Electronic Component Counterfeit Avoidance

The advent and commercialization of the Internet has changed the face of the world as we know it, for better and worse. Nearly anything is available for purchase at the click of a button, but the notion of building personal business relationships is largely erased. Most sales transactions are characterized by a relatively anonymous sellers and consumers. In many ways this can make it easier for a retailer to skirt his or her responsibilities to a customer. Especially when dealing with electronic parts, a consumer can easily be duped into buying counterfeit parts. After all, it's not enough for parts to pass only a visual check.

At CTG we guarantee the authenticity of all of our parts. We do everything in our power to ensure counterfeit avoidance and protection. All of CTG's quality assurance personnel are professional inspectors certified by the Independent Distributors of Electronics Association (IDEA). CTG's Authent-Assure® program guarantees that all of our customers receive only authentic, high-quality parts.

When procuring military and aerospace parts the fear of counterfeit parts is real. According to Electronic Component News (ECN), a trade magazine serving the component industry, an October 2008 Bloomberg BusinessWeek article cited a United States Department of Defense (DoD) report which estimated DoD contractors purchased approximately 15% of counterfeit components from secondary markets.

CTG's counterfeit avoidance program protects our customers from very real dangers: the loss of lives and monetary investment. At CTG, we make sure to go above and beyond what may pass inspection for some distributors to ensure that our clients receive only genuine parts every time. This is why we hold quality certifications in International Organization for Standards (ISO) 9001, Aerospace Standards (AS)9120, and American National Standards Institute/Electrostatic Discharge Association (ANSI/ESD)-S20.20.