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…
Industry News | Regulation and Compliance updates | Supply Chain
US Imposes AI Chip Export Restrictions to China
The United States has issued an export restriction of high-performance computer chips to both Russia and China. In the growing race to produce advanced semiconductor chips, the United States has restricted the sale to China of select AMD and Nvidia advanced graphics card chips (GPU),…
COVID-19 Impact Updates | Industry News
Engineering & A.I. Fights the Spread of COVID-19
Technology and medical companies have been using their data and utilizing machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) to fight the spread of Coronavirus. By using large amounts of medical data, scientists are using AI and machine learning to quickly find trends and treatments, such…
Industry News | Regulation and Compliance updates
Harmful PFAS Found in Rainwater
A new study done by Stockholm University has discovered Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are found in all rainwater globally at dangerously high levels. PFAS are a group of over 4,700 manufactured chemicals, typically found in oil and grease products. Also known as “forever chemicals” PFAS typically…
China Conducts Missile Drills Near Taiwan
On Wednesday, August 3rd, China launched 11 missiles into waters surrounding Taiwan’s northeast and southwest coast just hours after US House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, had concluded her visit to Taiwan. China has not shown a display of military power like this in over 25 years. China’s reprisal…
Podcast: 3 Ways to Build Long-Lasting Products –
Sync Engineering & Procurement
Podcast: “What’s your colleague’s reasoning? Engineering and Procurement need to sync!” Guest: Wilmer Companioni, Technical Marketing Manager, Zuken USA This month, we presented a podcast with Wilmer Companioni, Technical Marketing Manager for Zuken USA. He explains how using accurate data and full visibility of your…
New ECHA User Role Improves SCIP Confidentiality
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has created the new user role, “Submission Portal Manager Restricted”, to promote security and confidentiality. The new role will add more confidentiality and further restrictions on the data that can be accessed by ECHA users. Users in this role will…
Industry News | Ukraine/Russia Conflict
US Sanctions Target Russian Defense & Gold Imports
The United States has issued sanctions against Russia’s Defense Industry & Gold Imports in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. These sanctions target 99 Russian groups and individuals critical to the Russian defense industry, including the state-owned defense company, Rostec, producer of Russian helicopters and…
Event | Industry News | Supply Chain | Ukraine/Russia Conflict
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 August 04, 2022 US Sanctions Target Russian Defense & Gold Imports Ukraine has…
U.S. Congress Passes CHIPS Act
The United States Congress has passed the CHIPS and Science Act, paving the way for a stronger presence of the semiconductor industry in America with billions earmarked for investment. According to the Semiconductor Industry Association, the overall share of modern semiconductor manufacturing capacity located in…