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Team on 20 October 2005
Seminars spread the word on RoHS
Farnell InOne is running a series of free seminars across the UK to help educate companies about RoHS and WEEE legislation.
On a mission to get the electronics industry up to speed on RoHS (Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances) next year, Farnell InOne is running a series of free seminars across the UK to help educate companies about the RoHS and WEEE legislation Presented by Farnell InOne's dedicated in-house experts, the seminars provide everything from a detailed overview of the legislation to practical techniques for lead free soldering and tooling within the restraints of the RoHS guidelines
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 Nov 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The seminars, which have recently been on tour as far afield as Australia, have proved highly successful over the last year and are seeing record numbers of delegates sign up to discuss how the legislation will affect the electronics industry.
In addition to the seminars, Farnell InOne is running tailored forums for universities, providing a great opportunity for the next generation of design engineers to be fully aware of the implications facing their industry.
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With RoHS compliant suppliers exhibiting at the university forums, and often presenting on soldering techniques and alternatives, delegates get up-to-date and realistic advice on the directives and understand how to implement alternative solutions effectively.
The WEEE Directive is also covered, with speakers including recycling specialist Alan Dukinfield, from RID UK.
Richard English, Quality Manager of Monitran, a world leader in vibration and displacement measurement technology, who recently attended a London based Farnell InOne seminar, said: "The seminar was instructive, useful, amusing and professional".
"It has saved Monitran many hours of time and stopped us going down the wrong route as we become RoHS and WEEE compliant".
Also speaking about the seminars, Gary Nevison, Head of Product Market Strategy, Premier Farnell Europe and Asia and Chairman of the AFDEC RoHS Team, comments: "The success of the RoHS and WEEE seminars demonstrates the growing demand to understand and speed up RoHS compliance".
"However, there are still hugely varying degrees of awareness about both RoHS and WEEE".
"Although some companies are well advanced, there are many only just starting to gather information".
"People are now beginning to appreciate that there's a need for speed when it comes to compliance and they're increasingly eager to find out how RoHS will affect them".
"There is a real thirst for information".
"The free seminars allow people to ask questions about the directives that they may not have been able to find answers to elsewhere".
"Importantly, these seminars clear up confusion about the legislation, giving jargon free, helpful and accurate information about the impact of RoHS".
The events are being run from Sydney, Australia, to London, UK.
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