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Electronics Suppliers Making Gains in Fight against Counterfeiters
Electronics suppliers in the U.S. are becoming more adept at screening counterfeit components, according to Axiom Electronics president Robert Toppel. (Photo: Bill Carey)
Electronics suppliers in the U.S. are becoming more adept at screening counterfeit components, according to Axiom Electronics president Robert Toppel. (Photo: Bill Carey)

Aerospace and defense electronics suppliers in the U.S. are doing a better job of screening out counterfeit components coming mainly from China, and these gains will be reflected in more public cases of flagged parts, according to one electronics contract manufacturer. “You’re going to see incidences going up because we’re finding them,” said Robert Toppel, president of Axiom Electronics of Beaverton, Ore. “We are all looking hard at this. From my standpoint, I think we’re actually getting better.”