Why Lead-free RoHS Circuit Board Assemblies?

August 14, 2017

The Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive 2002/95/EC began as a European movement to decrease the deposition into the environment of known carcinogens and to enhance the recyclability of mixed-material waste. The goal was to create a new generation of electrical products that are free of substances hazardous to health and the environment. Initially all

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Chinese Economy Will Affect Your Sourcing!

January 25, 2016

The recent economic struggles in mainland China have had world-wide implications.  Stocks on Wall Street tumbled as Chinese industrial output retreated, and many ask “why?”.  As their growth slows and factories lose business would not their prices drop and would that cost decrease not be reflected in lower prices for western consumers?  What is happening

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