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IDEA-1004-C Electronic Components Inspection Manual  Available to IDEA Members Only
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IDEA-1006-B Guidelines Tools and Materials List  Available to IDEA Members Only
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Welcome to the

Independent Distributors of Electronics Association (IDEA)

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IDEA is the leading resource for independent distributors to find relevant quality information and to participate in advancing industry ethics, ensuring customer satisfaction, establishing standards, and promoting education.

Mission Statement
The Independent Distributors of Electronics Association (IDEA) is a non-profit trade association representing quality and ethically oriented independent distributors of electronic components. The purpose of IDEA is to promote the independent distribution industry through a media advocacy campaign, to improve the quality of products and services through a quality certification program, educational seminars, and conferences, and to promote the study, development, and implementation of techniques and methods designed to improve the business of independent distributors.


IDEA Professional Inspector’s Certification Exam

 IDEA-ICE-3000

 Professional Inspector's Certification Exam

 

Available to Employees of:

IDEA Member Companies

OEMs

CM/EMS'

 

  

The IDEA Professional Inspector’s Certification Exam is designed to demonstrate inspection competency for the benefit of all stakeholders.  Successful examination provides the employee and the employer with a heightened degree of confidence in the basic working knowledge and resource-ability of the inspector.

 

When personnel who conduct visual inspection of product from the excess market have been certified, the company’s stakeholders are provided objective evidence of inspection competency and therefore reason for increased confidence that customer satisfaction will be achieved and further offer increased marketability of products and services.

 

Upon successfully passing the IDEA Professional Inspector’s Exam (IDEA-ICE-3000) the candidate will be awarded a certificate stating that the individual has passed the exam and their name will be maintained on record at IDEA as having met this achievement.

 

Prime candidates for this exam are:

 

Quality Managers

   Quality Supervisors

Quality Engineers

Quality Inspectors

 

Those familiar with the open market know that performing visual inspections of electronic components requires specialized knowledge and skills by inspection personnel to visually evaluate product and its packaging for substandard and potentially counterfeit characteristics from quality characteristics.

 

IDEA-ICE-3000 is based on industry standards and best practices relevant to the open market.  The exam is an open book exam intended to challenge candidate in practical inspection knowledge as well as access and usage of relevant reference materials in the work place.

 

 

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Visual Inspection Standard IDEA-STD-1010-A

The Independent Distributors of Electronics Association's

IDEA-STD-1010-A

An Inspection Standard for the Open Market!

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IDEA RoHS White Papers

Due to high public demand these papers are now being offered to the public.  Please email info@idofea.org for pricing. 

Exclusively for IDEA General Members

IDEA RoHS White Paper and Executive Summary written for the Independent Distributor Executive and Management Team

Abstract

A white paper and companion Executive Summary presenting the possible processes and monetary effects of RoHS compliance on the independent distributor  The white paper openss with the introduction of the European Union, its organizational structure, and the responsibilities of its Member States and their legislation of RoHS to producer companies who place product in the European Single Market.

Select "Downloads" from the menu bar to download these documents.


Industry Terms & Definitions

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Industry Terms & Definitions


RoHS & Pb-free Part Marking Status

New!

Exclusively for IDEA General Members

RoHS & Pb-Free Part Marking Status


Export Fundamentals and Forms

Exclusively for IDEA General Members

Member Harry Krantz Co. has produced an Export Guide entitled:

Fundamentals of Export Controls

This volume contains 67 pages of export information including a glossary and over 15 pages of forms!

IDEA Members click here to download you electronic copy today.

Email if you have questions about downloading.


IDEA Inspection Checksheet

Exclusively for IDEA General Members

IDEA's Inspection Best Practices Checklist

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RoHS General Information
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ICPhotos

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Provided by USBid, an IDEA member!

Find photo's of >5K different parts. If you want to see the exact list of parts, click on "Strs" link at the bottom of the page after clicking on the this link.


Component Test Services

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