Status of WEEE Implementation by Country
Folks, Many are struggling with the “How To’s” of WEEE registration in the almost 30 EU countries. Buy USA has come to the rescue ...
Indium Corporation
China RoHS: The Snowball is Growing
Folks, Many of us are so busy focusing on WEEE/RoHS in Europe, that we forget that China has a WEEE/RoHS program of its own. While clearly......
Dr. Ron's Student interviewed by "The Dartmouth", ESPN
Folks, Elise Morrison, from my July 8 posting was recently interviewed for The Dartmouth, the nation’s oldest college newspaper. I thought som...
Some still Unaware of WEEE/RoHS
Wu writes: I saw your article in SMT, Hoping for WEEE and RoHS Exemptions . What are WEEE and RoHS?br......
Mike K says Dr. Ron's RoHS opinion is "vague, probably inaccurate, not too "educated", and not all too helpful"
Mike K, President of a Consulting Firm writes: Ron, Your response to “George” in SMT is vague, probably inaccurate, not too “educ...
Almost vBlogging
Thanks to my friends at PCB007, I was interviewed at Semicon West 2005. The recorded interview is available on the PCB 007 website. Barry......
Third Industry Blog Launched
Speedline Technologies has joined the ranks of electronics assembly industry B2B bloggers. Congratulations and Welcome! From their press release , a...
Sophie Morvan's "Little Tikes" Tricycle is Likely Exempt from RoHS
Folks, This weekend, my 18 month old grandaughter Sophie Morvan, visited my wife and I for a long weekend. My son, Jonathan, 27 years old, a Divinit...
Electronic Teddy Bears Exempted from WEEE/RoHS
Folks, The following is a letter from Steven, my responses are in bold Dear Dr. Ron, I work in testing lab in Hong Kong. Recently we have received man...
Charles Kettering IV and Elise Morrison
Folks, I try to take my students to dinner 3 or 4 at a time, two times a week or so. This term it will be a challenge to......
Hearing Aides RoHS Exempt?
Jan writes: Thanks for all your help. I re-read an email that a gentleman had sent to you on March 14th trying to get a better understanding of the...
Comments on Handheld XRF Analyzers for RoHS Compliance Screening
Folks, Several companies have developed hand held units to aid in screening for RoHS compliance Let me start off by saying that I think such a unit wo...