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SMTA, TFI, and The GoodBye Chain Group Sponsor DfE Workshop
January 12, 2006 |Estimated reading time: 1 minute
MINNEAPOLIS — SMTA, in collaboration with Technology Forecasters Inc. (TFI) and The GoodBye Chain Group will sponsor, "Design for Environment (DfE) — Tools and Techniques for the Electronics Industry," on February 27, 2006, in Fremont, Calif. Additional workshops are scheduled for April 6, 2006, in Phoenix, June 7, 2006, in San Diego, and July 13, 2006, in Boston.
With the growing number of extended producer responsibility (EPR) directives from the EU, China, Japan, the U.S., and other areas, DfE are becoming critical tools, giving manufacturers a framework for incorporating environmental parameters such as toxin-reduction (RoHS), increased recyclability (WEEE), and energy efficiency (EuP). This full-day, hands-on session will focus on best practice methods for designing products to eliminate hazardous substances, meet reuse and recycling quotas, and reduce power consumption.
Attendees will learn methods, strategies, and tools for DfE. Mr. Graham Adams, coordinator of the SEEBA, the electronics program of the Centre, will lead the program. Pamela Gordon, president of TFI, and Harvey Stone, managing director of The GoodBye Chain Group, will provide additional case studies from their work with customers in the U.S. and abroad. Attendees are encouraged to bring a product sample for the hands-on assembly portion of the workshop.
For more information, visit the Symposia page of the Education and Events section at www.smta.org/education/symposia/symposia.cfm, or contact Melissa Serres of the SMTA at (952) 920-7682.