Circuit Boards to Building Blocks
Old circuit boards could be turned into tough planks to make fences or park benches, thanks to a new process developed by scientists in China.
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Probe Announces New Strategic Direction
Probe Manufacturing, Inc. announced that the company's new strategic direction includes design, manufacturing and marketing of products that facilitate the cost reduction of renewable energies, increases efficiency at the point of use, and reduces the environmental foot print of green house emissions.
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The Gold Record: High-Reliability Assembly 'A Nightmare' in Lead-Free World?
Companies like Boeing, Airbus, and anybody else in the high-reliability community, are facing problems as lead-free commercial electronics dominate the electronics assembly world. In this video interview, Trimble Navigation's Quality Assurance Manager Bruce Whitlock discusses his concerns about build tin-lead products in a lead-free world.
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Lead-Free Lesson...Definitely Not Free
As the electronics industry struggles though its second year of RoHS and the lead-free mandate, it is clear that definitive answers to many of the more significant challenges of lead-free are not yet here. In fact, targets continue to move as newer problems make their presence known.
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India Adopts E-Waste Management
India’s rapidly growing mobile phone, PC and TV market has forced the country to take a hard look at their policies regarding e-waste.
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The Gold Record: Halogen-Free Debate Continues
A few weeks ago, Steve Gold presented, "The Gold Record: Fighting the Halogen-Free Farce," and the column got quite a response from readers around the world. In this week's column, Steve reads and comments on two of the strongest letters he's received.
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Web Database for RoHS and REACH Compliance
The development of BOMcheck.net, led by Siemens and other large global electronics manufacturers, provides an industry solution to the challenge of gathering substances declarations--to demonstrate compliance with restricted substances legislation.
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Cookson Electronics Launches ZERO Halogen Initiative
Cookson Electronics is launching its ZERO halogen initiative for its ALPHA® branded products to assist electronics assemblers on the selection of materials that have either zero halogen content or only trace levels based on published industry standards.
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