The number of cases is growing rapidly, in which original spare parts and components are falsified by means of 3D printing. Counterfeiters use the new technology to copy not only car parts and aircraft components, but also surgical instruments, components for hearing aids and cardiac pacemakers, prostheses and implants such as hip or knee joints,… Continue reading 3D Printing Boosts Product Piracy
Month: October 2017
Camouflage and Deception: The New Routes of Counterfeiters
Chinese brand and product pirates are increasingly looking for tortuous paths, because investigators are more likely to reconstruct the way of counterfeit products shipped directly from China. In order to obscure the origin of the fakes, they deliver their products to final recipients through as many countries and borders as possible with the help of… Continue reading Camouflage and Deception: The New Routes of Counterfeiters
E-waste and Counterfeiting
Since last year, the Basel Action Network (BAN) has been continuously working on an e-Trash Transparency Project. It found that recycling companies in the US continue to export hazardous e-trash to Asia. Their latest data reveal 16 more instances of exports to developing countries involving 7 companies, most of which make public claims of never… Continue reading E-waste and Counterfeiting
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