This information was posted on one of the LinkedIn groups and I thought it was worth sharing. It is interesting to see how REACH is becoming more of a consideration for companies when dealing with compliance issues.

The Research Findings

This study was unique for Tech-Clarity because it involved both survey data and interviews with compliance leaders in several manufacturing companies. The report provides two perspectives. The first is a broad perspective on the approaches that companies are taking to address their product compliance challenges. The second is a more detailed look at how three leading companies – Motorola, APC, and Seagate – are addressing these challenges.

The results are very interesting. There are some interesting figures on how regulations are impacting manufacturers and where they are focusing. One finding that I thought was interesting is that REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals ) is now impacting products in manufacturers as frequently as RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances). Both regulations were reported by 79% of respondents as impacting their products. As always, I suggest that you read the research for more information

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Also don't forget Zero Wait-State is hosting a Webinar tomorrow at 10 am PST on Green Product Design and REACH. We will be discussing the latest developments around REACH and how PLM tools can be leveraged to streamline compliance. We have Dries D'hooghe, Senior Director, Product Strategy at Oracle corporation as a guest speaker and expect to have some industry feedback from companies currently implementing compliance strategies. Here is the link for more information on this event.