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AirMD - a lead-free air purifier - The Austin-based Alen Corp., which produces the AirMD, claims its air purifier is the only "green" purifier. The product is certified lead-free, ozone safe and Energy Star qualified by both the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy.

IPC urges industry to pursue tax credit for Lead-Free R&D - The Government Relations Committee of the Association Connecting Electronics Association (IPC) has a released a white paper, “The Research an...

iNEMI produces guidelines to help manage lead-free alloy changes - The International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative (iNEMI) has launched a new project to provide industry guidelines to help make the growing p...

RoHS looks at 46 additional substances - We just received notice from RoHS-International that the European Union substance review has drawn up a list of 46 substances for scrutiny. Accordi...

Should suppliers lead the transition to pure tin? - Design Chain Associates, a company that helps manufacturers cope with environmental compliance has released an article from its partner DfR Solutio...

EIA updates JIG, free REACH guidance - We received some interesting updates from N. Nagaraj, president of Papros, a company that helps manufacturers with environmental compliance. ...

Guidance notes for REACH released - RoHS-International, a company that helps manufacturers cope with environmental regulations in the electronics industry, has released Simplified REA...

2008 will begin new wave of environmental regulations - In a recent blog from Technology Forecasters Inc., a research firm in Alameda Calif., Harvey Stone, managing director of the Goodbye Chain Group, p...

IPC and JEDEC to hold lead-free conference - IPC and JEDEC will present the International Conference on Reliability, Rework, and Repair of Lead-Free Electronics on March 11-12 in Raleigh, N.C....

Bromine group fires back at Greenpeace over BFRs - According to an article in the Design News sister publication, Electronics Weekly, the Bromine Science and Environmental Forum (BSEF) is question...

Take this survey of RoHS costs and benefits - Technology Forecasters Inc. is conducting a survey on the costs and benefits of the European Union's RoHS directive. Managers are asked to report w...

Greenpeace blasts Nintendo, Microsoft and Philips on low green scores - Greenpeace pointed to Nintendo, Microsoft and Philips as companies that are failing to show any “environmental credentials” in its quar...

Here's a chance to influence RoHS directive - 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 Hazardou... (more)

IPC offers RoHS rework and repair workshop - The Association Connecting Electronics Industries (IPC) will present a webcast on November 14 from 10:00 to 11:00 CST entitled, RoHS: Impact of Rework and Repair. The webcast ... (more)

iNEMI announces lead-free electronics book - The International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative (iNEMI) has announced the publication of “Lead-Free Electronics: iNEMI Projects Lead to Successful Manufacturing.” The book is published by Wiley-IEEE Press and is based on the results of iNEMI’s six-year study... (more)

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...]

Synapsis offers REACH help

01.02.2008 14:30 - Source: Lead-Free Zone Blog

Synapsis Technology Inc. has upgraded its EMARS software to support European Union’s REACH regulation deadlines for manufacturers. The EMARS REACH solution lets users:

�� Generate an accurate REACH reports for any product

�� Identify REACH risk factors in existing products

�� Perform worst-case analysis on a product

�� Track and manage supplier performance

�� Automate REACH data collection

�� Keep up-to-date REACH regulation changes.

Synapsis has been working in PLM for some time, but the company has recently developed a comprehensive tool to help companies manage REACH data and mitigate the risks related to REACH. “There’s been a lot of focus on how REACH will impact chemical suppliers, but REACH will also impact manufacturers of products and equipment,” says Lonnie Gillihan, president of Synapsis. “All products contain chemical substances and require chemicals to manufacture. REACH will regulate more than 30,000 widely used chemicals and may restrict the use of up to 3,000 hazardous substances – so products are at risk.

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