ABOUT THIS EPISODE
In this episode of U.S. Manufacturing Today (powered by Veryable), host Matt Horine interviews Roei Ganzarski, CEO of Alitheon, about the trillion-dollar global problem of counterfeiting and gray-market fraud and why it is a safety and national security issue in industries like aerospace, automotive, and healthcare. Ganzarski shares examples including end-of-life aircraft engine parts sold as new and fake titanium used in aircraft, and explains Alitheon’s FeaturePrint technology, which authenticates individual items using standard cameras by capturing unique, random manufacturing “tolerance” features to create a digital fingerprint with zero false positives.
Timestamps
00:00 Podcast Intro
00:41 Counterfeit Crisis
01:44 Fraud and Gray Market
04:21 Career Path to Alitheon
09:11 Aerospace Scandals
11:44 FeaturePrint Explained
18:15 Why Labels Fail
23:48 Wear and Tear Handling
28:03 New Manufacturer Promises
28:59 Camera Based Traceability
29:17 Warranty Return Fraud
32:15 Fingerprinting Against Fakes
35:29 Supply Chain Risk Trends
38:13 Supplier Competitive Edge
40:04 EV Battery Safety Risks
43:10 Compliance Beyond QR Codes
44:30 Blockchain Physical Gap
47:28 Proxy On Proxy Failures
51:10 30 Day Action Plan
52:56 Pilot And Production Setup
55:19 Traceability For QA Recalls
57:44 Podcast Outro
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