miércoles, 26 de noviembre de 2008

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RoHS: To comply or not to comply
Making a habit of complying with the directive is good practice, but not always required or necessary
BY RUSS MUNYAN
It was on July 1, 2006, that the world of electronics manufacturing was probably changed forever, and many would say for the better, with the implementation of the Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS). Of course, the RoHS reach has been huge, broadly impacting the electronic products industry. But as the European Union (EU) marks two years of the directive this summer, some confusion remains as to when the RoHS requirements apply and when they do not.
A few more details
RoHS restricts the use of six hazardous materials in the manufacture of various types of electronic and electrical equipment: lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBB), and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE). PBB and PBDE are used as a flame retardant in commercially available plastics and are targeted because they are suspected to be carcinogenic. RoHS does not quite ban the six restricted substances, but it is close. For cadmium and hexavalent chromium, products must contain less than 0.01% of the substance by weight at raw homogeneous materials level. For lead, PBB, and PBDE, there must be no more than 0.1% of the material when calculated by weight at raw homogeneous materials. Any RoHS-compliant component must have 100 ppm or less of mercury, and the mercury must not have been intentionally added to the component. RoHS was developed as a follow-up and companion directive to the EU's Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive, which sets collection, recycling, and recovery targets for electrical goods to help solve the problem of toxic e-waste. RoHS reduces the amount of hazardous materials entering electronic products while WEEE deals with reducing the amount of electronics entering landfills. RoHS is the beginning, and WEEE is the end. Finally, common pronunciations of the acronym include ROSS, ROSH, ROZE, and ROE-HAAS, with no singular pronunciation the universal standard.
When to choose RoHS
Let us consider when electronic products manufacturers, assemblers, importers/exporters, distributors and retailers need to specify RoHS-compliant components and goods. If a product's final destination is an EU country, then it needs to be RoHS compliant. The directive also extends to the European Economic Area (EEA) which includes Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway. Not only does a product need to be RoHS-compliant if its final destination is in the EU/EEA; it also needs to be compliant if it will only be assembled in the EU/EEA, even if its final destination is in a non-RoHS country. That is because waste is commonly inherent in the assembly process, and the purpose of RoHS is to prevent additional quantities of the restricted materials from landing in European landfills.
RoHS in the states
In addition, products heading for some U.S. states will need to comply with certain RoHS-like requirements, but the actual requirement depends on the destination. Multiple states are considering and/or implementing RoHS-like requirements, resulting in a patchwork of state green laws. For example, "California RoHS," which took effect Jan. 1, 2007, prohibits the sale of eight types of electronic devices if they contain more than the specified concentrations of lead, mercury, cadmium, and hexavalent chromium allowed under the EU's directive. In contrast to the EU, California does not restrict PBB and PBDE. State rules restricting mercury have been enacted in Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington.
Green is always good
So while the statutory reasons to produce RoHS-compliant products may be both complicated and compelling, the directive's environmental benefits may be all that a company needs to tip the scales in favor of going "green." That is because it is good for any landfill, regardless of its location or governing body, to receive fewer toxins, and so RoHS is always a good idea. Of course, market and cost realities may affect an electronic product manufacturer's ability to choose RoHS compliance. Some manufacturers may be forced to conclude that they do not have the luxury of RoHS compliance in certain markets. After all, an RoHS-compliant product will do the environment no good if it just sits on a store shelf or in a distributor's warehouse because it has been priced out of the marketplace by non-RoHS-compliant competitor goods that are moving off the shelves, eventually heading for landfills. But two considerations may make environmentally friendly decisions easier. First, "green" is a well-proven marketing tool, and consumers' eyes are "greener" than ever. If RoHS-compliance ends up with a product costing a bit more, it is likely that at least some sales lost to price-point can be made up for through labeling that promotes that product's environmental-friendliness. For example, well prior to the introduction of RoHS in July 2006, Toshiba released its first RoHS-compliant laptop, gaining valuable visibility among environmentally conscious consumers and groups. Second, savvy purchasing department managers may discover there is little significant difference in cost between RoHS-compliant and noncompliant materials. "In most cases, we've seen only a minimal cost increase in RoHS-compliant materials," reports Joe Caligiuri of Interpower, a U.S. manufacturer of electric cords and components for electronic products. Interpower currently sells both RoHS- and non-RoHS-compliant products, but does not intend to retain the business model in the long term. "There are still non-RoHS raw materials available," explains Caligiuri, "and, yeah, those can sell at reduced prices. But as the industry becomes more and more RoHS-oriented, the RoHS-compliant products are getting more and more competitive."
When not to choose RoHS
Despite the increasing orientation toward RoHS, there remains some demand for non-RoHS compliant products. "Mission-critical devices are exempt from RoHS," explains Bijan Dastmalchi, a principal with Symphony Consulting, a manufacturing outsourcing, procurement and supply chain consulting firm. "That includes the military, aerospace and medical fields." That is because of a phenomenon called "tin whiskering," in which electrically conductive, hair-like crystalline tin structures may grow from mostly-pure tin-finished surfaces, such as RoHS-compliant tin solder joints. Tin whiskers can grow to be several millimeters, and even up to 10 mm, and can cause short circuits and electronic system failures. However, lead in the solder joints prevents tin whiskering, thus increasing system reliability. In addition, mission-critical devices, products destined for the U.S. market and are neither manufactured nor assembled in EU/EEA countries, do not have to be RoHS compliant; in those cases, makers have the luxury of choosing whatever components they wish for whatever reasons, such as economic or environmental stewardship. The following other products are currently exempted from RoHS compliance:
1. Large stationary industrial tools
2. Control and monitoring equipment
3. Some light bulbs and some batteries
4. Spare parts in the market before July 1, 2006.
"However, I strongly encourage businesses to choose RoHS compliance," says Ray Franklin of Big Leaf, LLC and www.rohswell.com, which helps businesses comply with RoHS, WEEE, China RoHS, and other green initiatives. "That eliminates the need to stock two inventories and eliminates a chance that their non-RoHS line will end up in an EU country. And in general, simple electronic parts that are RoHS-compliant are not that more expensive."
Enforcement
Since the EU is not a sovereign nation, RoHS enforcement is left up to the member nations to codify and enforce it according to their own legislative and executive means. But RoHS has no formal preregistration or labeling requirements, and compliance throughout the EU is based on a "Presumption of Conformity," meaning that a key enforcement principle is self-declaration from producers. If a member nation has a concern about a product's compliance, "producers must be able to demonstrate compliance by submitting technical documentation or other information to the enforcement authority" and "the employment of testing . . . to verify compliance with the requirements of the RoHS Directive will usually be seen as a last resort." (Source: "RoHS Enforcement Guidance Document" developed by the EU RoHS Enforcement Authorities Informal Network.) While all of that may clarify RoHS a bit, manufacturers should not settle in to complacency. This summer, the EU will begin the process of revising the directive by July 2009, which was required in the original directive. Therefore, additional requirements may be added and some exemptions may be dropped in the next version of RoHS. "So be careful about building a business around a single exemption from the first round of RoHS, because that could change," warns Franklin. Finally, if a business is considering manufacturing non-RoHS compliant materials, it will probably do well to engage the services of a qualified consultant on the matter in order to ensure both immediate compliance and solid long-term decisions.

