RoHS and WEEE are real and are happening now. Most companies in the US and overseas are well down the track, with a company with approximately 4000 line items taking an average of two years to implement the necessary infrastructure to comply.
Lead-free electronic components and lead-free soldering are well understood but the difficult issues are with flame retardants, chromating of metal, and lead as a plasticiser in plastics. Not to mention the internal infrastructure linking declarations to product BOMs that has to be implemented.
However the late starters have the potential to learn from the leaders.
RoHS and WEEE Specialists director Roland Sommer, in conjunction with Dr Harvey Stone MD of the Goodbye Chain Group, will co-present a two-day training course on RoHS and WEEE.
Harvey is a well known presenter on the American RoHS and WEEE circuit and is the prime facilitator for SMTA’s highly acclaimed "Complying with RoHS" workshop series.
Roland has run numerous RoHS training courses and presented papers on RoHS at various conferences including most recently the World Electronics Forum in London in September.
Roland is also a member of the AEEMA RoHS and WEEE committee and has two years hands on experience as a RoHS and WEEE project manager for one of Australasia’s larger electronics’ manufacturers and CEM.
This is a practically focused course designed to enable companies to go away armed with the knowledge and tools to implement a robust RoHS and WEEE infrastructure.
A variety of compliance methods will be presented along with a representative project plan, costs and risks as well as representative process maps for coping with change control.
The second half of the afternoon will be an interactive workshop where participants will be invited to share their experiences on various aspects of infrastructure implementation.
The second day will cover WEEE in a similar format. Attendees will learn how to navigate the maze of registration, product route-mapping and other areas.
The two day training courses will be held in Sydney (November 29-30); and Melbourne (December 1-2). A one-day course will be held in Adelaide on November 28.
Further information and registration forms are available from http://www.raws.co.nz/rohs_and_weee/upcoming_events.php, email info@raws.co.nz, or call RoHS and WEEE Specialists on +64 3 337 8068.