Industry News | 2003-04-07 10:16:38.0
Portable Products and Optoelectronic Applications Still Hold Promise for Growth
Industry News | 2010-11-12 19:17:43.0
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have agreed to drop demands for a list of priority substances for new restrictions under the RoHS Directive. IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries® has vehemently opposed the creation of such a list, calling for science to be the basis of all future RoHS revisions.
Industry News | 2010-03-17 19:24:13.0
BANNOCKBURN, IL — IPC – Association Connecting Electronics Industries® has released a white paper, Recasting the RoHS Directive: An Opportunity to Solidify its Scientific Basis in Support of Comprehensive Environmental Regulation, urging members of the European Union (EU) Council and Parliament to ensure that the revised RoHS Directive be scientifically based and fully aligned with the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Regulation. Copies of the white paper will be sent to members of the EU Council and members of the EU Parliament's Environment Committee.
Industry News | 2010-05-30 16:14:13.0
BANNOCKBURN, Ill., USA — Efforts by IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries® to bring sound scientific analysis to the RoHS Directive were rewarded when RoHS Rapporteur and Green Party member Jill Evans announced plans to drop amendments calling for a ban of all brominated flame retardants (BFRs), including those, such as tetrabromobisphenol-A (TBBPA), that have been found safe under European Union risk assessment.
Industry News | 2010-10-07 14:26:23.0
Yielding to growing concerns regarding the EU Parliament’s proposal to list thirty-seven substances for priority assessment under a revised RoHS Directive, the Belgian presidency proposed to abandon inclusion of a list of priority substances. Belgium currently holds the rotating EU Presidency and is responsible for chairing the EU Council.
Industry News | 2010-05-26 13:06:11.0
BANNOCKBURN, Ill., USA — In communications sent to Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) last week, IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries® lent its support to the adoption of RoHS Directive proposed amendments 197 through 203. These amendments support the use of a rigorous scientific methodology to evaluate additional restricted substances and their alternatives.
Industry News | 2015-02-04 18:05:58.0
he SMTA Capital Chapter is pleased to announce its first meeting of 2015 on March 17th, scheduled from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm at EIT (Main Building Lunchroom), 108 Carpenter Drive, Sterling, VA 20164. The focus of this chapter meeting will be “Elimination of Pb-Free Risk by Robotic Hot Solder Dip (RHSD)” presented by Donald Tyler, Managing Director, Corfin Industries.
Industry News | 2013-04-29 15:22:12.0
The SMTA Capital Chapter is pleased to announce its upcoming meeting on May 16, 2013, from 5:30 pm until 8 pm at DfR Solutions’ brand new facility in Beltsville, Maryland.
Industry News | 2013-04-16 15:49:29.0
The SMTA Capital Chapter is pleased to announce its upcoming meeting on May 16, 2013, from 5:30 pm until 8 pm at DfR Solutions’ brand new facility in Beltsville, Maryland.
Industry News | 2011-05-27 23:03:55.0
Two IEEE standards on setting criteria for environmentally preferable electronic equipment will soon be balloted. Although technically voluntary, these standards, under the Environmentally Preferable Electronics Assessment Tool (EPEAT) umbrella of standards, become de facto regulations due to President Obama’s Executive Order 13514 Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance that requires all government procurement to be certified to EPEAT.
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