Counterfeit- Risk, Reward, Liability in the Electronics Industry

September 23, 2014
Hosted by Stan Salot Jr.

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The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime have identified counterfeiting as the fasting growing criminal activity used to fund international terrorism. Distributors have been identified as the weak link in the component supply chain system, while the original component/equipment manufacturers continue to resist any direct association with supplies purchased outside of their direct control. According to reports from the US Military, their supply chain system has up to a million counterfeit parts, a scary fact that can have devastating effects including loss of lives. Sadly, two people have been killed recently in China and one in Australia by counterfeit iPhone and iPad chargers. This week, our host, Stan Salot and his guest John Latimer, Director Quality Assurance at Xilinx will talk about the issues manufacturers face with the growing counterfeiting epidemic and the impacts of these on both industry and the global consumer.

People to People: Working Together for Your Safety

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We tell our children to wash their hands routinely, clean the kitchen and bathroom thoroughly (since they tend to harbor the most germs), and buy eco-friendly cleaners to protect our planet. But, despite our best efforts, hazardous and counterfeit materials are still slipping into our homes and environment. While you may know the basics of shopping for safe and environmentally friendly products, including the brands to look for, it is still easy to miss products that pose health risks. In fact, some hazardous materials, albeit small amounts, are allowed in the products we buy: musical birthday cards, earrings, light bulbs, hair bands and brushes, school supplies, and even electronic and non-electronic toys. Do you know that chemicals in common household products can be everywhere, from plastics to packaging to your garden hose?

Stan Salot Jr.

Mr. Salot is a leading expert in business and quality process management. As the President and Chief Executive Officer of the ECC Corporation, he represents the interests of the U.S. industry in the International Electro-Technical Commission Quality Assessment System for Electronic Components (IECQ). Mr. Salot is a member of several distinctive industry bodies, including the IECQ Chairman’s Advisory Group, the U. S. Technical Advisory Group for Environmental Management Standards, the U.S. SAE Working Groups for Counterfeit Mitigation Standards and the American National Standards Institute. Moreover, he was the chairman of the international IECQ Working Group 5 authoring the international certification scheme. This program is used by electrical, mechanical, toy and other consumer goods manufacturers to demonstrate their compliance with hazardous substance process management (HSPM). Mr. Salot is the current convener of the International Working Group 6 that maintains the International Counterfeit Mitigation Certification Scheme. A frequent guest speaker on radio and Internet TV programs, Mr. Salot is also the host of the VoiceAmerica Show called: People to People– Working Together for Your Safety. He is author of “The Hazardous Substance Process Management Handbook” and he regularly contributes articles in national and international technical journals and online magazines.



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