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Register Today: Internal Obstacles to Effective Obsolescence Management Live Webinar
Don’t Miss this Informative Live Webinar: Internal Obstacles to Effective Obsolescence Management Join us on Tuesday, August 20, 2019 at 1:00 PM EST/10:00 AM PST for an informative webinar on Obsolescence Management. Our very own Vern Densler, Senior Product Manager, will be a panelist and…
Regulation and Compliance updates
RoHS3 Now Effective
On March 31, 2015, the EU Commission amended the RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU by adding 4 new phthalates to the list of restricted substances in Annex II. These substances, DEHP, BBP, DBP, and DI PB will be restricted in the use of electrical and electronic equipment…
Regulation and Compliance updates
Four New Substances Added to the REACH Candidate List
On July 16, 2019, The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) added four new substances to the Candidate List for REACH regulation due to their toxicity to reproduction, endocrine disruption (#4 tert-butylphenol) and a combination of other concerns. The decisions to include these particular substances was executed in collaboration with…
Regulation and Compliance updates
California Proposition 65 New Intention Substances
The California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) plans to list the following chemicals known to the State as causing cancer under the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Proposition 65). This action is being proposed pursuant to…
Good Luck to the MIT Hyperloop II Team at this year’s Hyperloop International Finals
For the last four years SpaceX has held an annual worldwide competition to design a vehicle that can whisk passengers through a vaccum tunnel. This tunnel is to serve as a tube carrying a friction-less vehicle about 700 miles per hour. 2,000 plus teams…
Regulation and Compliance updates
TSCA and Prioritization of Candidates
EPA Identifies 40 Chemicals to Prioritize for Risk Evaluation On March 20, 2019, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a list of 40 chemicals to initiate a prioritization process to review the chemicals currently in commerce under the TSCA. This list is issued by the Agency to…
New WhiteBoard Video: Taking the Guesswork and Human Error Element Out of Supply Chain Management
“What if?!” It’s a question that’s usually asked after something goes wrong or when the realization surfaces that things could have been done differently to avoid a less than desirable situation. In production and planning, don’t be caught unaware of supplier Product Change Notifications. There…
Now Available: 2018 Eletronic Product Change Notifications Infographic
Keep Pace with Product Change Alerts and Manage Component Obsolescence Risks. In today’s global accelerated and highly technical manufacturing environment, companies must track an ever increasing number of product change notifications. So what happens if you don’t receive or miss a PCN? Your supply chain…
Yamagata Earthquake: Impact to Electronics Industry
On June 18, 2019 at 10:22 p.m. an earthquake measuring 6.4 Mw struck the coast of Yamagata and the surrounding areas in Japan. The earthquake originated at the convergent boundary of the Amur Plate and the Okhotsk Plate that lies under the Sea of Japan,…
Now Available: 2018 Electronics Industry Acquisitions
2018 Mergers & Acquisitions That May Impact Your Supply Chain Keeping up with mergers and acquisitions in the electronics industry is critical. A component in your design may now be made by a different manufacturer. Luckily, SiliconExpert tracks mergers and acquisitions to keep our customers aware and…