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11 September 2009

Using contact angle measurement to diagnose surface contamination

Seeing is believing – using variable pressure mode to image residues in the SEM

Mains input connections and fires

Cobham supporting BIO with ecodesign preparatory studies into ovens, hobs and grills

Philip Strudwick

Swedish presidency proposes changes to the recast RoHS and WEEE directives

Diagnosing failures in MOSFETs

Insurance claims and litigation – harnessing failure analysis to define responsibility and costs

Review of ERA Conference 2008

Using sensors to reduce global warming impact

Biological corrosion of engineering products - cause and detection

07 October 2008

Fire safety, flame retardants and IEC 62368 safety standard

Implications of REACH for electrical equipment manufacturers and their supply chain

7 more RoHS exemptions proposed by EC

Improving the reliability of chip on board assembly

Pressure grows for more RoHS substance bans

ERA publishes 3rd edition of REACH guide

More substances may be restricted under RoHS - ERA provides input to RoHS review stakeholder consultations

Composition - the key to connector and contact performance

Counterfeit components - detection and reliability

REACH - substance preregistration window opens 1 June 2008 for just 6 months

10 January 2008

Industry engagement in second stakeholder consultation on the RoHS Directive urgently required

More products to be regulated under the Ecodesign (EuP) Directive

The RoHS exemption process - status and review of trends

Forensic investigation: the right camera for the right job

REACH - guidance on article requirements and substance concentrations

REACH compliance and hazardous substance restrictions - an ERA guide for the electrical products industry, 2nd Edition

16 November 2007

Bringing failures to life using EBIC

Batteries – choice, reliability and legislation

Norway to restrict more substances

ERA to support industry on new reviews of all RoHS exemptions and addition of new substances

Substance identification: FT-IR and TGA - key tools in forensic investigation

"Looking for a needle in a haystack" - using ERA's new automated particle detection system

ERA Worldwide Guide to RoHS Compliance, 5th Edition

Update on China RoHS

14 November 2006

Diagnosing failure in Ball Grid Array (BGA) solder bonds

Updated and expanded 4th Edition Guide to Compliance with the RoHS Directive and similar legislation worldwide

ERA's SEM and microanalysis facility - what it can do for you

China "RoHS" - a snapshot of the new "Administrative Measure" law and its requirements

Updated and expanded 3rd Edition Guide to Compliance with the RoHS Directive

12 - December 2005

Update on Category 8 & 9 review for the RoHS Directive

Diagnosing failures in electronics using advanced elemental analysis tools

Failure in metallised polypropylene capacitors

11 - March 2005

Small fires in electronics

Update on compliance with the RoHS Directive

10 - December 2004

Evaluation of ED-XRF as a RoHS Analysis and Enforcement Technique

PAGEANT supporting education in The Gambia

9 - September 2004

How to comply with the RoHS Directive

Identifying contaminants using ion chromatography

7 - January 2004

Calculating the cost of the WEEE Directive

Cracked ceramic capacitors - a problem that never goes away

6 - October 2003

Zinc whisker induced failures in electronic systems

Designing products to avoid failures in the field

Contamination and moisture effects on printed circuit board reliability

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Recycling at End-of-Life

3 - December 2002

Impact of gaseous sulphides on electronic reliability

2 - November 2002

What is really inside your IC?

1 - September 2002

Lead Free Soldering

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