New IEC/TR 62635, Guidelines for end-of-life information provided by manufacturers and recyclers and for recyclability rate calculation of electrical and electronic equipment

Product Life-Cycle Management is a key concern of today’s global businesses and disposal considerations are becoming an integral part of product design in today’s world.  And nowhere is this more important than in the Electronics Industry.  So it is no surprise that IEC has just released the new IEC/TR 62635, “Guidelines for end-of-life information provided by manufacturers and recyclers and for recyclability rate calculation of electrical and electronic equipment.”  The document is available now from Document Center Inc. in either paper or pdf format.

IEC/TR 62635:2012  provides a methodology for information exchange involving EEE (Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical) manufacturers and recyclers.  It also provides guidance for calculating the recyclability and recoverability rates to provide information to recyclers to enable appropriate and optimized EoL (End of Life) treatment operations, provide sufficient information to characterize activities at EoL treatment facilities in order to enable manufacturers to implement effective ECD (Environmentally Conscious Design), evaluate the recyclability and recoverability rates based on product attributes and reflecting real end-of-life practices.

End-of-life information is an important aspect of Eco-Design and environmental risk management.  In addition to IEC 62635, Technical Committee 111, Environmental standardization for electrical and electronic products and systems, has developed these other standards that you may find of interest:

IEC standards are sold in both pdf and paper format under license agreement at Document Center’s website, www.document-center.com.  Or contact us by phone (650-591-7600), fax (650-591-7617) or email (info@document-center.com).  We’ve been selling standards for 30 years and can assist you with all your standards purchases, collection management issues, and standards-related questions.

New AS-6462 standard released for Certification for AS 5553, Counterfeit Electronic Parts; Avoidance, Detection, Mitigation, and Disposition Verification Criteria

In our on-going effort to keep you up-to-date on standards for counterfeit parts identification and avoidance, we’re constantly looking for new documents in this area.  So we’re pleased to announce that Document Center Inc. has the new AS 6462 Aerospace Standard available for you in paper or pdf format.  The document, titled “AS5553, Counterfeit Electronic Parts; Avoidance, Detection, Mitigation, and Disposition Verification Criteria,” was recently released by SAE’s G-19c Standards Compliance Verification Committee.

The set of criteria in AS 6462 will be utilized by accredited Certification Bodies (CBs) to establish compliance and grant certification to AS5553, “Aerospace Standard; Counterfeit Electronic Parts; Avoidance, Detection, Mitigation, and Disposition.”

The new document is one of a series of Risk Assessment Tools developed under the umbrella of ARP 6178, “Fraudulent/Counterfeit Electronic Parts; Tool for Risk Assessment of Distributors.”  But where the AS 5553 provides user requirements and AS 6462 gives certification verification, planned standards AS 6081 and AS 6301 (not currently available) provide the same guidance for distributors.

Certainly the Aerospace and Avionics industry is taking the “Chain of Custody” concept seriously, developing SAE documentation to support the goal of component authenticity.  Being able to certify your international supply chain is essential in an industry with zero tolerance for failure.

Document Center Inc. provides you with licensed SAE standards in both paper and pdf format on our website, www.document-center.com.  Or contact us by phone (650-591-7600), fax (650-591-7617) or email (info@document-center.com).  We’ve been helping folks like you solve their standards requirements since 1982.

New ASME B31.4 2012 Edition due this month – Pipeline Transportation Systems for Liquid and Slurries

ASME B31.4, “Pipeline Transportation Systems for Liquid and Slurries,” is being released as the new 2012 Edition and can be ordered from Document Center Inc. now.  The new revision replaces the 2009 Edition, which is now obsolete.

The B31.4 Code prescribes requirements for the design, materials, construction, assembly, inspection, and testing of piping transporting liquids such as crude oil, condensate, natural gasoline, natural gas liquids, liquefied petroleum gas, carbon dioxide, liquid alcohol, liquid anhydrous ammonia and liquid petroleum products between producers’ lease facilities, tank farms, natural gas processing plants, refineries, stations, ammonia plants, terminals (marine, rail and truck) and other delivery and receiving points.

Piping consists of pipe, flanges, bolting, gaskets, valves, relief devices, fittings and the pressure containing parts of other piping components. It also includes hangers and supports, and other equipment items necessary to prevent overstressing the pressure containing parts. It does not include support structures such as frames of buildings, buildings stanchions or foundations.  Requirements for offshore pipelines are found in Chapter IX.

