Thank you Anne for your suggestion. I am currently wading through the
documentation about Conflict Minerals on the IPC site.

I guess I can do the same thing for REACH (chemicals used in fabrication of PCBs).

My preliminary web search has revealed a very interesting bit of information
on the pcb fabrication process that may be affected drastically by REACH - if
I am reading and understanding correctly.

I will also be telephoning a PCB Fabricator later today to see what they have
to say.

Thanks again.

Regards,

James Jackson
Oztronics


Quoting Anne Marie Mulvihill <[log in to unmask]>:

> 
> 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 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> 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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