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Environmental Trends Affecting Electronics Manufacturing

August 1, 2008
Author(s)
Eric D. Simmon, John V. Messina, Matthew L. Aronoff, Michael Cox
Companies that in the recent past were primarily concerned with satisfying environmental regulations are finding that environmental responsibility and environmental resource usage are of equal concern. Looking forward, manufacturers will be faced with the

Understanding EuP and REACH

June 10, 2008
Author(s)
John V. Messina, Eric D. Simmon
There has been a world-wide trend towards legislation meant to encourage sustainable manufacturing and minimize the environmental impact of product manufacturing. In the global economy, with its distributed supply chain, local environmental laws may affect

Understanding the IPC 175X Data Model

May 1, 2008
Author(s)
Eric D. Simmon, John V. Messina
More and more political bodies (countries, states, and unions) are enacting legislation designed to protect the environment from the impact of manufacturing. One category of restrictive legislation is called Extended Producer Responsibilities (EPR). The

Information management for Environmental Concerns

February 8, 2008
Author(s)
Eric D. Simmon, John V. Messina, Kevin G. Brady
Around the world there is a growing awareness that the environmental impact from manufacturing needs to be minimized. Concerns about issues from toxic materials ending up in landfills to manufacturing process chelmicals causing health problems are causing

North American Environmental Compliance Attitudes Towards Electronics

September 27, 2007
Author(s)
Krista Botsford, John V. Messina, Eric D. Simmon
More and more countries are beginning eco-compliance legislation for electronics products. Where does the USA stand? This paper will discuss the following areas and attitudes towards environmental compliance in the USA: levels of legislation, who is (or

Collaborative Augmented Reality for Better Standards

August 15, 2007
Author(s)
Matthew L. Aronoff, John V. Messina
Concurrent engineering depends on clear communication between all members of the development process. As that communication becomes more and more complex -- including not only textual descriptions, but CAD models, diagnostic data, process control data, and

Collaborative Augmented Reality for Better Standards

July 1, 2007
Author(s)
Matthew L. Aronoff, John V. Messina
Concurrent engineering depends on clear communication between all members of the development process. As that communication becomes more and more complex, the quality of the standards used to move and understand that information likewise becomes more and

Environmental Regulations Impose New Product Lifecycle Information Requirements

July 1, 2007
Author(s)
John V. Messina, Eric D. Simmon, Matthew L. Aronoff
In a global response to increasing health and environmental concerns, there has been a trend towards governments enacting legislation to encourage sustainable manufacturing where industry creates products that minimize environmental impact. This

North American Environmental Compliance Attitudes Towards Electronics

June 6, 2007
Author(s)
Krista Botsford, John V. Messina, Eric D. Simmon
More and more countries are beginning eco-compliance legislation for electronics products. Where does the USA stand? This paper will discuss the following areas and attitudes towards environmental compliance in the USA: levels of legislation, who is (or