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JC-ELECTRONICS:

THE PIONEERS

OF CIRCULAR

ECONOMY

Text: Frank Calviño // Photos: JC-Electronics

Growing from two to 280 people in sixteen years, JC-Electronics is far more than a
successful business: it’s a successful idea. Why? Because even before anyone mentioned
the concept of ‘circular economy,’ JC-Electronics was already doing precisely that: offering

products a second life and thus making our entire industries more sustainable, more socially
responsible, and more environmentally friendly. Without a doubt, JC-Electronics can claim
the title of a pioneer in the ‘circular economy’ concept, and the impact they have had lingers
on and even grows by the year due to a combination of high-quality services and products,
great business ideas and powerful e-commerce to support it all. That’s why today we’re
talking to Jelle Kingma , JC-Electronics’ E-commerce Specialist, to learn more about JC-
Electronics and their amazing journey into the world of e-commerce and cross-border!

efurbishing our world When we talk about industrial electronics, what are
Providing support for all kinds of industries and we talking about exactly?
Rbusinesses using complex machinery, JC-Electronics “If you have a production line, it will be full of industrial
has become a global staple of quality in the industrial electronics. Anything that needs to move or that needs to be
electronics community. The quality of their products often controlled inside a production line of a factory will probably
goes beyond expectations, with a two-year guarantee, while be using industrial electronics. For example, the assembly line
even the companies originally producing those components inside a car factory or a cookie factory or any other kind of
normally only offer half that time. factory will be controlled by industrial electronic components.
However, industrial electronics are not only used in factories.
But even more, the real treasure trove of JC-Electronics is In fact, if you go to an amusement park, the rollercoasters and
their stock. A lot of these industrial electronic components most other rides will be controlled using industrial electronic
are very old, and many companies simply cannot change their components,” says Jelle.
entire factory setup just because one particular component
is out of production and not available in the refurbished This is delicate equipment, then. Because I wouldn’t
market. That’s why JC-Electronics’ massive stock comes into want to have an equipment failure either in a factory
play, providing a solution that saves money, business and the or on a rollercoaster. It could be catastrophic...
environment. “Yes, exactly! And although many times, factories and

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