In response to the increased news relating to counterfeit components, OEMSECRETS.COM has partnered with DAG (Distributors Advisory Group) to inform our membership of the latest developments regarding counterfeit electronics.

The mission of DAG is to develop credible certification processes that assure national and international supply chain integrity. Working along with the SAE G-19, DAG has positioned itself to work with international programs under the IEC (International Electro-technical Commission) Currently we are taking applications for membership to DAG. A FREE conference call is scheduled for September 6th 10AM EST. On this call will be Distributors, Brokers, Test Labs and subject matter experts. The agenda of the call is to introduce DAG, it’s mission, and to update the latest developments in the world of counterfeit electronic avoidance, detection, mitigation, and disposition. If you would like to be invited to participate in this conference call, please email Christina.clark@ecccorp.org or call her at: 541.847.0644.

For further information please see below press release, or please visit www.counterfeitavoidance.org

Hurricane Isaac halts New Orleans military conference, but not anti-counterfeit Group, DAG What is the number one supply chain problem in our military today? According to Senator Levin, Chairman of the Armed Services Committee, fake electronics are making their way into use by "critical" military systems, including Navy helicopters and the Air Force's newest cargo planes. A year- long investigation conducted by the Committee concluded that more than one million suspected counterfeit parts are present in the Department of Defense's supply chain. "The failure of a single electronic part can leave a soldier, sailor, airman, or Marine vulnerable at the worst possible time," the report says.

The final report, published on May 21, 2012, found that independent distributors supply most problem parts and counterfeiters exploit testing vulnerabilities. Moreover, it concluded that industry reporting to the Department of Defense and criminal authorities was not up to expectations, leaving the system with a lack of realistic solutions. Hearing the Senate’s call for solutions, Mr. Todd Kramer, CEO of Secure Components and Mr. Stanley H. Salot Jr., president of the non-profit ECC Corporation formed the USNC/IECQ Distributors Advisory Group (DAG) in June 2012. DAG brings together representatives from distributors, brokers, test labs and other organizations providing parts to the defense avionics and aerospace sectors. Under the USNC/IECQ, the DAG has developed and is implementing a set of industry-based international distributor certification requirements for counterfeit mitigation and avoidance. This includes accredited certification bodies, assessors and company certifications.

Moreover, DAG is creating international consensus programs designed to: * Demonstrate compliance with the Senate Committee’s directives on counterfeit avoidance, detection, and disposition; * Provide distributors and their customers the tools necessary to address the $6 billion counterfeit epidemic; * Certification processes that eliminate industry fraud. On Thursday, September 6th at 10:00 a.m. EST., the USNC/IECQ DAG will formally announce the programs and procedures at an invitation-only teleconference. For DAG membership information, or to request an invitation to the teleconference, contact Christina Clark at Christina.Clark@ecccorp.org or call: +1.541.847.0211.

About ECCC
The ECC Corporation (ECCC) provides national and international value-added certified recognition for organizations involved with electronic components and related materials, products and processes through the International Electrotechnical Commission Quality Assessment System. The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Quality Assessment System for Electronic Components is the only comprehensive, worldwide approval and certification program that assesses electronic components to quality requirements, and has been operating since 1982.

 For more information, visit www.ecccorp.org. Mr. Todd Kramer, Chairman USNC/IECQ Distributors Advisory Group (DAG) Office: 610-551-3475 Direct: 484-220-0550 www.counterfeitavoidance.org

In partnership with www.oemsecrets.com Mr. Sam Cowley, Operations Director Office: +44 1904 436 434 Email: samc@oemsecrets.com

Online Electronics Shop

No subscription is now needed to search for electronic components on OEMsecrets, it is open and free for all purchasing professionals in the electronics industry.

No Subscription Needed to Find and Buy Electronic Components OEMsecrets is now free and open to all purchasing professionals to find and buy electronic components from the industries largest quality distributors. Only in-stock inventory can be listed on OEMsecrets, we do not post any available stock. Furthermore, we do not list any inventory from China. We are now allowing independent distributors to list their in-stock inventory on OEMsecrets. Please contact samc@oemsecrets.com if you are a distributor and would like to post your in-stock inventory on the website.

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Looking forward to seeing everyone back from their holidays in the electronics industry :)

Electronica Exhibition Munich 2012: Online Focus

Since Electronica 2010, the focus of catalogue distributors and manufacturers has changed significantly due to the driving growth of the online market. Again with over 90,000 electronics professionals expected to arrive in Munich for the show in November, one can expect to see changes to the mentality of the visitors and 2500+ exhibitors. With this is mind, will distributors and manufacturers be driving customers online at the show through discounted pricing or free delivery? The global distributors have transformed their sales strategies from catalogues to online sales, which highlights the fact that buyers want and expect more; they want live stock levels, pricing, packaging information like reel sizes etc.