Also included within the scope of ASME B31.4-2012 are:

  • Primary and associated auxiliary liquid petroleum and liquid anhydrous ammonia piping at pipeline terminals (marine, rail and truck), tank farms, pump stations, pressure reducing stations and metering stations, including scraper traps, strainers, and prover loop;
  • Storage and working tanks including pipe-type storage fabricated from pipe and fittings, and piping interconnecting these facilities;
  • Liquid petroleum and liquid anhydrous ammonia piping located on property which has been set aside for such piping within petroleum refinery, natural gasoline, gas processing, ammonia, and bulk plants;
  • Those aspects of operation and maintenance of liquid pipeline systems relating to the safety and protection of the general public, operating company personnel, environment, property and the piping systems.

All ASME standards can be ordered from Document Center Inc. through our website, www.document-center.com.  Or contact us by phone (650-591-7600), fax (650-591-7617) or email (info@document-center.com).  We have been providing customers with superior service and support since 1982.

New IPC-A-620 Revision B available – Requirements and Acceptance for Cable and Wire Harness Assemblies

IPC has just released the new IPC-A-620B, “Requirements and Acceptance for Cable and Wire Harness Assemblies,” and it’s available now from Document Center Inc.  Also known as IPC/WHMA-A-620, the new issue includes greatly expanded criteria for molding, potting, splicing, crimp contacts without insulation support, inline insulation displacement connectors, connectorization, rigid and conformable cable, flexible sleeving, broomstitching, testing, and more!

The new Revision B now has 682 full-color pictures and illustrations – 125 are new or updated. It’s 19 chapters provide criteria for wire prep, soldering to terminals, crimping of stamped and formed contacts and machined contacts, insulation displacement connectors, ultrasonic welding, splicing, connectors, molding, marking, coax/biax cables, wrapping/lacing, shielding, assembly and wire-wrap terminations.

The document is a joint publication of IPC and the Wire Harness Manufacturers Association (WHMA).  The new Revision B replaces Revision A from July 2006, which is now obsolete.

Order your copy in paper, single user cd rom, or paper and cd rom kit on Document Center Inc.’s website, www.document-center.com.  Or contact us by phone (650-591-7600), fax (650-591-7617) or email (info@document-center.com).  We’ve been here for 30 years to help with your standards requirements and questions.

New IEEE C37.90.1 2012 Edition, Surge Withstand Capability (SWC) Tests for Relays and Relay Systems Associated with Electric Power Apparatus

IEEE C37.90.1 2012 , “IEEE Standard for Surge Withstand Capability (SWC) Tests for Relays and Relay Systems Associated with Electric Power Apparatus,” is here and available from Document Center Inc. in both paper and pdf format.  The 2012 Edition replaces and obsoletes the previous 2002 release.  It has also been previously known ANSI/IEEE C37.90.1, ANSI/IEEE-C37.90a and IEEE Std 472, now all replaced by the new issue.

The standard has two types of design tests for relays and relay systems that relate to the immunity of this equipment to repetitive electrical transients.  IEEE C37.90.1 covers test generator characteristics, test waveforms, selection of equipment terminals on which tests are to be conducted, test procedures, criteria for acceptance and the documentation of test results.  The tests are to be applied to any part of the relay system that can be exposed to conducted or coupled transients under normal installed operating conditions.

For those of you interested in the reduction of parallel standards, this document has been harmonized with IEC standards where consensus could be reached (IEC 61000-4-18 Edition 1.1 (2011) and IEC 61000-4-4 Edition 2.1 (2011) in particular).

IEEE Standards are all available from Document Center Inc. (both current and many obsolete editions) at our website, www.document-center.com.  Or contact us by phone (650-591-7600), fax (650-591-7617) or email (info@document-center.com).  You can count on us for up-to-the-minute information on the standards you rely on.

New revisions released for two cushioning material specifications: A-A-1898 and PPP-C-1120

Preparing goods for shipment is an essential part of any manufacturing facility and a concern to anyone whose products move from place to place.  The U.S. government purchases vast quantities of material every day and wants to assure that it receives it’s orders in good condition.  So packaging specifications have been a top priority, with industry using the government generated documentation on a regular basis.  Now two well-used packaging specifications have been revised and the new editions are available from Document Center Inc. in both paper and pdf format.

