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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."

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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...]
 

Here's a chance to influence RoHS directive

29.11.2007 04:30 - Source: Lead-Free Zone Blog
Michael Kirschner of Design Chain Associates is encouraging those in the electronics industry to take a survey that will be sent to RoHS regulators.

From Kirschner's email:

It is not often that one is presented with the opportunity to directly influence global regulations, but this is such an opportunity with a deadline of December 14th.

The European Union is reviewing the RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) Directive, and dozens of other regional, country, and state / provincial governments are evaluating substance restrictions for electronic and electrical equipment. As the EU reviews RoHS and as other economies consider substance restrictions, it is critical for the industry to provide policymakers with quantitative data on the true costs of RoHS compliance.

By spending approximately 25 minutes completing a survey administered by independent consulting firm Technology Forecasters Inc. (TFI is a valued partner of DCA's; we are involved in the survey development and analysis for this project) and funded by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), you will be one of 100 to 200 people reporting business realities, costs, and benefits of the EU RoHS Directive. The responses are anonymous, but the objectively analyzed aggregate data will be presented to policy makers who are eagerly awaiting this necessary feedback.

For reporting your experiences, costs, and benefits by the December 14th deadline, you will receive a complimentary summary of this landmark study as well as a copy of Lean and Green: Profit for Your Workplace and the Environment, a book by TFI Founder and Director of TFI Environment Pamela Gordon.

As an alternative to completing the web-based survey, let us know if you would prefer to be interviewed by telephone by replying here with which days and timeslots are convenient for you, which time zone you are in, and the telephone number to call..

We invite you to START NOW. Thanks from all of us at CEA, TFI, and DCA.


Best Regards,
Michael Kirschner
President
Design Chain Associates, LLC
415.904.8330

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