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Live Updates: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
How the War in Ukraine is Impacting Global Supply Chain Shortages A complete coverage of the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on the global electronics manufacturing and distribution market. Subscribe Now March 6, 2023 New Sanctions Imposed on Russia More than a year after…
Regulation and Compliance updates
Updates: PFAS Restriction Proposal to ECHA
As of January 13th, 2023, the national authorities of Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden have submitted a proposal to ECHA (European Chemicals Agency) to restrict per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under REACH, the European Union’s (EU) chemicals regulation.[1] PFAS, also known as ‘forever…
12 Days of BOM & Procurement Risk Management Resources
Day 1: Avoid a Nightmare Before Christmas A cautionary tale: In 2001, a few days before the December holidays, Sony was forced to remove 1.3 million PlayStation gaming consoles from stores because of a high concentration of poisonous cadmium metal, costing them nearly a quarter…
Best Practices | Thought Leadership
The 3 Top Challenges of a Design Engineer
Saving time and money is crucial for design engineers. We are seeing an increased number in companies having to redesign products during the recent supply chain shortage. When one critical component is no longer available, a redesign could be required of the engineer. Here are…
Regulation and Compliance updates
UKCA Marking Deadline Updates
UKCA vs. CE markings The United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union impacts goods manufactured and imported into Europe. Historically the “CE” marking was required on commercial products to affirm the product’s conformity with European health, safety and environmental protection standards. However, after the UK’s…
Conflict Minerals Compliance | Regulation and Compliance updates
Extended Minerals Reporting Template (EMRT) v1.11 available for Download
November 4, 2022 – The Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) has released the latest version of the Extended Minerals Reporting Template (EMRT), version 1.11. The EMRT is a free reporting template to identify pinch points and collect due diligence information in the cobalt and mica…
Conflict Minerals Compliance | Regulation and Compliance updates
Pilot Reporting Template (PRT) 1.0 Released by RMI
The Pilot Reporting Template (PRT) is a free, standardized reporting template developed by the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) to identify pinch points and collect due diligence information for minerals not covered by the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (CMRT) and Extended Minerals Reporting Template (EMRT). Minerals…
Electronica 2022 Highlights
We loved meeting so many of you in person in Munich this year, exchanging ideas, and discussing solutions of today and tomorrow. We will follow up with a series of materials dedicated to the explorations of the key topics discussed at the event. Included will…
Conflict Minerals Compliance | Industry News | Regulation and Compliance updates
PFAS Bans Coming to the USA – Effective January 2023
Recent studies by the CDC have shown that exposure to PFAS (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances) may be linked to harmful health effects in both humans and animals. Due to their potential harmful effects, states like Maine, Colorado, New Hampshire and California have taken legislative action to…
Conflict Minerals Compliance | Regulation and Compliance updates
Top 3 Complications of Meeting Compliance
Meeting compliance regulations cost manufacturing companies nearly $20,000 per employee, or between $250,000 to $1.5 million USD per year. While this cost may be huge, the cost of failing to meet compliance standards is much larger. When a company fails to comply with RoHS or…