Source
The part you need, or the one that actually works instead.
Part selection, second-source qualification, obsolescence planning and procurement for the hardware we design and build — decided by the engineers who read the schematic.
Who this is for
- Product teams whose design is finished but whose bill of materials will not survive production
- Builds held up by a line that cannot be bought in the quantity the schedule assumes
- Products carrying a component heading for end-of-life
What you get
Bill of materials risk and lifecycle review
Qualified drop-in and functional alternates
Second-source strategy for every critical line
Obsolescence and transition planning
Design-stage cost reduction
Procurement and incoming inspection for builds we run
How it runs
What actually happens, in order.
- 01
Bill of materials review
We read the bill of materials as engineers first. Risk lines, single-source parts and anything heading for obsolescence get flagged while the design can still absorb a change.
- 02
Alternate selection
Where a line carries risk, we identify candidate alternates and put the trade-off in front of you — performance, footprint, availability and cost side by side rather than a single recommendation to take on faith.
- 03
Qualification
A proposed substitute is checked against the actual circuit, not just the parametric table. A pin-compatible part is not automatically a working part.
- 04
Procurement
For builds we are engineering, we purchase through the manufacturer or its authorised distributors and schedule deliveries to your build dates.
- 05
Verification
Incoming parts are inspected and documented against their paperwork before they reach the bench.
Capabilities
The detail, if you want it.
Component engineering
- Bill of materials risk and lifecycle review
- Cross-reference and alternate analysis
- Substitute qualification against the circuit
- Second-source strategy
- Design-stage cost reduction
- Redesign to remove a risk part
Procurement for our builds
- Purchasing through manufacturers and authorised distributors
- Obsolescence and transition planning
- Incoming inspection and documentation
- Kitting and scheduling to build dates
- Traceability back to the manufacturer
Do you sell components?
No. We are not a distributor and we hold no stock for resale. We specify and qualify components for the hardware we engineer, and we purchase them through authorised channels for those builds. Every component we buy is consumed in a product we have worked on.
How do you keep counterfeit parts out?
We buy through the manufacturer or its authorised distributors. That is policy rather than preference, and it is the reason we would rather qualify an alternate than chase a scarce part through channels we cannot trace. Incoming parts are inspected and documented against their paperwork.
Can you help if a part has gone end-of-life?
Yes, in three ways: a final purchase sized against your real forecast, a qualified replacement, or a targeted redesign that removes the dependency. We will tell you which is cheapest over the remaining life of the product.
Do we have to be a design client for this?
No — a bill of materials review or an obsolescence plan can stand on its own, and often does. What does not stand alone is buying: procurement runs as part of a build we are engineering, so the parts we purchase go into hardware we have worked on.