Tag Archives: standards
GHS Timeline in USA
The Globally Harmonized System (GHS) of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals is a worldwide initiative to promote standard criteria for classifying chemicals according to their health, physical and environmental hazards. GHS is a universal pictograph language. So that a worker … Continue reading
Speaking of Reference Designators …
In my prior post about BOMs, I gave a few examples of reference designator formats in the BOM. BOMs are a common item that have standards but no standards as are reference designators. There are actually a number of standards … Continue reading
BOMS Away
Yes, I’m talking about BoMs (bills of materials), not bombs. That would be silly and irrelevant. At least mostly irrelevant. If you make bombs, it wouldn’t be, but it would probably be all secret so we couldn’t talk about it. … Continue reading
Posted in Screaming Circuits Blog
Tagged bill of materials, BoM, Gerber, IPC-2581, standards
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Europe Gets Serious about Standards
Consumers should not be obliged to change several chargers for their electronics devices. And a mass diffusion of electric cars will not happen without common standards for their recharge. Mobile phone or software companies are publicly showcasing their battle for … Continue reading
Posted in Supply Chain Materials Data Management
Tagged electronics, European Union, standards
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The Cost of Misunderstanding Standards
An article in the latest issue of Assembly magazine asserts that use of standards, specifically IPC-A-610 and J-STD-001, raises the cost for US manufacturers and has led to the widespread offshoring of assembly. The premise of the article, authored by … Continue reading
Electronics Stewardship: EPA Creates Task Force
On Nov. 8, 2010, Council on Environmental Quality Chair Nancy Sutley established an interagency Task Force to develop a national strategy and recommendations for improving Federal stewardship of used electronics. The Task Force was to be co-chaired by the US … Continue reading
Posted in Green Thoughts
Tagged CRT, EPA, product stewardship, recycling, regulation, reuse, standards
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Standards, How They Should Be Done
This week at the annual GSMA Mobile World Congress, 17 of the top mobile operators and manufacturers agreed to adopt Micro-USB as the universal charger interface for new mobile phones. The initiative, says GSMA, centers on having a universal charger … Continue reading
Posted in Hot Wires
Tagged Add new tag, cellphones, hand-held electronics, printed circuit design, standards
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