First: What is bad electronic components data?
Simply a misspelled electronic part number or manufacturers name
Why should you do it? – or IMHO: why is it absolutely mandatory?
Only if your spelling is correct, big systems like SiliconExpert, Z2Data or AM-SYS are able to give you all this valuable information about your components, such as:
- Lifecycle (maybe it’s going obsolete soon and you shouldn’t miss a last time buy, not only in black Friday).
- Budgetary price: Is your current dealer ripping you off?
- Available sourcesn case you’re having trouble getting your parts in time
- Alternatives: for both getting parts in time as well as for better pricing on alterantive parts
- Compliance information: Are your parts ROHS III compliant, California Prop65 …
- And soooo much more.
I know it doesn’t feel like acting as the shining hero. BUT, believe me
- It is doable in less time that you might estimate
- It pays off faster than doing NPI – well I can almost hear you disagreeing. Happy to have a chat with you on this, sharing my 15 years of experience doing it for a couple of companies.
- Everybody in your company will appreciate that you made his or her life so much easier: compliance engineers, buyers, production people, NPI engineers
And what if you say: “Too much work, too little time”?
Simple: Call me. I will convince your management and then help you hands-on.
Fun fact: AI made the picture. What are your thought: how can AI help in Component & Value engineering. Looking very much forward sharing ideas with all of you.