US and Asian governments are about to impose their own versions of the EU's ROHS directive. Rather than targeting each region's regulations, manufacturers may standardize on the most stringent "green" directive. This move will affect even products that are exempt from regulation, as component manufacturers move away from noncompliant parts.
For the past three years, the electronics industry has been eyeing this month as the time that the European Union's ROHS (reduction-ofhazardous- substances) directive was supposed to take effect for some electronic products. Barring any last-minute legal maneuvers or postponements, electronic products bound for the multibillion- dollar European consumer market will need to satisfy the directive's limitations on six hazardous materials: lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls, and polybrominated biphenyl ethers (Reference 1). The directive mandates that electronic products that do not comply with the directive's restrictions, calling for the elimination of these six substances, will face removal from the market and their manufacturers will have to pay fines.

lunes, 10 de noviembre de 2008

RESUME!!

Eva Paez Mendez
Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela.
(0261) 1490544; (0424) 3627126


OBJECTIVE:
Getting the job and be able to show my experience and knowledge, in the areas of quality processes and leadership.


EDUCATION :
University Rafael Belloso Chacin.
B.S. Industrial Engineering

Relevant Courses: Industrial Management, Engineering Teams and Leadership, International Quality Assurance Training - Introduction to ISO 9001:2000,


EXPERIENCE:

Goodrich Lighting Systems. August 2005 - November 2008

  • Responsible to provide direction and oversight in project selection
  • Develop strategies and analyze data to evaluate effectiveness of CI program
  • Implementing quality and process control systems through the use of Lean and Six Sigma methodologies including Value Stream Mapping and providing Lean and Six Sigma training.

