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From Our Engineers: Cofactr Release Notes

Every update to Cofactr, straight from the team that built it.

From Our Engineers: Cofactr Release Notes
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Cofactr vs. Supplyframe: What Changed for Electronics Buyers After the Siemens Acquisition

Are you one of the 12 million engineering and supply-chain professionals generating billions of signals inside a Siemens-owned electronics ecosystem? If you use Findchips or SamacSys, the answer is yes.

Cofactr vs. Supplyframe: What Changed for Electronics Buyers After the Siemens Acquisition
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Understanding J-STD-020

J-STD-020 gives you the moisture-sensitivity classification that determines how long certain surface-mount components can be exposed to ambient air before reflow. When you buy, receive, store, or kit those parts, that classification can decide whether a reel is production-ready or needs controlled drying first.

Understanding J-STD-020
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FAR Flow-Down Clauses: How to Determine What Applies to Your Suppliers

Congrats, your company won the big defense contract. Now someone needs to determine which requirements must be flowed down to suppliers. Are you that someone?

FAR Flow-Down Clauses: How to Determine What Applies to Your Suppliers
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What ANSI/ESD S20.20 Actually Requires

ESD compliance has a funny way of collecting rules. Somebody puts a wrist-strap tester by the door, somebody else swears the building has to stay above 30% humidity, and before long there’s an ionizer on every bench because “ANSI requires it.” Six months later, nobody can quite remember where any of those rules came from.

What ANSI/ESD S20.20 Actually Requires
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Cofactr vs. SiliconExpert: Procurement Automation vs. Component Data Intelligence

You’re looking at two software platforms. Both talk about BOMs, components, sourcing data, and supply-chain visibility. Both seem like they might solve your problem, which one do you actually need?

Cofactr vs. SiliconExpert: Procurement Automation vs. Component Data Intelligence
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Cofactr vs. Traditional Aerospace ERP: Purpose-Built Procurement vs. General-Purpose Systems

Your aerospace ERP can tell you what was purchased, what it cost, and where it belongs on the books. It may still leave your engineering team hunting through distributor websites at 10 p.m. trying to find a connector that went obsolete three months ago.

Cofactr vs. Traditional Aerospace ERP: Purpose-Built Procurement vs. General-Purpose Systems
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Octopart vs Cofactr

Octopart can show you ten suppliers that list a component before your coffee cools. Getting the correct package, from an approved supplier, on an authorized purchase order, into receiving before the build starts requires a different set of capabilities.

Octopart vs Cofactr
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WEEE Compliance Explained: What To Know Before Selling Electronics in Europe

WEEE is quite a ride. Every electronic product eventually reaches the end of its useful life. The European Union regulates how discarded electrical and electronic equipment is collected, treated, recovered, and recycled. Companies selling into Europe need to understand these requirements — before they launch.

WEEE Compliance Explained: What To Know Before Selling Electronics in Europe
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ITAR Compliance for OEMs With Outsourced Electronics Supply Chains

Your EMS provider or PCB fabricator can create an ITAR problem before a single board exists. Sometimes all it takes is a CAD upload, a PLM login, or a quick supplier call that puts controlled technical data in front of a non-U.S. person.

ITAR Compliance for OEMs With Outsourced Electronics Supply Chains
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ITAR vs. EAR: What’s the Difference?

You know ITAR and EAR both control exports. The confusing part is knowing which one applies and what changes when it does.

ITAR vs. EAR: What’s the Difference?
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Build-to-Order Kitting: What It Takes to Get It Right

Build too early, and raw materials become trapped in finished goods. Build at the right time, and those same materials can be used to produce the products customers want most.

Build-to-Order Kitting: What It Takes to Get It Right

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