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LONDON -- A survey conducted by the SMART Group during its annual Lead-Free Seminar in February found the
majority of respondents will either not be ready or are uncertain about
meeting requirements by the compliance date. Also, a large number of
companies believe they are exempt from the RoHS Directive.
The top challenges to being noncompliant by July 1 were noted as:
lack of availability of Pb-free components, compliance issues, cost of
stock to support spares, reliability, moisture sensitive devices,
rework and repair.
KEY LARGO, FL – William (Bill) Scheu, president of Automated Production Equipment (A.P.E.), died March 1 of a heart attack.
Scheu is survived by his wife, Barbara, sons Casey and Ian, and four grandchildren.
A memorial was held today in Key Largo.
Visitation will be held at Grubbs Funeral Home in Wytheville, VA, on March 9. Scheu will be buried March 10 at the Family Cemetery in Wytheville. Services will begin at 11 a.m. at the Galilee Christian Church.
In a statement Scheu’s colleague David Horvath said, “Bill meant much to many people, from the response we have seen only after a few hours … and to us he was a friend, leader, father, mentor all at the same time.
“Bill encouraged many friends throughout the world and was a support to many with sage advice and a helping hand. His askance humor, sharp intellect and piercing observation will be sadly missed.”
Scheu is survived by his wife, Barbara, sons Casey and Ian, and four grandchildren.
A memorial was held today in Key Largo.
Visitation will be held at Grubbs Funeral Home in Wytheville, VA, on March 9. Scheu will be buried March 10 at the Family Cemetery in Wytheville. Services will begin at 11 a.m. at the Galilee Christian Church.
In a statement Scheu’s colleague David Horvath said, “Bill meant much to many people, from the response we have seen only after a few hours … and to us he was a friend, leader, father, mentor all at the same time.
“Bill encouraged many friends throughout the world and was a support to many with sage advice and a helping hand. His askance humor, sharp intellect and piercing observation will be sadly missed.”
ATLANTA -- In his Web log today, Circuits Assembly editor Mike Buetow discusses "greenwashing" -- the practice of mischaracterizing something as environmentally friendly despite scientific evidence to the contrary -- and Wikipedia.
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