Buyers and engineers alike now expect this level of online service and the emergence of price comparison websites such as OEMsecrets.com are equipped to cater for their every need. With live pricing and inventory levels from the industries largest franchised and independent distributors, purchasing professionals can drive down the costs of builds through swiftly locating electronic components. Furthermore, after finding the required parts, the buyer then has the capability of searching for the price needed to secure the order. This is made easy though shopping cart facilities on OEMsecrets.com which send the part directly into the distributors shopping cart ready for order. In consideration, it could be assumed that buyers visiting Electronica are more diligently aware of online buying from the online presence of DigiKey and Mouser, as well as through price comparison websites such as OEMsecrets.com.

Social networking sites will remain at the forefront of the promotional activities of exhibitors at the show. Will social media profiles on sites such as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Google + play a more prominent role at Electronica than business cards with the accessibility of smart phones and tablets? Will visitors be rewarded for a 'like' on Facebook or a 'follow' on Twitter, and if so, how much is this worth? Are the social networking sites an appropriate platform for visitor feedback? All questions will soon be answered come November. Electronica never fails to disappoint and this year you can be sure to see a completely different mentality from all who will attend the show.

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Searching for electronic components

Looking for electronic components? Take a look at this free to use site : www.oemsecrets.com There you will find both franchised and non-franchised distributors listing real "in-stock" inventory. Suppliers like DIGI-KEY, FARNELL, NEWARK, ARROW, FUTURE ELECTRONICS, AVNET etc. We will shortly be adding pricing to the site making it easy for the user to access all the information they may need by simply entering a part number. Take a look, please contact us if you think we can improve the site in anyway. If you would like to list your inventory please contact us. www.oemsecrets.com

New supplier listing on www.oemsecrets.com

New suppliers listing on OEMSecrets OEMSecrets.com - During the past couple of months OEMSecrets.com has been working hard to improve the search results for electronic components in the electronics industry allowing a more comprehensive listing on all component requirements available. Recently a new predictive search feature has been introduced to show all possible results based on a keyword search inputed into the search bar which works by taking the first 3 letters/numbers of your part and producing a drop down list of other parts you might be interested in. Combining this with the automatic wild-card feature gives a broader spectrum of results in and around the part number that was originally searched. Not only that but the supplier information pages have been updated to give a live view of the company's website and contact details to enhance the experience and provide a lot more information at the click of your mouse. With new suppliers such as C Plus Electronics, BasicEparts , Transfer Multisort Elektronik, WPG Americas and Area51 coming onboard and many more in the pipeline the amount of results are rapidly increasing providing you with more choice! As the whole website is free for the user to search you should have no problems locating the part requirements you need with no hidden charges. Not only do OEMSecrets advertise stock from both franchised and non-franchised suppliers but there is a help required service if the part you searched for is either no longer available or is not listing on the website which sends a requirement to an approved list of vendors who will do the searching for you. This service is also free and simple to use! There will be even more changes to the website providing more user friendly services for direct price comparisons between franchised distributors which will be rolled out in the coming months so keep popping in to check these out. Check it out @ www.oemsecrets.com

Compare the Market

Ready for price comparision sites to hit the electronic component distribution industry? OEMsecrets.com - This site gives great value to anyone buying electronic components. Would you sign up to a website and pay to search for where to buy your car insurance? At the moment in the electronics industry this is actually the case. Many sites charge an annual fee to the users before they are able to use the site to search. OEMsecrets is changing the way the industry searches for components as there is no sign in process, giving the user instant free access to view all the major distributors inventory for free. Distributors like Digi-key, Farnell,Newark,Avnet,Arrow and many more are all listing inventory on the site, with more and more suppliers uploading inventory every day. That's not all though, users are now wanting more and more- not only do they want datasheets and images and other information to help at the design stages,but they also want to know which suppliers have stock what the lead times are and how they are packaged. OEMsecrets is going even futher than this, shortly we will release a new version which will allow users to compare prices from the major distributors by quantity, simply entering a quantity to display the cheapest suppliers for the quantities they require. In some cases parts may be obsolete /EOL. To help with this we have added a new independent supplier section on the site. This part of the site enables users to look at quality non-franchised distriubtors real in-stock inventory. We screen the suppliers to make sure they really have the inventory on their shelves and we don't list any inventory from China. With these checks in place we can drastically reduce the chance of purchasing any poor quality/counterfit items. Should the user want to see more information about a supplier there is a page in which they can look at the suppliers information for any accreditations, ISO approvals etc. Visit us for free @ www.oemsecrets.com

Compare the market

Buying electronic components has now become much easier. Compare the market with www.oemsecrets.com The site is FREE to search for components from well known franchised and independent suppliers of electronic components. The inventory on the site is updated daily, with quality checks in place. www.oemsecrets.com

Electronica 2012

Searching for electronic components?

