Component sourcing solutions
APC's Component sourcing team works with UK OEM/CEM customers to help them achieve their strategic component sourcing goals.
In particular, our team of experts provide the cost-effective purchasing of regular component parts and the management and sourcing of end-of-life, obsolete and hard to find components.
Established in response to increasing customer requests to source or replace obsolete components from verified suppliers and to conduct due diligence and verification of components, our team also provides a range of component level services including:
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Anti-counterfeit and testing services
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Component repackaging
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Retesting and requalification
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Obsolescence management
In addition, we use our global franchises and network of verified suppliers to competitively source a wide range of:
- Industrial semiconductors
- Active, passive, EMECH and batteries
- Obsolete, EOL and hard-to-find components
With extensive technical design-in expertise, both within component sourcing and across our group, our team can quickly understand your requirements and source a range of component parts to overcome any sourcing, availability or quality issues you may be facing in your supply chain.
We are long-standing members of the International Institute of Obsolescence Management and the ERAI and apply industry best practices to all our component sourcing.
Value-added services
In addition to sourcing components, APC's component sourcing team can provide a range of value-added services to ensure that your components more closely meet your end requirements. These services include:
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We aim to buy from approved, trusted vendors with OEM certificates and full traceability. In some cases, we reach out to our wider supplier network to source products, particularly those that are obsolete or hard-to-source, in which case we can provide a range of anti-counterfeit testing services. In these instances, we take the following steps to mitigate risk:
- Parts can be tested for fit form and function against the manufacturer’s published datasheet, with full reporting being provided with the product
- We check the ERAI vendors and parts databases, including cross-checking against known problem vendors and devices
- Make use of shared intelligence across an established network
- Visit worldwide suppliers for vendor assessment
- Check trade references and obtain QA certificates from open market sources
Proactive obsolescence management is essential to maintain ongoing production schedules. Our team work with you to ensure that end-of-life notifications, last time buy dates and obsolete components can be managed to reduce disruption to production schedules. Our obsolescence management services include:
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We analyse your bill of materials to identify potential end of life and obsolete components
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Once identified, we will manage last time buy and last time ship orders, including the management of buffer stocks and schedules
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Using our long-established, trusted network of suppliers and agents we source obsolete components from our preferred procurement routes, including testing of components where necessary
Sometimes sourcing additional stocks of a specific component is not possible. In these instances, our team will help you review your requirements and specify and source alternative products.
APC's component sourcing team provides a full sourcing solution including component supply and testing to verify quality, function and authenticity.
Using our certified testing house partner, we can develop a testing plan based on your individual requirements that can include a combination of the below:
For more information about how our Component Sourcing team can assist in overcoming your
sourcing and supply obstacles, contact our team today on:
0330 313 3129 | [email protected]