07/11/2024
GD4 Test Services, Inc. (“GD4”) is an independent, privately-owned electronic component third-party test lab that has maintained its ISO 17025 accreditation 4 years running.
Now, although GD4 is labeled a test lab, our employees act more like private investigators. Constantly sifting through and searching for the “devil in the details” among electronic components. That devil has a name, too, and its name is “Counterfeit.”
Companies across the globe have come to trust in GD4’s capabilities to identify whether a component is counterfeit or valid.
This daily feat is accomplished through rigorous testing by identifying anomalies or performance issues that may indicate suspicious and/or counterfeit activity.
The industry has created multiple standards to combat counterfeiting, including AS6171 and AS6081. AS6171 testing includes, but is not limited to, Electrical Testing, Visual Inspection, Decapsulation, XRF, Thermal Temperature Cycle, Solvent/HCT testing and more. Both standards are effective in combating counterfeits as they have rounded approaches, though AS6171 goes into much more detail, and GD4 is qualified and certified to both standards.
Thanks to our diligence, reliability, responsibility and high regard for industry standards, GD4 is quickly becoming the leader in unbiased electronic component testing and services industry-wide.
Tasked in 2007 to address aspects of preventing, detecting and counteracting the growing risk of counterfeit electronic components, several agencies banded together to ultimately create AS5553 which was adopted by the United States Department of Defense in August of 2009. It was created for the sole purpose of preventing counterfeit parts from entering into the Global Supply Chain.
Fast-forward years later and AS6171 (a standard that can be traced back to the AS5553) is the industry standard by which GD4 prides itself on adhering to when it comes to mitigating counterfeit risks affecting the global supply chain.
If your company or your clients are unsure of the electronic components you buy or possess, put your mind at ease by trusting GD4 Test Services with your testing needs.
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