Under the REACH regulations, many have been waiting for the list of SVHC substances. There has been much discussion about these restricted substances but here...
My company has been asked in recent weeks if we are RoHS compliant and if the parts we make are RoHS I am not sure how to answer those questions and hopefully...
Carl, What a loaded question! First off from my experience DO NOT sign a blanket compliance letter, in the end you and your customer will end of doing a lot...
I agree, you don't want to sign a blanket CoC - makes no sense! My recommendation: 1. If the customer specs call for RoHS Compliant or is not specific enough...
If you had to ask the question, do not give them a CoC. I wish that all vendors were as concientious as you. Many seem to have the attitude "what is this, the...
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Hello Carl, To answer the Queries as well as to sign the declaration for (CoC) is small part of Compliance by manufacturer or concern who do the jobwork for...
For those of you who can make it to San Francisco, there will be a RoHS & Reach Seminar as part of Semicon West on July 16: For further info and registration -...
Thanks to all for the good info on my question. I believe we are going to draft a form letter to send for all RoHS inguires. I would appreciate any and all...
I had some notes on possible upcoming report standard that could be an alternate to IPC-1752, but I seem to have lost them. It was somethiing like "neme" or...
There is an opening for an Environmental/ Regulatory Engineer at 3Par in Fremont, CA, USA. Please see job description below and contact Jon Schneickertat...
Corporate Compliance Manager TriQuint Semiconductor is currently looking for an experienced Compliance Engineer, with a strong focus on RoHS and other...
Hi all, I'm looking for a RoHS screening lab to confirm a sample piece of sheet metal for RoHS compliance. Does anyone have a referral to a good testing...
Patrick, ???? yes, there's a good testing lab that used to be FMC near the SJC airport.?? It's now part of BAE Systems.? They have metallurgists and test items...
We have used Foothills Analytical in San Jose and Balazs in Fremont both with good service and timely results. Thank You and Best Regards, Donald W. Ballard ...
Hello, I am evaluating a particular assembly for high temp compliancy (260 deg C)in a reflow environment. The fab contains Nelco N4000-13 epoxy laminate,...
I am wondering if you have any insight on the assertion (by some) that the 7b exemption will be extended to 2012 or beyond? As you know, EICTA has published...
Do we have any study what percentage of the industry is using the IPC 1752 forms for materials declartations and CoCs instaed of the customised excel files...
Even more interesting would be who is using which version of the form and what level of disclosure are they providing. Same for Compliance Connect from...
HI James, Thanks for this note. A "commercial unit" would be a system which is not sold as a functional whole system. THese subsystems as defined by (b) seem...
Mr. Ray,  Do you mean Plastic molded cabinet? If yes then it needs to comply with RoHS! As the resin used to mold plastic parts may contain flame retardants...
My GUESS is that they were trying (but it requires that the logic of of the bureaucracy is not well stated) as an extension of item b when the item can fulfill...