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• ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) (Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:31:30 GMT)   As we mentioned in our previous newsletter, a new edition of the ANSI/ESD S20.20 was published in February. A paper outlining the most important changes can be found here. The IEC 61340-5-1 and 61340-5-2 standards are also due to be reviewed, with the members of the IEC/TC 101 convening in Japan this June to discuss these changes. Most notably, the IEC 61340-4-2 standard will be completely amended, setting unprecedented standards in ESD procedure. Further information can be found in our next newsletter. A warning to ElectroStat customers: We found out that several certification and inspection bureaus claim to approve materials in compliance with the IEC 61340-5-1 standard, stating that they are using the IEC 61340-4-1 procedure, when, in fact, they are using different standards, measuring methods, measuring times, electrodes and weights. We are working on a paper outlining these issues, but in the meantime, you can e-mail us with any questions you have regarding ESD procedures. Dutch speaking customers can also request a copy of our presentation regarding ESD flooring. Quality: Last month, General Motors published their new customer-specific requirements to be used in conjunction with ISO/TS 16949. This document can be downloaded here. In May, ElectroStat joined forces with consultancy company Comatech to provide training regarding internal communication procedures. Feedback from the participants proved so positive that we are due to repeat this training in February 2008.
• ElectroStat: an ISO / IEC 17021, ISO 19011 and IATF-Approved Company (Thu, 05 Apr 2007 10:29:36 GMT)  In February 2007, a new version of the ANSI/ESD S20.20 was published, while the new IEC 61340-5-1 and IEC 61340-5-2 are being printed at the moment. The IEC 61340-5-3 is proposed to be sent to the members of the IEC / TC 101, who will have until the end of March to give their remarks. The final vote is expected to be in June 2007 during the IEC / TC 101 meeting in Japan. ElectroStat's Vincent Neel is an IPC certified ESD-instructor, and a member of the ESD Association. A lot of new or revised papers and presentations can be found at www.es-electrostat.com/downloads.htm. ELECTROSTAT MEETS ISO / IEC 17021 and ISO 19011 REQUIREMENTS At the beginning of the year ElectroStat started a new service, which can be seen at www.es-electrostat.com/quality_management.htm. Until now, one of the biggest problems organisations had with the implementation of the ISO/TS 16949:2002 was the requirement that all suppliers had to be certified to ISO 9001:2000 by an accredited third party certification body (§7.4.1.2). This caused a difficulty, as a lot of organisations co-operate with little pop and mom shops. Only suppliers to Ford had the possibility to approve suppliers without this certification, as long as the STA agreed with the audit and the auditor. In December the IAOB published a new sanctioned interpretation (viewable at www.iaob.org/showPage.php?title=ISO/TS 16949:2002 7.4.1.2 Supplier quality management system development), which allows organisations to release suppliers without an ISO 9001 certificate if the organisation performs second party audits and the applicable standards (ISO / IEC 17021 and ISO 19011), are met. ElectroStat fulfils all these requirements, and can therefore approve your suppliers without an ISO 9001 certificate. AN IATF-APPROVED COMPANY A second problem that organisations have is the qualification of the internal auditors. Although there are no formal rules about this, a lot of external auditors have their own opinion and write deviations if the internal auditors are not qualified by one of the IATF bodies. ElectroStat, by contrast, has the written approval of an IATF body to provide such training and to write certifications. The beginning of the year is a time when a lot of organisations audit their archives and review their procedure about record retention. We want to inform our customers that some OEMs are planning to switch the retention time of documents regarding product integrity from 15 to 20 years. We also want to inform our Belgian customers that the legal retention time for financial data has decreased from ten to seven years.
• Equipment Acquisition Resources to Exhibit at SEMICON WEST 2006 (Fri, 07 Apr 2006 14:12:02 GMT)  Equipment Acquisition Resources would like to invite you to visit us at this year's SEMICON WEST 2006 (July 12-14) at the Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA (South Hall Booth 2971). Now in our third year of exhibiting at the show, we had so much success that there was no hesitation in our return. Since last year's participation, we have expanded our already successful process engineering program to include manufacturing capabilities for dicing saws and slicing saws - further enhancing our technology base. We specialize in offering R&D process development work to our customers, which includes complete development, application testing and production facilities for all crystalline electronic materials. This sector is quickly becoming the core of our business and we offer extended work in this area for the continuing success of our customers. If precision is vital and material saving is critical, we are a cut above the rest and will prove it to you by seeing your project through from start to finish. We understand the importance of accuracy and currently have some of the best equipment on the market today for processing your materials and substrates. Let Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc. create an application process to slice or dice your substrates, show you our proven results and then continue to process your substrates with our extended manufacturing contracts. Visit us today online and let us help you to create an application process to dice or slice your substrates, show you our proven results and then continue to process your substrates with our extended manufacturing contracts.

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