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Attachment 1
Summary Justifications in Support of Unique Part Numbering
• Establishes clear ordering preference, removing ambiguity over which product the supplier should ship.
• Facilitates management of compliant vs. non-compliant products in the MRP system.
• Provides accuracy for material composition reporting (IMDS, IPC-1752, etc.).
• Prevents cross-contamination of lines converted to lead free.
• Manages application risks associated with backward or forward processes.
• Allows identification of products with differing requirements between lead bearing and lead free parts (i.e.,
MSL ratings, peak temperature capabilities, etc.).
• Reduces the risk of using the wrong product in manufacturing and the resulting liability of such an error.
Links to Industry Position Papers
iNEMI Members Want Unique Part Numbers for
RoHS-Compliant Components
http://www.inemi.org/cms/newsroom/PR/2005/PR04272005.html
iNEMI is an industry-led consortium whose mission is to assure leadership of the global
electronics manufacturing supply chain. iNEMI members support this position paper include:
Alcatel, Celestica, Cray Inc., Dell, Delphi, HP, Intel Corporation, Jabil Circuit, Lucent
Technologies, Microsoft, Plexus Corp., Sanmina-SCI Corporation, Solectron Corporation,
StorageTek and Sun Microsystems.
Distributors’ Position Paper on Lead Free Product
Transition and RoHS Compliance
http://www.nedassoc.org/leadfree.pdf
NEDA is a not-for-profit trade association representing distributors of electronic components
and their manufacturer-suppliers, dedicated to the enhancement of the distributor-manufacturer
relationship. NEDA represents companies involved in the distribution of electronic components
and parts, computer and computer peripheral components and test, measurement and control
equipment and their manufacturer-suppliers.
NEDA members in support of this position paper
include: All American, Allied Electronics, Arrow Electronics, Avnet, Future Electronics, Marsh
Electronics, Memic: Insight Electronics & Unique Technologies, Newark InOne, and TTI.
EMS Forum on Lead-Free PCB Assembly
http://thor.inemi.org/webdownload/projects/ese/EMSF Guidelines.pdf
The EMS Forum is an EMS industry-led consortium led by Celestica, Flextronics, Jabil, Plexus,
and Sanmina-SCI. The group is dedicated to promoting the interests of EMS providers in topics
applicable to this industry sector.
