These Arrow-sponsored netseminars are hosted by Electronic Supply and Manufacturing and are available any time from the comfort of your computer.

What's in Your Product?  RoHS, Materials Declarations and Your Liability Risk

Original air date:  11 October, 2005

The European Union's RoHS Directive requires companies to certify that their products are free of hazardous materials as of July, 2006. OEMs, EMS providers and suppliers face a number of challenges as they prepare for this deadline, but perhaps the biggest is gathering information from all their suppliers on the hazardous materials content of each component.

This 70 minute netseminar is moderated by Bruce Rayner from Electronics Supply and Manufacturing and features: Stephen Andrews, Head of Eco-design & Product Policy Unit,
UK Department of Trade & Industry, Mary Carter-Berrios, Technical Product Manager,
KEMET Corp. and member of IPC-1752 committee, Leonie Tipton, Vice President of Supply Chain Programs, Arrow Electronics, Inc., and Joe Johnson, Manager, Regulatory Affairs & Product Stewardship, Cisco Systems, Inc.

Developing Solutions for RoHS Compliance

Original air date:  23 March, 2005

Many electronics companies are now aware of the implications of the European Union's mandate to dramatically reduce the use of hazardous materials in electronics products, including lead. But as the July 2006, deadline for compliance draws closer, the EU's Restrictions on the Use of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive is becoming a boardroom topic with the focus shifting from "What is it?" to "What do we do about it?" Do you have the answers?

This 60 minute netseminar is moderated by Bruce Rayner from Electronics Supply and Manufacturing and features:  Dr. Paul Goodman, Senior Materials Consultant, Reliability and Failure Analysis Group, ERA Technology Ltd., Leonie Tipton, Vice President of Supply Chain Programs, Arrow Electronics, Inc., and Thomas Garson, Field Service Manager, High Tech Business Unit, SAP AG.