We received some interesting updates from N. Nagaraj, president of Papros, a company that helps manufacturers with environmental compliance.
First off, the Electronic Industries Alliance has released a new version of its Joint Industry Guide (JIG) for materials declaration. According to Nagaraj, the Association Connecting Electronics Industries (IPC) is working on a new version of its own materials declaration. The good news is that the IPC and JIG will be very similar. So the days of conflicting standards in materials declaration may be over.
Nagaraj also pointed us to an online link for REACH guidance.
Thanks to embedded electronics, medical devices are getting smaller and smarter than ever. Pacemakers and implantable defibrillators are now able to call physicians. MRIs, CT scanners, and ultrasound machines are gaining mobility. And the venerable Band-Aid may soon be able to detect illnesses ranging from fevers to heart arrhythmias. On February 21, join Design News senior editor Charles Murray for a wide-ranging discussion, "Embedded Angles for Medical Products," which will explore the latest developments in medical electronics. The discussion will examine advances in medical device technology and offer an inside look at the embedded electronics behind it.
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