Warning: Lead May Be Hazardous to Your Bottom Line Ed Sperling of Electronics News rings the warning bells for companies that fail to recognize the impact of lead-free manufacturing directives on their products.

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RoHS Information for Small Businesses From NetRegs, this web site is designed to help small businesses to understand the complex regulations affecting their environmental obligations. This section of the site deals with the Reduction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) legislation in the European Union.

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RoHS Compliance Survey Take this online survey to help determine if the EU's RoHS directive will affect your products. The site includes other useful "RoHS simplified" information as well.

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Waste Electric and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Information for Small Businesses From NetRegs, this web site is designed to help small businesses to understand the complex regulations affecting their environmental obligations. This section of the site deals with the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) in the European Union.

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International Standards Organization (ISO) A network of national standards institutes from 146 countries working in partnership with international organizations, governments, industry, business and consumer representatives.

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Arrow Electronics Green Initiative The website of Arrow Electronics' Environmental Compliance Research Center, providing information about RoHS, WEEE, Lead-Free and other Green Initiatives.

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Avnet Green Initiative Website The web page describing Avnet's lead-free/green initiative, with associated resources and links.

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Innovators Alliance Innovators Alliance (IA) is a not-for-profit networking organization for presidents and CEOs
of Ontario's fastest growth companies. We represent the collective growth interests and
concerns of our member enterprises.

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IPC: Association Connecting Electronics Industries OCM is a member of the IPC. Since 1957, IPC—Association Connecting Electronics Industries® has been guiding the electronic interconnection industry through its dramatic changes. A global trade association dedicated to the competitive excellence and financial success of its almost 2, 200 member companies, IPC is the only electronic interconnect organization that brings together all industry players, including designers, board manufacturers, assembly companies, suppliers, and original equipment manufacturers.

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JEDEC Solid State Technology Association The JEDEC Solid State Technology Association (Once known as the Joint Electron Device Engineering Council), is the semiconductor engineering standardization body of the Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA), a trade association that represents all areas of the electronics industry.

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Ottawa Manufacturers Network (OMN) OMN is a group of business professionals and companies
with shared values and common goals committed to excellence in global manufacturing, quality, continuous improvement, and innovation.

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Ottawa Wireless Cluster OCM sponsors the Ottawa Wireless Cluster (OWC), a networks of leading organizations and innovative thinkers for wireless business development—locally and around the world.

The OWC is:

a forum for networking and idea exchange

an industry advocate speaking to elected officials and regulators

a promoter of the industry's progress, successes, goals and positions to national and international media

business development service provider to member companies

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Ottawa-Carleton Research Institute (OCRI) OCRI is one of Canada's most successful partnership organizations. It is the rallying point for business, education and government to advance Ottawa's globally competitive knowledge-based economy.

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Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA) The Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA), established in 1984, is a non-profit international association of companies and individuals involved in all aspects of the electronics industry. The Association is dedicated to the advancement of the electronics industry through member education and interaction.

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Wireless Industry Partnership (WIP) The Wireless Industry Partnership "WIP" is a portal built on partnerships and a network with the desire to build winning companies in wireless. OCM Manufacturing is a member.

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Circuits Assembly Website and portal of the Journal for Surface Mount and Electronics Assembly.

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SMT Magazine SMT Magazine covers technical topics relative to the surface mount process. Articles cover the materials, processes, components and equipment used in surface mount.

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SMTnet.com SMTnet.com is an industry portal site bringing together providers and users of the products, services, and information related to electronics manufacturing.

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