Is your company at risk?

Many manufacturing companies in Pennsylvania are at risk. Many shipments of American made products will be rejected by European Companies beginning in July, 2006.

? Does your company sell any type of electrical or electronic product in the European Union (EU), or intend to in the future?
 
? Does your company currently, or do you intend to supply a company that sells an electrical or electronic product in the EU?
 
? Is your company an electrical or electronic OEM that sells into a global market not including the EU?
 
? Is your company a supplier of a product or service, as related to an electrical or electronic product, which in turn will be sold into the global market not including the EU?
 
If you have answered yes to any of these questions, your company may be at significant risk that your products will no longer be accepted into European markets.

The NW PA Electronics
Manufacturing/Service Industry Partnership (EMS-IP) Can Help!
 
The Northwest Pennsylvania Electronics Manufacturing/Service Industry Partnership (EMS-IP) is comprised of the CEOs of electronics manufacturing companies in Northwest and North Central Pennsylvania and is operating under a grant from the Job Ready PA Initiative. The goal of the Electronics Manufacturing Industry Partnership is to create awareness among manufacturing companies of the European Union’s RoHS and WEEE Directives, as well as to identify and create access local, state and federal funding that will able to assist manufacturing companies with low interest loans and grants to provide training and get equipment that is needed because of the enactment of the EU Directives.

What is RoHS?
The RoHS directive, issued by the European Union is often referred to as "lead-free" legislation. This is somewhat deceiving as it applies to other substances as well. The official directive can be referenced as:

Directive 2002/96/EC
"The restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment"

It applies to the following substances:

For information on the workshops or how to participate with the industry partnership, please contact:
Nick Schultz at Strategy Solutions, Inc. (814) 480-8000 or nick@getstrategy.com