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How Stoke Space Streamlined Logistics with Cofactr

Why Hardware Startups Fail at Scale: The Prototype Trap

A prototype can make a room of investors nod like bobbleheads. Production cares much less about applause and much more about lead times, yields, alternates, fixtures, compliance files, and whether your favorite capacitor has decided to take a 52-week vacation.

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A Practical Guide to ITAR Compliance for Manufacturers and Engineers

A practical ITAR guide for engineering and operations teams, focused on the everyday workflows that accidentally create export violations.

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The Easiest Way to Spot Counterfeit Electronic Components

You can probably catch over 50% of counterfeit or suspect electronic components in under a minute using just your eyes.

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What Is Decapsulation and When to Use It

The first time we hear someone say “let's decap that part” our instinct is to nod like it's obvious, then go back to our desk and Google it. You've come to the right place.

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Why AI Is Reshaping Electronics Supply Chains Faster Than Most Teams Can Adapt

If you're still managing a bill of materials in spreadsheets and email threads, you're not just moving slow. You're blind to half the risk in your supply chain.

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How to Upgrade Incoming Inspection When You Start Buying from Independent Distributors

You’ve been buying from authorized distributors so your receiving process probably looks pretty simple: match the PO, check the labels, maybe do a quick visual. Once you start buying from independent distributors, that model stops working because now you're responsible for ensuring authenticity.

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The Wrong Parts Don't Become Candy

The Pop Rocks story, and why your supply chain can't afford the same mistake

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Definitive Guide to Semiconductor Tariffs

Have you been tarrified by all the tariff news on semiconductors? You can probably relax, the data tells a different story. Here are the essential details. [Updated 4/27/26]

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Questions to Ask Before Outsourcing Electronics Kitting Services

You think you’re outsourcing labor. Someone to pick parts, bag them, and ship kits. That's not the right way to look at it.

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Navigating Global Electronics Supply Chain Shocks

You check the news over coffee and see shipping insurers refusing routes through the Strait of Hormuz. Oil tankers slow down. Cargo vessels reroute. Freight rates twitch upward. If you build electronics, that headline is not geopolitics. It is a supply chain signal. Somewhere in your bill of materials there is a component whose journey just got longer, riskier, or more expensive.

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How Cofactr Uses AI + Big Data to Demystify Tariffs

Tariffs aren’t just hard to predict, they’re structurally opaque. Let’s fix that.

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How Counterfeit Components Enter the Supply Chain

Most people picture a shadowy factory cranking out fake chips with copied logos and sketchy packaging. That image makes sense. It matches how counterfeiting works in sneakers, handbags, or luxury watches. It’s also mostly wrong.

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Case Studies & Articles

Stoke

Why Hardware Startups Fail at Scale: The Prototype Trap

A Practical Guide to ITAR Compliance for Manufacturers and Engineers

The Easiest Way to Spot Counterfeit Electronic Components

What Is Decapsulation and When to Use It

Why AI Is Reshaping Electronics Supply Chains Faster Than Most Teams Can Adapt

How to Upgrade Incoming Inspection When You Start Buying from Independent Distributors

The Wrong Parts Don't Become Candy

Definitive Guide to Semiconductor Tariffs

Questions to Ask Before Outsourcing Electronics Kitting Services

Navigating Global Electronics Supply Chain Shocks

How Cofactr Uses AI + Big Data to Demystify Tariffs

How Counterfeit Components Enter the Supply Chain

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