Posted On: January 30th, 2006 | By: Rick Short

B2B Marcom Benchmarking

Recently Anita and I traveled to the North American headquarters of CIBA Specialty Chemicals Corporation to present at their lunch hour Marketing semi...

Posted On: January 23rd, 2006 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Chemical Analysis for RoHS

Folks, As the 1 July 2006 date looms closer, some of us will need analysis to support RoHS compliance or even expose counterfeit components. To...

Posted On: January 20th, 2006 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Dr. Ron and Colleagues Launch Online Lead Free Workshop

Folks, My colleagues Kathy Hickey and Amish Parashar of NeoVention and I just launched a lead free online workshop The workshop is managed by span....

Posted On: January 16th, 2006 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

China to postpone RoHS legislation until January 1, 2007, but Requirements more Severe than EU

Folks, Tom Perrett of Tin Technology pointed out this recent article by Design Chain Associates. It is “must” reading. The China RoHS law ...

Posted On: January 9th, 2006 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

The Silver Lining of WEEE/RoHS

Folks, I think many of us still “groan” when we think of WEEE/RoHS. However, as I have mentioned before, whenever there are radical change...

Posted On: January 4th, 2006 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Who Holds the World Record in Pulling Back a Longbow?

Folks, Faithful reader Don Ballard asks: “Who Holds the World Record in Pulling Back a Longbow? Tell us about him. For more than 50 years the ac...

Posted On: January 3rd, 2006 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Dr. Ron Shatters 110# Longbow

Folks, Some time ago I listed my interest in English Longbows. The first bow I got early in 2005, took between 80 and 100 pounds to draw (depending......

Posted On: December 30th, 2005 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

ERA to Investigate RoHS Exemption of Category 8 and 9 Equipment

Folks, One of the big issues in RoHS exemptions is that of “Category 8 and 9.” ERA Technology has been retained by the EU to invest...

Posted On: December 21st, 2005 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Feeling Overwhelmed by WEEE/RoHS Complance Issues

Folks, As the clock ticks away, many people are becoming overwhelmed by WEEE and RoHS tasks. For technologists like myself, many of the RoHS tasks are...