The first is PPP-C-1120, “Cushioning Material, Uncompressed Bound Fiber for Packaging,” which has just been updated to Revision D.  This 10-page new issue reactivates the Federal Specification, meaning that it can now be used for both new and existing designs and purchases.  It covers uncompressed, water resistant, fibrous cushioning materials in rolls, flat sheets, and molded forms for packaging applications.  Changes to PPP-C-1120D are extensive.

Commercial Item Description A-A-1898, “Cushioning Material, Cellulosic, Packaging,” has also been up-rev-ed to Revision D.    This Federal document covers cushioning material in roll and multifold unit forms used for packing applications.

If you’re involved in packing, crating, and shipping, you need to be aware of these documents.  They are essential for government contract work and widely used for other applications as well.  All Federal Level publicly distributed specifications and standards can be purchased on the Document Center Inc. website, www.document-center.com, in paper and pdf format.  Or contact us by phone (650-591-7600), fax (650-591-7617) or email (info@document-center.com).  We can assist you with the development and maintenance of your compliance documentation library.

New BS EN ISO 15223-1 CD Rom replaces obsolete BS EN 980 CD, Symbols For Use In The Labeling Of Medical Devices

For those of you in the medical device field, the BS EN 980 CD Rom, “Symbols For Use In The Labelling Of Medical Devices,” was an easy to use repository of symbols required for the export of your product to Europe.  So when the BS EN 980 was replaced by the BS EN ISO 15223-1, there was a noticeable gap in functionality.  But now Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that we have the new BS EN ISO 15223-1 CD Rom available – “Medical devices. Symbols to be used with medical device labels, labelling and information to be supplied. General requirements.”  This is the product for you to use for the art required for your labels!

This CD not only contains the 2012 edition of BS EN ISO 15223-1 “Medical devices — Symbols to be used with medical device labels, labelling and information to be supplied Part 1: General requirements (ISO 15223-1:2012)” but also the 2011 edition of BS EN 15986 “Symbols for use in the labelling of medical devices — Requirements for labelling of medical devices containing phthalates.”

You’ll get separate graphic images of the symbols in TIF, JPEG and EPS format, which can be downloaded and reproduced easily. The figures presented in BS EN ISO 15223-1 and BS EN 15986 are TIF files and these are the definitive versions of the drawings. All other file types have been redrawn from the definitive versions.

This functionality is particularly useful for manufacturers and suppliers of medical devices, and to manufacturers and suppliers of safety signs and stickers, and technical authors. By including the standards (for guidance and context) together with the symbols, the CD-ROM makes labeling easy.

The new CD can be ordered from Document Center Inc. on our website, www.document-center.com.  Or contact us by phone (650-591-7600), fax (650-591-7617) or email (info@document-center.com).  We are here to make it easier for you to use and understand the standards so important in your business.

Many AMS standards reaffirmed during October — What does that mean?

SAE International’s AMS F Committee (Corrosion Heat Resistant Alloys Committee) has been busy during October reaffirming a number of the AMS standards under their jurisdiction.  Document Center Inc. notifies customers who have purchased these Aerospace Material Standards about the change in status, but we do have folks who want to know more about what this means.

Meeting the requirements of good standards management, SAE requires all active standards (those that are current but not stabilized) to be reviewed at least every five years.  Should a document be found to be acceptable exactly as it is, the standard is republished as a Reaffirmed Edition.

This reaffirmed status is noted on the new issue as a line item under the original date of the release of the Edition.  Other than that, the balance of the document is exactly as it was when original published at that revision level.  So if the revision was noncurrent (not acceptable for new design, just for replacement purposes), the reaffirmed edition also is noncurrent.

Should you repurchase one of these standards?  Yes, the answer is the traditional “it depends!”  If you only use the document to fulfill contracts or for internal reference, there is little need.  You may want to mark your copy “reaffirmed” and leave it at that.  However, if you are audited for ISO 9000 compliance or some other certification scheme, you may want to buy a reaffirmed edition.  You will then be secure in the knowledge that your auditor cannot find fault with your documentation.

