Dr. Ron and His English Longbow
Folks, In addition to working with my wonderful friends and Indium Corp and teaching statistics and manufacturing process courses at Dartmouth, I have...
Dr. Ron Lasky's Blog
WEEE/RoHS for B2B Company
Francis writes: Dear Dr. Lasky, I have read on several WEEE related sites that: A “producer” is an entity which, irrespective of the selli...
RoHS and Telecon
Chris writes, For purposes of exemption in telecom land, when the EU defines only the solder as exempt, does that really mean just the solder? ie, c...
WEEE Deadlines Moved Out?
Folks, A note was circulating around the internet last week that had many people relieved. Here tis: The government today confirmed that new regulatio...
Is Design a "Commodity"?
Folks, A recent article in Business Week asks if design and innovation are commodities to be outsourced. Some notable people responded yes. I disagree...
RoHS Exemption for Ceramic Devices?
Chuck writes: Dr. Ron, I make ceramic modules, so I am assuming that I am excepted from RoHS (See Annex 4.) My ceramic models use lead containing sold...
Your Competitor and RoHS
Folks, I continue to get emails daily from people hoping for a RoHS exemption. It is hard for me to be encouraging; although the RoHS directive does l...
Cost Estimating Non Automated Processes
Hello Dr. Lasky, Could you send me a pdf or word.doc file with more details about your techniques on cost estimating for SMT assembly. I would like to...
The Passing of Hans Bethe, the end of an Era
Hans Bethe (German: Bay-ta) (1906-2005) is likely the most important scientist that most people have never heard of. He was the winner of the Nobel Pr...
RoHS WEEE Questions Re Medical Devices
I read your article “RoHS: The Fine Print” with interest. Your point about chromium in screw plating points out the level of detail with w...
Six Sigma at Dartmouth
Folks, One of my adventures at Dartmouth is the establishment a “Six Sigma” program. This effort is in conjunction with SMT magazine (Penn...
Subcontacting to China Doesn't Always Make Sense
I see in recent articles that manufacturers are not immediately thinking of China as the lowest cost producer. Some of the reasons why are: The pro...