RoHS Exemptions Should be for a Reason
Folks, Now that RoHS has gone into effect, many have sent me emails seeking my agreement that their product is exempt. The RoHS exemption categories a...
Folks, Now that RoHS has gone into effect, many have sent me emails seeking my agreement that their product is exempt. The RoHS exemption categories a...
Folks, I have had a number of questions about Packaging Materials (i.e. the box the electronics comes in) being covered under RoHS. Packaging material...
Folks, Well today is “The Day,” RoHS starts, but the furor continues. I would like to review some points: 1. The EU and the world are chok...
Folks, Most of you know that when I am not working on lead-free solder or WEEE and RoHS, I am teaching at Dartmouth. My summer course, Materials:......
Folks, One of the big holes in my resume is that I have never been to China. That shortcoming has just been resolved. On June 7 at 10:35PM local ti...
Don writes: Dr. Ron, At the following link, I saw this: Q: What should I do with my inventory of non-RoHS compliant products after July 2006? ...
Folks, If there is anything that I hope my blog does is to generate useful debate about the happenings in the electronics industry to help us all pros...
Folks, People in the solder and leadfree world still do not understand the prime reason for RoHS: To make recycling easier. A recent article about Swa...
Folks, I’ve had a lot of questions on Cr VI. It has been hard to find a source of information on how Cr VI relates to zinc (?) chromate platin...
Folks, I continue to tell myself that I have seen so much that nothing will ever surprise me. As you would expect, however, I continually get surprise...
Folks, I attended the IPC/Sodertec RoHS Conference in Malmo, Sweden on April 25-27. It was the last major European RoHS Conference before RoHS goes in...
Folks, I’m a little later than I wanted to be on this topic, but I have been preparing for and an now attending and presenting at the IPC/Solde...