People Still Not Getting the Purpose of RoHS
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...
Indium Corporation
Readers Please Help Re Info on Cr VI
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...
Denial Still Rampant in RoHS: 90% think they are exempt
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...
What I Learned at the Malmo Conference
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...
China Publishes RoHS List
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...
WEEE Whistle Blowing
Folks, Some companies are already turning in their competitors who have not registered for WEEE. The article at the preceeding link expresses surprise...
When 100 Billion Doesn't Seem So Large
Folks, As Carl Sagan once told us, there are “billions and billions” of galaxies. Actually, astronomers estimate that there are 100 billio...
IPC/Soldertec WEEE/RoHS Conference in Malmo Sweden April 25-27
Folks, IPC/Soldertec is sponsoring the last major conference before RoHS goes into effect on 1 July 2006. It will be in Malmo, Sweden on April 25-27,....
Manufacturing Process Standards and Auditing Procedures for RoHS Compliance Emerging
Folks, One would expect manfufacturing standards and auditing procedures for RoHS compliance to emerge at this time. Below is a note from David on thi...
Dr. Ron Giving Free WEEE/RoHS Workshop at Dartmouth
Folks, I am giving an updated version of my one day workshop on WEEE/RoHS compliant assembly at The Thayer School of Enginnering at Dartmouth o...
Missing the Point About WEEE and RoHS
Folks, My Indium colleague Jim Slattery, pointed out an interesting article in Electronic Design. After the article, some people sent in responses. A ...
General RoHS Questions
Haibing writes: Question 1: My questions are centered around RoHS judgments. That is, how I can judge whether a contract manufacturer is RoHS c...