Profitable Environmental Compliance Workshop

Workshop offered by SMTA, Technology Forecasters Inc., and Goodbye Chain give electronics producers design strategies for toxin reduction (RoHS), increased reuse/recyclability (WEEE), and energy efficiency (EuP)

The first in a series of Design‑for‑Environment Workshops will be held at the facility of AER Worldwide, a leading electronic products de-manufacturer. This one-day SMTA workshop is led by Harvey Stone (co-founder of the Goodbye Chain Group), Pamela Gordon (author of Lean and Green: Profit for Your Workplace and the Environment, and president of TFI), and The Centre for Sustainable Design (United Kingdom).

This hands-on program will focus on best-practice methods for designing products to eliminate hazardous substances, meet reuse/recycling quotas, and reduce power consumption--including proven ways to significantly reduce cost of goods sold. It also will address strategies and examples of how DfE practices are being used today to increase revenues and gain competitive advantage.

Topics:

• Hands-on disassembly of products to assess RoHS and WEEE readiness
• Updates on legislation and best practices for managing design for environment
• Insights about design for high-value reuse/recycling and WEEE reporting
• Green-to-profit case studies from contract manufacturers and OEMs
• Latest techniques for energy consumption in products and manufacturing

Future workshops are scheduled for April 6th in Phoenix; June 7th in San Diego; and July 13th in Boston.  The fee is US$595, with a $100 discount for members of SMTA and TFI's Quarterly Forum for Electronics Manufacturing Outsourcing and Supply Chain.

"I've studied the environmental compliance regulations and am up to speed on what's required. TFI's workshop was the first time for me to evaluate whether products would meet WEEE recycling targets which was very useful." --Kimberly Braun, Program Manager, Microsoft.

Visit http://www.smta.org/education/symposia/symposia.cfm to register.

For more information about Technology Forecasters Inc. visit the website http://www.techforecasters.com/ (Call 1-623-293-6985 for Quarterly Forum discount)