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...
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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...
Xbox Claimed to be RoHS Compliant
Folks, Several weeks ago I had a blog entry asking whether or not Microsoft’s new Xbox 360 was RoHS compliant. Angela pointed me to a lin...
Comparing China and EU RoHS
Folks, My colleague Mike Fenner pointed out a website that compares the China and EU RoHS laws. As vague as many complain that the EU’s RoHS a...
Dr. Ron to Have Article Published in Scientific American
Folks, Some time ago I mentioned that I had published an article for Scientific American’s website on The Twin Paradox. I have just been informe...
UK's DTI Publishes Latest RoHS Guidance
Folks, The United Kingdom’s Department of Trade and Industry continues to lead the effort in providing RoHS interpretation with their recently p...
Unawareness of RoHS Still Widespread
Folks, I am an avid reader of PC Magazine. The first thing I always read is John Dvorak’s (go pcmag.com/dvorak.) column. He has a very pr...
A Success in Registering for WEEE in Germany
Folks, For those of you that think it can’t be done, a colleague’s company has just received interim WEEE registration in Germany. They wo...
The UK's DTI Publishes the Latest "Perchards Report"
Folks, The UK’s DTI just published the latest Perchards Report. This report is an overview of how the EU Countries (outside of the UK) are prep...
Fellow WEEE/RoHS "Warrior" Don Ballard Publishes Book on Disneyland Hotel
Folks, Faithful reader and fellow WEEE/RoHS “warrior” Don Ballard found time to write a book on the history of the Disneyland Hotel. Here ...
Search Engines Shift Power
According to an interesting article on the American Marketing Association website: "Search ad spending is now responsible for 40 percent ...
Concern for Counterfeit RoHS Compliant Components
Don writes: At a RoHS software demo yesterday (EMA Design Automation) the subject came up about counterfeit RoHS compliant parts. Have you heard anyth...