Looking for electronic components? Try www.oemsecrets.com We are 100% FREE to search with no sign in. Access millions of components form quality distributors like Digi-key,Farnell,Future Electronics etc.

Distributors listing components.

Electronics Distributors OEMsecrets lists over 15 million line items of electronic components from the industries largest franchised and independent distributors. The electronics distributors listing inventory on OEMsecrets are located in countries across the globe including the UK, Germany, France, Russia, Sweden, Israel, US, Canada, New Zealand...We only approve electronics distributors to post in-stock inventory on the website, we do not list any available parts and do not list any inventory from China. To monitor and control this process, we carry out regular quality checks with our partnering electronics distributors to certify that all parts in their inventory feed are in-stock. only items. Below is a list of the independent and franchised electronics distributors listing inventory on OEMsecrets. Take a look :- www.oemsecrets.com

Electronic parts and components

Electronics Distributors Online DigiKey recently dropped their catalogue in favour of on-line sales. This is typical of the developments in the electronics distribution industry. All the major franchised distributors are trying to give the buyer all the tools they need in one easy to use website, even helping them to approve components at the design stage using sites like element14. Buyers also want and expect more; they want live stock levels, pricing, packaging information like reel sizes etc. OEMsecrets have listened to the major distributors and thousands of buyers from large OEM's across the globe, and have developed a price comparison website where users can see millions of lines of inventory from all the major distributors with up to date stock levels, pricing etc. OEMsecrets is still developing the site further so the user will eventually be able to tailor the site to suit their specific requirements. Users will be able to send multiple requests to several distributors with just a few simple clicks. They will also be able to price thousands of items in just a few minutes using the BOM Machine, a tool that enables the user to upload their list of items. It then checks the items with the major distributors and returns the results with pricing and stock levels. The user can even price up the whole BOM in one currency even though the distributors may be in other countries. Recently OEMsecrets have removed the log in and made the site 100% FREE for anyone to use. OEMserets have also split the search results screen so it displays both the franchised and non-franchised inventory separately. There are no distributors in China listed on the website. All inventory is in-stock only, no available stock is advertised on the website. OEMsecrets is one of the fastest growing component sourcing websites online, with over 15 million line items of electronic components listed on the website. OEMsecrets lists global inventory feeds from the likes of DigiKey, Avnet, Arrow, Farnell, Future, Newark, Online Components etc and posts in-stock inventory from a number of independent distributors. OEMsecrets therefore caters for all active, passive, electro-mechanical and obsolete component requirements. It's OEMsecrets' intention to give the user all the information they may possibly need on one free and easy to use website in order to find and buy electronic components: www.oemsecrets.com

Sourcing electronic components

www.oemsecrets.com

Electronics Distributors Online

DigiKey recently dropped their catalogue in favour of on-line sales. This is typical of the developments in the electronics distribution industry. All the major franchised distributors are trying to give the buyer all the tools they need in one easy to use website, even helping them to approve components at the design stage using sites like element14.

Buyers also want and expect more; they want live stock levels, pricing, packaging information like reel sizes etc.

OEMsecrets have listened to the major distributors and thousands of buyers from large OEM's across the globe, and have developed a price comparison website where users can see millions of lines of inventory from all the major distributors with up to date stock levels, pricing etc. OEMsecrets is still developing the site further so the user will eventually be able to tailor the site to suit their specific requirements. Users will be able to send multiple requests to several distributors with just a few simple clicks. They will also be able to price thousands of items in just a few minutes using the BOM Machine, a tool that enables the user to upload their list of items. It then checks the items with the major distributors and returns the results with pricing and stock levels. The user can even price up the whole BOM in one currency even though the distributors may be in other countries.

Recently OEMsecrets have removed the log in and made the site 100% FREE for anyone to use. OEMserets have also split the search results screen so it displays both the franchised and non-franchised inventory separately. There are no distributors in China listed on the website. All inventory is in-stock only, no available stock is advertised on the website.

OEMsecrets is one of the fastest growing component sourcing websites online, with over 15 million line items of electronic components listed on the website. OEMsecrets lists global inventory feeds from the likes of DigiKey, Avnet, Arrow, Farnell, Future, Newark, Online Components etc and posts in-stock inventory from a number of independent distributors. OEMsecrets therefore caters for all active, passive, electro-mechanical and obsolete component requirements.

It's OEMsecrets' intention to give the user all the information they may possibly need on one free and easy to use website in order to find and buy electronic components: www.oemsecrets.com