Understanding and Managing the Environmental Challenges to the Electronics Manufacturing Industry

摘要

Concerns over global environmental pollution have resulted in a raft of new legislation not only in the UK and EU but also world-wide. A major impact of this legislation has been a fundamental re-evaluation of processing technologies used within the electronics manufacturing industry. However, although compliance with the legisla- Tion has therefore been a key driver for change Within the industry, other factors (for example: Market forces, social reasons, green pressures, New business opportunities) are also providing Significant pressures.