BANNOCKBURN, IL – A host of trade groups today released a guide detailing the minimum requirements for material declaration in accordance with the EU REACH regulations.
 
The Consumer Electronics Association, DigitalEurope, JGPSSI and IPC jointly announced release of Joint Industry Guide – Material Composition Declaration for Electrotechnical Products.
 
JIG-101 Ed. 2.0 is a materials declaration guide said to facilitate reporting of material content information across the global electrotechnical supply chain. The document encompasses the latest regulatory requirements, including the REACH directive. The guide focuses on the substances to declare.
 
It is available for free download from at www.ipc.org/jig-101.

AUSTIN, TX — First quarter global TV shipments declined 6% year-over-year to 43.3 million units, down 25% sequentially on seasonal trends.

SAN JOSE -- Calling the smart grid's potential "100 or 1,000 times larger than the Internet," Cisco Systems today announced plans to roll out a series of routers and switches aimed at controlling electrical use across the nation's energy networks and into homes.

SIOUX FALLS, SD -- Raven Industries today reported its Electronic Systems division's first-quarter sales rose 22% over last year to $16.2 million.