Friday, July 30, 2010

DfR Solutions in Houston, TX August 24th-26th

Cheryl Tulkoff, CRE, Senior Member of Technical Staff and Manager of the Austin Office at DfR Solutions, will be in Houston, TX, August 24-26, 2010.

While Cheryl is in the Houston area, she will be available to visit interested companies to make presentations on a variety of topics including assembly processes, design for manufacturability and Pb-free, component engineering and our brand new Automated Design Analysis Software.

She would be more than happy to include your company in her visit. If you are interested in arranging a complimentary onsite presentation, or if you would like more information regarding DfR's services, please contact Tammy Smittenaar, tsmittenaar@dfrsolutions.com.

Thursday, July 22, 2010

US Enacts ‘Conflict Metal’ Law: Will you be prepared to comply?

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US Enacts ‘Conflict Metal’ Law

"Included in the financial sector reform law President Obama signed this week was legislation designed to prevent trade in so-called conflict minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

A wide range of electronics will now be subject to new sourcing and supply chain requirements for at least five years.
Many companies will struggle with the question of due diligence and look for solutions to their reporting requirements. Just as with RoHS, this is a supply chain activity. DfR Solutions was at the forefront of assisting companies during the RoHS transition and once again stands ready, offering a range of services from simple single part investigation to BOM scrub to full supply chain analysis. "

Just as with the RoHS and REACH regulations, compliance will be required throughout the supply chain. Large OEMs will require disclosure from their assembly suppliers who will in turn require it from their component suppliers, each rolling up their compliance as they go along. DfR's Conflict Free Supplier Certification will make it easier to work up the supply chain, simplifying the reporting process.

For further details, please contact Ed Dodd, edodd@dfrsolutions.com.

Friday, July 9, 2010

DfR in Boston, MA the week of July 12th

Cheryl Tulkoff, CRE, Senior Member of Technical Staff and Manager of the Austin Office at DfR Solutions, will be in Boston, MA, the week of July 12, 2010.

While Cheryl is in the Boston area, she will be available to visit interested companies to make presentations on a variety of topics including assembly processes, design for manufacturability and Pb-free, component engineering and our brand new Automated Design Analysis Software.

She would be more than happy to include your company in her visit. If you are interested in arranging a complimentary onsite presentation, please contact Tammy Smittenaar, DfR's Business Manager, tsmittenaar@dfrsolutions.com

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Did You Know?

In the July 2009 edition of Electronic Design Magazine, the top 50 employers in the electronic industry were listed. It's not surprising to read that companies such as Apple, Cisco, IBM, and Microsoft are thriving despite the current recession. What you may not know is that 37 of those 50 highlighted companies are DfR customers! If you are one of the remaining 13 and want to know what you are missing, please contact Ed Dodd, edodd@dfrsolutions.com or Tom O'Connor, toconnor@dfrsolutions.com.

Thursday, July 1, 2010

DfR Solutions Upcoming Events

Nistec Seminar (Petach Tikva, Israel: July 6-7)
Craig Hillman will be presenting one-day seminars entitled "Next Generation Technologies in Electronic Packaging and Production" and "Design for Excellence" in collaboration with Nistec. For more information, please click here. If you would like to register, please contact Arbel Nissan,arbeln@nistec.com.

DfR Solutions in Israel (July 5-9)
Craig Hillman will be in Israel giving presentations on cleanliness, Pb-free, design for reliability, physics of failure and giving demonstrations of DfR's new automated design analysis tools. If you and your colleagues are interested in a visit, please contact Tammy Smittenaar, tsmittenaar@dfrsolutions.com.

16th ISSAT International Conference (Washington, DC: August 5-7)
Jim McLeish will be presenting "Transitioning to Physics of Failure Reliability Assessments for Electronics" at the 16th ISSAT International Conference on Reliability and Quality in Design. For more information, contact Jim McLeish, jmcleish@dfrsolutions.com, or visit the event website.