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How will RoHS changes affect medical equipment? - New RoHS changes will impact medical devices. Many of the exemptions that kept RoHS from restricting medical devices will be lifted. Fred Loneker, a senior manager with Environ International Corp.

Engineers need to track RoHS changes - The European Commission is about to drop six exemptions from the RoHS directive. While a move of this order was expected, it still shows that design engineers need to be cognizant of changes in environmental regulations. the components they chose yesterday may not be compliant today.

Six RoHS exemptions cut - In the latest round of RoHS changes, six exemptions will be retired from the directive’s list of 29 exemptions. In an article in EDN, a Design News sister site, Gary Nevison of Newark and Farnell explains which six exemptions will expire over the next two years.

The impact of environmental regulations on electronics manufacturers - Here’s an in-depth paper that covers the Impact of Environmental Regulations on Electronic Manufacturers. Michael Kirschner, president of Design Chain Associates, a firm the helps companies comply with regulations, authored the paper for the December 2008 Conference on Resource Recycling.

SaaS eco-software for REACH and RoHS - Green EcoSystems Group of Colorado Springs, Colo. has introduced Green -EcoSystems software-as-a-service designed to help manufacturing companies address requirements related to the REACH directive. The tool also supports RoHS compliance.

Selecting the right lead-free connector design - RoHS laws have affected manufacturing processes as well as changing the nature of electronic components. The article, “Designing for RoHS: Select the right lead-free-connector design for heat-sensitive applications,” explores the RoHS-compliant alternatives for design engineers.

New company offers XrF testing - i-Nalysis, a recently launched New England-based company, had introduced a handheld X-ray Fluorescence device designed to make it easier for companies to identify lead and other elements in their products.

Total Parts Plus announces disclosure services for REACH and RoHS - Total Parts Plus, a parts sourcing service for obsolete components, has launched its Ready to Receive service that sends full disclosure for REACH and RoHS material data to PLM, MRP or compliance management software.

IPC seeks participants for PCB conference - TheAssociation Connecting Electronics Industries (IPC) has issued a Call for Participation for the Midwest’s premier technical conference, IPC Midwest Conference & Exhibition. This exhibition will take place September 23-24, 2009.

EC unlikely to ban TBBPA - According to an article in Dataweek, the European Commission is unlikely to add Tetrabromobisphenol(TBBPA) to the list of substances monitored or banned under RoHS. The announcement was preceded by heavy lobbying by IPC.

Denmark busts electronic toys in RoHS sweep - During a recent crackdown on hazardous chemicals and substances, the Danish Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found lead above RoHS defined levels in three electronic toys.

Robots dip lead to end tin whiskers - Manufacturers in the defense, aerospace and medical equipment industries need to get the lead back into their components. The move to lead-free parts has left the industries that are exempt from RoHS with trouble finding leaded parts.

RoHS targets medical and control equipment - As part of the proposed changes and additions to RoHS, the European Commission (EU) is considering including medical and control equipment into the scope of RoHS.

Leaded components are still in demand - According to a recent article in EDN, a Design News sister publication, there is still a real need for electronic components containing lead.

Greenpeace - electronics still not clean enough - A new survey from Greenpeace International, "Green Electronic - the search continues," concludes that the electronics industry has cleaned up its products somewhat, but not enough. The report notes that "There are a number of findings that underline the progress toward green, but there are also significant shortcomings in certain practices."

All You Wanted to Know About Computer Recycling

All You Wanted to Know About Computer Recycling

Computer recycling means saving some the parts from the obsolete computers while getting rid of those parts that are toxic in nature. This means that there must be a proper way to recycle the old and obsolete computers, so that we can get rid of them without putting ourselves as well as the environment to harm. [Read more...]

RoHS/WEEE NEWS

IPC webinars on RoHS changes

24.01.2009 - Source:Lead-Free Zone Blog

The Association Connecting Electronic Industries (IPC) and Environ, an environmental consulting firm, will hold a webinar covering RoHS changes for non-European Union companies on January 29 from 11:00 am to 12:00 am EST. [Read more…]

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