RoHS Ten Years Later: The Transition to Lead-Free Electronics Assembly
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Lead Free 2015
Folks, It is hard to believe that in July we will celebrate the 9th anniversary of the advent of RoHS. So the timing seemed right when I was recently ...
RoHS Medical "Per Homogeneous" Conclusion
Folks, Let’s see how Patty and Pete are doing with their Medical Device RoHS Crisis….. Patty and Pete sat in a plane on the runway of the...
"Per Homogeneous Material" Also Applies to Medical Devices Under RoHS
Folks, It’s been awhile, let’s see what Patty is up to… Patty was in her office, finishing lunch and reading Golf Digest. She...
RoHS Recast Includes Medical Devices
Folks, I was at the St Guadens National Historical Park a few days ago. Augustus St Guadens is considered by many to be America’s pre...
Has Lead-Free RoHS Compliant Assembly Reliability and Cost "Arrived?"
Folks, I was at APEX 2013 San Diego this past week. San Diego is a great venue for the show, but I always forget how cold it can be (55-65°F...
India WEEE/RoHS Is Here! Compliments Of The Government of India, Ministry of Environment & Forests
Indian electronics manufacturers and solder users. This info is for you. After many years of discussion and policy making, the Indian Government rolle...
Tin and Silver Use in Electronics after RoHS
Folks, In a recent posting we discussed that the higher melting temperatures of lead-free solder require reflow soldering temperatures to be higher, t...
Happy Birthday RoHS!
Folks, It was five years ago today that RoHS was launched, amid concerns that the world of electronics would collapse due to the......
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...
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...
Dr. Ron Interviews WEEE/RoHS Expert NeoVention's Kathy Hickey
Note from Dr. Ron: Kathy Hickey is a former graduate student of mine (Smith and Dartmouth graduate) who is a principal in NeoVention, a start up compa...
News from Quickstart Seminar: Lead Free Has Advantages
Folks, My friends at Indium put on another of their terrific Quickstart Workshops in Libertyville, IL this past Tuesday and Wednesday. In addition to ...
Is California going RoHS?
Paul Writes: Ron I attended your class earlier in the year in Anaheim, California. Since that time several questions have come up that I think you cou...
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...
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...
Your Competitor and RoHS
Folks, I continue to get emails daily from people hoping for a RoHS exemption. It is hard for me to be encouraging; although the RoHS directive does l...
RoHS WEEE Questions Re Medical Devices
I read your article “RoHS: The Fine Print” with interest. Your point about chromium in screw plating points out the level of detail with w...
My WEEE/RoHS Column in SMT Magazine
Folks, My bimonthly column on WEEE/RoHS has created considerable email traffic. Surprisingly many people are hoping their products are exempt or that ...
RoHS Exemption for Military Applications
At Indium’s Quickstart seminar at Motorola, Plantation, Fl (February 8, 9, 2005) Ed asked: We make electronics that go on ships that are used by...