For information on REACH-RoHS and Conflict Minerals: you can start at www.ipc.org and use the "search" mechanism to find web pages like http://www.ipc.org/ContentPage.aspx?pageid=Conflict-Minerals

And IPC is sponsoring back-to-back Conferences on these topics October 30-Nov 1. 
Details are at www.ipc.org/green-symposium and www.ipc.org/conflict-minerals 


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From: DesignerCouncil [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of James Jackson
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2012 4:21 PM
To: DesignerCouncil
Subject: [DC] REACH & Conflict Minerals

Greetings!

I am working on a design that is requiring not only a RoHS compliant design, but also REACH & Conflict Minerals information for the design.

For most of the parts, I was able to obtain statements from the manufacturer's web sites to cover REACH, and many of the manufacturers are now looking into the DRC Conflict Minerals issue.

My supervisor then asked me about the actual printed circuit board, and wants me to determine its' compliancy (for REACH & DRC Conflict Minerals). So, I am wondering, Do PCB fabricators provide this information like they do for RoHS?
Is this something that will be required of them?

My supervisor thinks it is as simple as 'just add a note to the drawings'. I am thinking that it isn't that simple.

Has anyone else gone down this path? 

I am aware of IPC-1751 & IPC-1752. (I'm just not sure how to effectively use it.)

Any help or words of wisdom will be appreciated.

Thanks,
 


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