Fellow WEEE/RoHS "Warrior" Don Ballard Publishes Book on Disneyland Hotel
Folks, Faithful reader and fellow WEEE/RoHS “warrior” Don Ballard found time to write a book on the history of the Disneyland Hotel. Here ...
Dr. Ron Lasky's Blog
Concern for Counterfeit RoHS Compliant Components
Don writes: At a RoHS software demo yesterday (EMA Design Automation) the subject came up about counterfeit RoHS compliant parts. Have you heard anyth...
More Anecdotes Re German WEEE Registration
Folks, More anecdotes from Carl Erhardt and friends. “A company sent a member of their staff to Munich to register their products for WEEE in Ge...
California RoHS Compliance Date 1 Jan 2007
Folks, Thanks to loyal reader Carl Ehrhardt some interesting info Re California’s “RoHS” has come to light. The info was further ref...
Germany Still Claims to Have a WEEE Registration Date of November 24, 2005
Folks, In addition to wrapping up Oktoberfest, Germany still claims to be enforcing November 24, 2005 as the date by which products need to be registe...
The World is Flat
Folks, I just finished reading (actually listening to) Thomas Friedman’s The World is Flat. This provacative book is a must read for those that ...
Trends Observed at Workshops and IPC's Leadfree Electronics Assembly Forum
Folks, In the last 3 weeks I have given “Lead-Free” (Really WEEE/RoHS Compliant Assembly) workshops at Toronto, Salt Lake City, Manchester...
IPC 1752 Materials Declaration Sheet Ready to Try
Folks, IPC 1752 RoHS Materials Declaration Sheet is ready to evaluate. I see this as a big advance for RoHS compliance. IPC 1752 is free......
SAC Alloy for RoHS Compliant Solder Paste: Still on Target
Folks, I read with dismay this week, an advertisement in an electronic assembly trade journal touting a “drop in” solder paste. The solder...
"Putting on the Market" .... Hope Springs Eternal
Folks, Carl has sent many notes Re the definition of “putting on the market.” He is working with a relatively large company that has decid...
The Twin Paradox
Folks, Arguably the most famous thought experiment in relativity theory is the Twin Paradox. In this supposed paradox, one of two twins travels at nea...
Six Sigma: Caveat Emptor
I am naturally proud of the Six Sigma Program I helped develop at Dartmouth. In developing the material we evaluated other programs. I was surprised a...