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3 Jul 2009 at 12:16pm
letsrecycle.com

Agency downplays major WEEE data fluctuations
letsrecycle.com
The Environment Agency (EA) has said there is little evidence that WEEE compliance schemes or reprocessors trying to "cheat the system" by treating business ...

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3 Jul 2009 at 3:38am
BOI-Superlight-Talisfull to establish projects in garments ...
Fibre2fashion.com
The Board of Investment of Sri Lanka granted investment approval to three companies for investments worth Rs. 171 million. Mr. Dhammika Perera, Chairman ...

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2 Jul 2009 at 6:48pm
US to get own 'RoHS' rules...at last
ElectronicsWeekly.com
At last the US electronics market is finally on the verge of getting its own RoHS ...

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2 Jul 2009 at 5:49pm
"Tin whiskers" sound harmless, don't they?
Metroblogging.com
Many times the same part number started showing up with lead-free solder, making this trend very hard to track. So yesterday, I dropped a note to one of my ...

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2 Jul 2009 at 1:05pm
Sweden aims for rapid agreement on WEEE
EUWID Recycling and Waste Management
The Swedish government, which took over the EU presidency on 1 July, is looking to bring about the member states' political agreement on the revision of the ...

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2 Jul 2009 at 5:32am
Thermo Fisher Scientific announces new distributor for Thermo ...
Environmental Expert (press release)
Thermo Fisher Scientific is the world's leading manufacturer of handheld XRF analyzers. Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, PAS brings more than 40 years of ...

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1 Jul 2009 at 10:38am
Selective Soldering Kit offers cleanliness test capability.
ThomasNet Industrial News Room (press release)
All of these flexible systems feature lead-free compatible solder pots and are ideal for low to medium volume assembly, prototyping, and rework, post-reflow ...

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1 Jul 2009 at 7:27am
Airbus could be asked to ground all long-range airliners
Times Online
The higher temps necessary to solder lead free weaken vital componnents and there are other issues. When the computers can no longer correctly sense speed ...

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30 Jun 2009 at 5:14pm
DKL Metals Partners with NPL on Cu Dissolution
SMT Magazine
Ron Gow of DKL Metals stated, "The transition from tin/lead to lead-free solder has increased the tendency for copper dissolution in molten solders. ...

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30 Jun 2009 at 1:11pm
letsrecycle.com

WEEE recycling requires culture change
Rapid
Britain faces the challenge of shifting peoples ideas concerning recycling if it is to meet the requirements of the Waste Electric and Electronic Equipment ...
Regional variations in awareness of WEEE, suggests new researchEnvironmental Exp...
 
30 Jun 2009 at 9:03am
Ball Grid Array, Land Grid Array and Stack Package Design and ...
Global SMT & Packaging Magazine
... assembly and the choice of components has a big part to play in the performance and the visual appearance of the solder joints. Lead-free has increased ...

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29 Jun 2009 at 11:15am
WEEE recycling firm faces mercury charges
Environmental Expert (press release)
An electrical recycling firm charged with exposing employees to mercury will appear at Huddersfield Magistrates Court on 20 July. ...

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29 Jun 2009 at 9:02am
New MPC® PCB cleaner for low standoff components
Global SMT & Packaging Magazine
... VIGON® A 201 offers a wide process window and is especially suitable for removing fluxes from leaded as well as lead-free NoClean solder pastes. ...

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28 Jun 2009 at 11:08pm
Azom.com

inXitu's BTX Benchtop XRD/XRF Analyzer Set to Change Solid Fat ...
Azom.com
The analysis of Solid Fat Content (SFC) has traditionally been determined using low resolution (20MHz) NMR spectrometry, which can provide total fat content ...

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26 Jun 2009 at 2:15am
Sancon Lauds New Chinese WEEE Regulations
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Jun 25, 2009 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- SRRYE | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Sancon Resources Recovery, an environmental services and waste ...

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