Reports of Counterfeit Parts Increase 4X Since 2009
According to IHS, the global supply chain reported 1,363 verified counterfeit-part cases in 2011, up from just from 324 in 2009. It was the first time that more than 1,000 incidents were recorded in a single year. Over the past ten years, counterfeiting has increased by a factor of 700.
According to IHS, the bulk of these fake products were reported by military and aerospace electronics firms in the U.S.
"The counterfeit issue is serious, it’s growing and it’s a major problem for electronics makers - especially military and aerospace companies," said Rory King, a director for IHS' supply chain product marketing.
"The problem has grown increasingly hard to ignore, as reports of counterfeits have risen exponentially and most companies lack the awareness and capability to effectively detect and mitigate the growing problem. Now that United States legislation will hold defense suppliers accountable for counterfeit issues, access to these incident data becomes a critical decision-support capability for business systems."
The market research firm said that the fact that military and aerospace industries are especially affected means these fake parts are putting human lives at risk. Counterfeit parts are typically produced with "cheap substitutes or salvaged waste components that fail to meet strict military and aerospace specifications," IHS said. There is also speculation that some counterfeit devices could be carrying Trojans, which creates a national security problem.
Avoiding exposure to counterfeit products is a massive task, but the 2012 U.S. National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was signed into law on December 31, 2011, which requires members of the defense supply chain implement certain counterfeit mitigation procedures in place.
According to IHS, 0.5 to 5 percent of the parts purchased for a military/defense program may be counterfeit parts.
clue...
...they have a wall that can be seen in space.
Agreed, this article basically says nothing at all.
Now I wouldn't want to sit in a plane botched together by cheap cwappy countewfeit pawts. Take Off, might get a new meaning :-)
It would certainly be nice to know this so that people like us Tom's readers could be on the lookout.
This sort of thing has not happened in years. In the early 90's (gosh, I feel like an old man
Totally different. This would most likely be more like I manufacturer a very cheap PSU (think eBay Chinese quality), paint it the the right colors, slap an official looking Seaonic label on it, then sell it to you for $150 when I have like less than $20 in parts invested into it. You're buying from me, what appears at first glance to be a high quality Seasonic unit - until you test it out. Reproductions are just that, and labeled so. If I went out and bought new fenders for my 67' Mustang and they said OEM Ford on them with some numbers that look legit, but were not, then we're in the same boat. The difference between the official and reproductions are night and day though, too easy to tell the difference. I doubt a knockoff could get away with it - but you're referring to replicas/reproductions.
Just a myth actually. I can NOT bee seen from the ISS for example by the naked eye.
That clue is pure myth, the china wall cannot be seen from space, although it's very long, it's only 30 feet wide at most. If you could see it from space, you would be able to see most streets, roads, interstates,highways from space which you can't.
"Wha?"
"According to early investigations, apparently the memory chips in computers were faulty..."
You're obviously quite confused. Replica or reproduction parts are not counterfeits if they are plainly marked as such and the use of repro parts is a commonly accepted practice in the auto repair industry. Counterfeiting involves creating something, usually of substantially reduced quality, and representing it as authentic and original.