All, A quick update. I did find that DigiKey has supplier line cards and sometimes a brief company history, http://www.digikey.com/en/supplier-centers & http://www.digikey.com/en/supplier-centers/e/eaton. Possibly some of the other online distribution companies have similar information.
Best, Doug On Wed, Dec 7, 2016 at 5:10 PM, Doug Powell <[email protected]> wrote: > Dave & Brian, > > This has been my experience as well. I know some companies make money > tracking this kind information; probably well deserved, it's a big job. > And it now occurs to me that some of the other paid for services giving > RoHS updates may also have current vendor information. > > I have an ad hoc ERP that links to a company Part Master csv export with > manufacturer and supplier info. I also link part numbers to all of the > safety pertinent data like certs, voltage, thermal, etc. So I will > continue listing known suppliers in my critical parts lists and add "*or > equivalent*" where appropriate. > > Thanks, Doug > > > > On Tue, Dec 6, 2016 at 12:30 PM, Brian O'Connell <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> Not aware of any ‘centralized’ database, but some vendors (future, avnet, >> etc) routinely issue PCNs that cover the major component suppliers. This >> seems to catch most of these product announcements for me. >> >> Brian >> >> >> From: Doug Powell [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2016 8:18 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [PSES] Tracking critical component suppliers >> >> All, >> >> We all know that the last several years there have been many mergers and >> acquisitions of suppliers that provide safety critical components. I for >> one got a little tired trying to keep up with all the changes. Case in >> point is AMP Connectors --> Tyco AMP --> TE Connectivity. There are >> possibly thousands of cases like this. >> >> Does anyone know of a central clearing house for such historical >> information? >> >> Thanks, Doug >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Douglas E Powell >> >> [email protected] >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/dougp01 >> - >> ---------------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc >> discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to < >> [email protected]> >> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: >> http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html >> Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site >> at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in >> well-used formats), large files, etc. >> Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ >> Instructions: http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to >> unsubscribe) >> List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html >> For help, send mail to the list administrators: >> Scott Douglas <[email protected]> >> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> >> For policy questions, send mail to: >> Jim Bacher <[email protected]> >> David Heald <[email protected]> >> >> - >> ---------------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc >> discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to < >> [email protected]> >> >> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: >> http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html >> >> Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site >> at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in >> well-used formats), large files, etc. >> >> Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ >> Instructions: http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to >> unsubscribe) >> List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html >> >> For help, send mail to the list administrators: >> Scott Douglas <[email protected]> >> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> >> >> For policy questions, send mail to: >> Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> >> David Heald: <[email protected]> >> > > > > -- > > Douglas E Powell > > [email protected] > http://www.linkedin.com/in/dougp01 > -- Douglas E Powell [email protected] http://www.linkedin.com/in/dougp01 - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to unsubscribe) List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> David Heald: <[email protected]>