Some recent reaffirmations are the AMS 2241 Revision R, “Tolerances, Corrosion and Heat-Resistant Steel, Iron Alloy, Titanium, and Titanium Alloy Bars and Wire,” AMS 5528 Revision H, “Steel, Corrosion-Resistant, Sheet, Strip, and Plate, 17Cr – 7.1Ni – 1.1Al, Solution Heat Treated, Precipitation Hardenable,” AMS 5542, Revision N, “Nickel Alloy, Corrosion and Heat-Resistant, Sheet, Strip, and Plate, 72Ni – 15.5Cr – 0.95Cb(Nb) – 2.5Ti – 0.70Al – 7.0Fe, Annealed,” and AMS I 23011, Revision B, “Iron-Nickel Alloys for Sealing to Glasses and Ceramics (NONCURRENT Aug 2007).”

All current and many obsolete SAE standards, including the AMS standards, can be purchased on our website, www.document-center.com, in paper and pdf format.  Or contact us by phone (650-591-7600), fax (650-591-7617) or email (info@document-center.com).  Document Center is the standards supplier that not only provides you with the documentation you need, but also with the expertise to help you use and maintain your collection.  Why use anyone else?

Giants win the World Series – But did the champagne goggles meet the ASTM F803 standard?

Yes, all of the San Francisco Bay Area is cheering for the rousing 4 game sweep of the World Series by the Giants!  My husband and I are big fans and enjoyed the entire Sunday evening broadcast, laughing at the wild scene in the dugout after the game was won.  However, my husband did notice one thing — the eyewear that the players were wearing while spraying champagne on each other were genuine Major League baseball goggles!

So that begs the question, did standards play a role in this event?  Checking it out this morning, I have to suspect that the goggles were made using the ASTM F803, “Standard Specification for Eye Protectors For Selected Sports.”  Protective eyewear made according to this specification offers protection only to the eyes and does not protect other parts of the head.  To my untrained eye, it looked like the goggles would meet the requirements of Type I, a protector with the lens or lenses and frame frontpiece molded as one unit.  In this case the frame temples or other devices, such as straps, to affix the lens may be separate pieces.

That leaves us with just one other pressing standards question:  Did the brooms in the stands being waved in honor of the sweep meet ASTM F2367, “Standard Specification for Labeling for Upright Brooms for Consumer and Institutional Use?”

Hope you had a great weekend and that you’re safe and sound if you’re in the wild weather hitting the East Coast!

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New SAE Cable standards issued – J1127, J1128, J1654, J1678 and AMS DTL 23053 series

Many of our customers use cable and wire specifications developed by SAE International and there’s been some recent updates that impact them.  Here’s the new revisions that Document Center Inc. counts among the most heavily used standards on this topic:

From the Ground Vehicle Series:

  • SAE J1127, 2012 Edition, “Low Voltage Battery Cable.”  This standard covers low voltage battery cable intended for use at a nominal system voltage of 60 V DC (25 V AC) or less in surface vehicle electrical systems. The tests are intended to qualify cables for normal applications with limited exposure to fluids and physical abuse.
  • SAE J1128, 2012 Edition, “Low Voltage Primary Cable.”  This ground vehicle standard covers low voltage primary cable intended for use at a nominal system voltage of 60 V DC (25 V AC) or less in surface vehicle electrical systems. The tests are intended to qualify cables for normal applications with limited exposure to fluids and physical abuse.
  • SAE J1654, 2012 Edition, “Unshielded High Voltage Primary Cable.”  This SAE Standard covers unshielded cable intended for use at a nominal system voltage up to 600 V or 1000 V (AC rms or DC). It is intended for use in surface vehicle electrical systems.
  • SAE J1678, 2012 Edition, “Low Voltage Ultra Thin Wall Primary Cable.”  This standard covers ultra thin wall low voltage primary cable intended for use at a nominal system voltage of 60 V DC (60 V AC rms) or less in surface vehicle electrical systems. The tests are intended to qualify cables for normal applications with limited exposure to fluids and physical abuse. This standard covers SAE conductor sizes which usually differ from ISO conductor sizes.

And from the SAE series decended from the MIL-DTL-23053 slash sheets:

This is the first revision of these specifications since they moved from the Department of the Defense to SAE International.

All SAE Standards are available in paper or pdf format from Document Center Inc. at our website, www.document-center.com.  Or contact us by phone (650-591-7600), fax (650-591-7617) or email (info@document-center.com).  We are here to assist you with your standards requirements and questions.