Electronics & Industrial

• AI becoming integral to efforts to secure supply chains

  18-Jan-24 - AI and other tech is being used to bolster supply-chain planning and minimise disruptions, improving supply-chain resiliency.

• Second-hand hesitancy helps drive counterfeit market in China

  17-Jan-24 - Acceptance of buying pre-owned luxury goods is much lower than in other markets and could lead to purchases of fake items.

• Kentucky State Police recover $5m in stolen cargo

  21-Dec-23 - A criminal organisation targeting food and beverage as well as copper shipments has been disrupted in the operation.

• Hong Kong cracks down on fake cosmetic therapy machines

  20-Dec-23 - Six machines, with an estimated market value of about HK$360,000, were seized at four beauty parlours, with five arrests.

• Europol says Bluetooth tracker use by criminals is rising

  13-Dec-23 - They are primarily being deployed for illegal drugs, but the tech lends itself to any illicit product in shipment.

• Ryanair is latest carrier to be drawn into fake parts scandal

  01-Dec-23 - Suspected Unapproved Parts (SUPs) were discovered in Ryanair planes during routine maintenance checks.

• Merck and p-Chip join forces on ‘digital twin’ tech

  30-Nov-23 - Platform combines software and hardware to create a means of proving the authenticity of items “through the product life cycle.”

• Four new industry execs join GS1’s US board

  29-Nov-23 - New members hail from health care group Johnson & Johnson, grocery chain Kroger, retailer Target and Wakefern Food Corp.

• Mining giant Anglo American launches traceability system

  22-Nov-23 - The Valutrax platform, based on blockchain technology, can be used to track metals and minerals from mine to customer.

• US, Canada see a spike in cargo thefts in Q3

  14-Nov-23 - There was an increase in shipment misdirection and cases of fraud against small motor carriers or owner/operators.

• UK police trumpet Operation Vulcan success

  03-Nov-23 - In 12 months, Greater Manchester Police and enforcement partners have seized 1,040 tonnes of fake goods worth £143.5m.

• Design group taps SnapDragon for SME IP protection

  31-Oct-23 - Alliance aims to fight counterfeits by offering design-driven organisations “guidance, advice, and technical monitoring."

• Hong Kong Customs seize fake goods, illicit liquor

  20-Oct-23 - Haul included around 8,400 suspected counterfeit items and about 260 litres of suspected illicit liquor worth $1.4m.

• Amazon opens Transparency to other serialisation systems

  17-Oct-23 - Retail giant has recognised that many brand owners are already using other serialisation technologies to protect products.

• Fake speaker sales lead to $5m court judgment

  04-Oct-23 - L-Acoustics has won a landmark legal fight against groups accused of counterfeiting its loudspeaker products.

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