A few quick facts about the industrial evolution – the surplus and excess inventory is located in China, where prices also happen to be lower. China can be an integral part of your supply chain. When it comes to buying components, though, it’s critical to know precisely what you’re getting. In short, you need a friend in China who looks out for your best interests. And now you have one.

Electronic assemblers are demanding quality systems from their approved suppliers. Penalties await you for defects and disqualification for counterfeits, and the problems are intensifying. There is a proliferation of substandard parts – mixed and wrong date codes, damaged components, coplanarity and solderability issues, pulls and refurbs, and outright counterfeits. Can the rewards outweigh the means? Yes, they can now.

Shipping the parts internationally to your facility for test and inspection just isn’t efficient – you need to test at the source of supply. White Horse’ test facility is in Guangzhou, China, 120km from Shenzhen, China’s largest component market. A single rejected shipment from a supplier will cost an average of US$150 in shipping and ten days’ transit for… nothing. We have next day delivery from most locations in China for less than US$10 per shipment and inspection lead-times of 2-3 days and testing lead-times of 7-10 days.

At White Horse, we comprehensively test your purchases with the most cost and quality-effective process available. Our staff of multi-national professionals will work closely with you to ensure that you know precisely what you’re getting, BEFORE you take delivery.

• Local buyers estimate 90% of orders from the Chinese open-market contain defective parts
• My ESM Magazine estimates the annual cost to the electronics industry is US$1billion
• Major EMS will disqualify suppliers who fail to perform ‘due diligence' in assuring that defective devices are not delivered to them