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IHS HazMat Solution for Mexico Including RoHS & WEEE Directives Compliance

With Mexico updating its hazardous waste laws to include the European Union's Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive, Mexican product companies can only expect an increased call for compliance with other new hazardous materials directives such as the EU's Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS). Meeting the requirements of these next generation environment-friendly initiatives requires access to reliable and certified "lead-free" and Hazardous Materials/Substance (HazMat) information.

The IHS HazMat solution provides a centralized, Internet-based system that delivers the credible data, powerful tracking, and flexible reporting required by Mexican product companies desiring to be RoHS and WEEE compliant. The IHS solution offers you powerful tools to fulfill every data-related need of your product lifecycle:

  • content – reference databases, sourcing and processing data services
  • applications – decision support, Bill of Materials (BOM) analysis, reporting
  • verification – lab-based analysis and surveillance through our partner, UL
  • workflows – documented workflows and product release procedures

Reduce Costs with an Integrated HazMat/Product Information Infrastructure

As well as providing one of the most comprehensive sources of environmental compliance data today for over 4 million parts, the IHS HazMat solution is also fully integrated with other IHS parts and information database-driven solutions that have made IHS the industry leader in data delivery and management for over 45 years. The IHS electronics database alone contains information on 14 million parts vital to operating in the electronics industry:

  • typically 30 attributes per part
  • associated documents and datasheets (current and historic)
  • Product Change Notifications (PCNs), including HazMat-related
  • ISO 9001 certified process

Acquiring and managing all your product and hazardous materials data in one place reduces time and costs associated with design, development, distribution, and compliance of your electronics products.Reduce HazMat-Related Risks with an Evolving Solution

Producing electronics products that are not RoHS or WEEE compliant can mean lost sales, obsolete inventory, fines, the possibility of consumer backlash, and more. At the same time, the EU's directives targeting lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, PBBs, PBDEs and electronics waste are being joined by new environmental restrictions placed upon the electronics industry by countries such as Japan, the US, Korea, Canada, and Australia.

As regulations change, the IHS HazMat solution automatically updates the information Mexican product companies need to ensure their compliance with RoHS, WEEE, and other regulations such as:

  • the Japan Green Survey Standardization Initiative (JGPSSI)
  • the Joint Industry Group (JIG) Level A and B substances
  • the California Electronics Waste Recycling Act
  • the End-of-Life Vehicle (ELV) directive

Six Other Ways Mexican Companies Benefit from the IHS HazMat Solution

Beyond mitigating your RoHS and WEEE non-compliance risks, there are six additional ways your Mexican products company will gain a competitive edge through the IHS HazMat solution:

  1. Maintain and improve the quality of your products by ensuring manufacturing compatibility of parts
  2. Minimize supply chain disruptions due to Pb-free transitions
  3. Minimize confusion between lead-free and lead-based parts by understanding part numbering changes and labeling
  4. Reduce design cycle time by speeding research and parts procurement
  5. Support your design engineers, component engineers, and procurement professionals
  6. Easily access and format the compliance and substantiating information you need for creating Material Declarations for your product

The IHS HazMat solution further provides time and cost-saving benefits by boosting efficiency through immediate access to multiple sources of component information from a single interface that allows team members to share reports, BOMs, layouts, searches and other data.

Ensure Your HazMat, RoHS and WEEE Compliance

As a Mexican electronic product company, the need for compliance with today's new eco-friendly restrictions is ever growing. The IHS HazMat solution effectively delivers the credible data, powerful tracking, and flexible reporting you need to ensure your compliance with next generation restrictions on lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, PBBs, PBDEs, electronics waste, and other hazardous materials.

Contact IHS today for more information or to schedule a free opportunity analysis.