Michelin North America, Inc. September 2000- July 2005

  • Ensure product quality is maintained or improved as a result of continuous improvement activities.
  • Productivity planning with accompanying future strategies for improvement
  • Machine capacity analysis and strategies for improvement
  • Process effectiveness analysis and strategies for improvement
  • Development, implementation, and follow-up of various management information indicators
  • Expansion needs analysis

LEADERSHIP :

PEAK Technical Services, Inc. (Actually)

  • Provides technical direction, leadership and support for the factory in lean manufacturing,tooling, manufacturing processes, project management and training.
  • Supports the development efforts for all new, and improvements to, existing products andprocesses.
  • Provides input for fiscal planning, capital projects and cost reductions.• Reviews product design for manufacturability.
  • Provides technical assistance in the implementation of manufacturing concepts.

domingo, 2 de noviembre de 2008

MY COVER LETTER!!

Eva Paez
Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela
0261-1490544; 0424-3627126
Date: 02/11/08

Evapaez@gmail.com


FPC of San Antonio.

I wish to apply for the position of lean implementation, value stream mapping and project engineering on 14 October 2008, job reference: JM-101408-HJ

My enclosed resume provides you with an overview of my relevant experience and training. I have over 5 years of experience working on stadistical procedures and quality processes, and a solid commitment to this important customer service field. My most recent position has given me three years of experience with quality systems such as ISO 9000 and others, Well-versed in Lean Manufacturing and trained in six sigma,


I wish to build on this achievements and take on a management role in this field.
To assist me in this goal I have made a completed course in Industrial Management and also in Engineering Teams and Leadership. I can now offer you a combination of practical experience and up-to-date theoretical knowledge.

I will be delighted to discuss my application further wiht you. I can be easily contacted by phone or email.

Thanks you for your consideration.
Industrial Engineer Eva Paez.
It was not easy, but I think I can applied on this one.

Manufacturing Engineer, entry level: Acme Monaco Corporation

Company Name: Acme Monaco Corporation
Job Category: Engineering; Engineering
Location: New Britain, CT
Position Type: Full-Time, Employee
Experience: 0-1 Years Experience
Desired Education Level: Associates
Date Posted: October 23, 2008


Acme-Monaco Corporation, a well-established manufacturing company in New Britain with an international client base, has an excellent opportunity in our Engineering Department.

Candidates must possess:
· Well-developed verbal and written communication skills.
· Must be willing to take ownership of issues, perform and adapt in a multi-tasking environment with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
· Must be able to interact in a positive, professional, and effective manner with co-workers and customers, exercising judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.
· Ability to handle confidential information with absolute discretion.
· Able to work well under pressure and in a busy environment
· Minimum requirement: Associates Degree.
Experience helpful, but not necessary


http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/job-J2EL390S5QR;_ylt=Au7ntYU2xrd.lp8ggiHz12b6Q6IX?source=SRP

My Ideal JOB!!!

Manufacturing Engineer, lean implementation, value stream mapping, project engineering:
FPC of San Antonio

Company Name
FPC of San Antonio
Job Category
Engineering; Manufacturing/Operations

Location
Mckinney, TX • Denton, TX
Position Type
Full-Time, Employee
Salary
$55,000 to $80,000 per year
Experience
2-5 Years Experience
Desired Education Level
Bachelor of Science
Date Posted
October 14, 2008 (Reposted Oct 31)

This position is responsible for establishing, implementing, and monitoring procedures for the fabrication and assembly of components used in client's products. Additionally, this position is required to identify and implement processes that improve safety, quality, and operating efficiency in a manner that supports the objectives of the Business Unit.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
  • Support and/or lead to drive change and continuous improvement, through implementation of lean methodology..

  • Helping to make significant improvements in safety, quality, productivity and lead-time reduction by leading and implementing continuous improvement. Provide technical support for manufacturing process.

  • Troubleshoot shop issues and lead corrective action implementation.
    Continually seek to improve process and product design focusing on improved product quality, manufacturing cost reduction, and reduced cycle times.

  • Develop plant layouts for efficiency improvements of new and existing processes.

  • Develop and implement improved methods, tooling and fixtures for manufacturing processes.

  • Write assembly instructions, identify and improve assembly procedures and processes.

  • Analyze process, product, material or equipment specifications and performance requirements. Make recommendations for capital improvements.

Qualifications / Requirements:

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related engineering discipline.

  • Mechanical drafting skills and experience using AutoCad and 3D modeling software.
    Excellent mechanical and electrical systems aptitude.

  • Outstanding skills in written and oral communication, and project management.
    Well-versed in Lean Manufacturing and/or Toyota Production System concepts and techniques.
    Value Stream Mapping experience

  • Able to interact efficiently and work well with different functional groups.
    Proven track record of completing manufacturing process improvements from conception through final implementation and ramp-up.

  • Familiar with statistical test procedures and quality processes.

  • Ability to analyze problems, identify root cause, and implement corrective action.

Desirable: