More on RoHS Exemptions
George writes: Our questions are about ROHS exemption annex 4. With regard to lead in solders for “servers, storage and storage array systems (e...
Innumeracy and Electronic Assembly
Friends, I teach numerous workshops and certification courses. I often find significant “math” resistance at these workshops, even when I ...
The Most Important American You Probably Have Never Heard of
Folks, In the opinion of many, he contributed more to the welfare and development of the United States than many presidents. Without him there may hav...
Integrity
As you might imagine, “indium” is important to me. I often run through the internet looking at all things indium. I recently encountered a...
NEPCON Shanghai
Indium is exhibiting at NEPCON Shanghai this week. Any Marcom practitioner will tell you that they need a few key things to make a show a success. ......
Dr. Ron and His English Longbow
Folks, In addition to working with my wonderful friends and Indium Corp and teaching statistics and manufacturing process courses at Dartmouth, I have...
WEEE/RoHS for B2B Company
Francis writes: Dear Dr. Lasky, I have read on several WEEE related sites that: A “producer” is an entity which, irrespective of the selli...
RoHS and Telecon
Chris writes, For purposes of exemption in telecom land, when the EU defines only the solder as exempt, does that really mean just the solder? ie, c...
WEEE Deadlines Moved Out?
Folks, A note was circulating around the internet last week that had many people relieved. Here tis: The government today confirmed that new regulatio...
Is Design a "Commodity"?
Folks, A recent article in Business Week asks if design and innovation are commodities to be outsourced. Some notable people responded yes. I disagree...
RoHS Exemption for Ceramic Devices?
Chuck writes: Dr. Ron, I make ceramic modules, so I am assuming that I am excepted from RoHS (See Annex 4.) My ceramic models use lead containing sold...