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X-Ray Inspection for Counterfeits: When You Need It (and When You Don’t)

You find the parts your build needs, but they are not coming from the manufacturer or an authorized distributor. Maybe it is a broker lot. Maybe it is excess inventory from another company. If the seller asks if you want an X-ray inspection and you’re not sure, we’ve got the answer for you.

X-Ray Inspection for Counterfeits: When You Need It (and When You Don’t)
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How To Survive an ESD S20.20 Audit

If you are an engineer or a startup hardware lead suddenly responsible for “figuring out ESD,” this article gives you the minimum you need to know to avoid non-compliant audit findings and latent field failures.

How To Survive an ESD S20.20 Audit
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Diode Computers

Learn how Diode Computers connected PCB design directly to sourcing with Cofactr

Diode Computers
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Cofactr and Forge Team Up to Help You Recover Import Duties

Cofactr and Forge are excited to announce a partnership that could significantly impact your bottom line

Cofactr and Forge Team Up to Help You Recover Import Duties
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Modern Procurement Stack for Electronic Hardware Startups

Your hardware procurement stack, explained

Modern Procurement Stack for Electronic Hardware Startups
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Case Study: How a $3,000 Parts Shortage Caused Millions in Losses for a Satellite Manufacturer

What's missing matters far more than what's on hand...

Case Study: How a $3,000 Parts Shortage Caused Millions in Losses for a Satellite Manufacturer
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Are Supplier Portals Becoming Obsolete Thanks to AI?

Your suppliers groan when they hear “log into the portal,” even if they don’t tell you. AI is making that groan obsolete.

Are Supplier Portals Becoming Obsolete Thanks to AI?
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Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR): A Practical Guide

Selling to defense customers means dealing with FAR. Plain-language breakdown of Federal Acquisition Regulations for electronics and hardware suppliers.

Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR): A Practical Guide
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Procurement Analytics for Manufacturing Continuity in Electronics

If your production line goes down, nothing else matters. These are the only metrics you need to watch to keep that from happening.

Procurement Analytics for Manufacturing Continuity in Electronics
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BOM Scrub Explained

A BOM scrub is a formal process used in electronics manufacturing to validate, normalize, and enrich a bill of materials so that it can be sourced, manufactured, certified, and sustained over the intended lifecycle of a product.

BOM Scrub Explained
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4 Questions That Make Procurement Automation an Obvious Choice

On many teams, someone steps up to handle the buying of electronic components; sometimes it’s an engineer, other times a new procurement hire, or simply the person who enjoys keeping things organized. Whatever your background, if you’re handling procurement for the first time, you might wonder ‘Is procurement automation right for me?’

4 Questions That Make Procurement Automation an Obvious Choice
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3 Signs It's Time to Consider Procurement Automation

Frustration, expense, and waste are probably costing you more than you think.

3 Signs It's Time to Consider Procurement Automation

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