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A Plastic Box may not be your friend

It’s funny how the same issues come round regularly. The first time I saw these was in the mid 90′s when I was shown a family of power supplies that had been built into the sort of plastic boxes you can get from Radio Shack.

Now, there is nothing wrong with plastic boxes from Radio [...]

“The Chicken” or “The Egg”?

“Which came first the design requirement or the production drawings?”

It’s easy to see that the design requirement came first, now ask the question “Which came first the regulatory requirements or the product design?”

Here it is not so easy to give a clear answer because the final product will be influenced by both [...]

Spring Is Here and We Reaffirm Our New Year’s Resolutions – Safety Compliance Style

Now is as good a time as any to start a new commitment towards product safety.  Making your products safe and compliant is not only an ethical business practice, it is a great way to avoid dealing with regulatory bodies and all the fines and costs associated with them.    In that spirit, we reached out [...]

EU Update: Electronic Waste – WEEE, RoHS and REACH

Another day, another modification: so goes life in the tumultuous world of EU regulation.  Understanding and evolving with EU regulation is our job here at Phoenix Technical Group, so when we hear news of any updates from the regulatory front we like to pass them on to you.

Apparently e-waste (electronic waste) is a big [...]

Christmas Means Toys Under the Tree …

What’s the real meaning of Christmas?

We have different regulations for this.

Is it a celebration and a reflection on one’s own faith?  Is it about getting together with loved ones and sharing a feeling of togetherness?  Is it about embracing our sense of giving and sharing?  Well, if you’re an eight-year-old the answer [...]

OSHA : Good Guy or Necessary Evil?

Horror stories about OSHA (the Occupational Safety and Health Administration) enforcement are easy to find.  It is not uncommon to see companies charged tens of thousands of dollars or more in fines for violations.  These fines may be the result of one massive failure or lots of much smaller failures.  OSHA representatives may show up [...]

Learn from the Mistakes of Others (You Won’t Live Long Enough to Make Them All Yourself)

The year was 1985, America was being introduced to the first version of Microsoft Windows, Joe Montana was at the top of his game, and I was designing nucleonic equipment for a mining application.  Now, I couldn’t very well just leave that nucleonic equipment lying on the ground, so I drew up a 7ft. swing [...]

British versus American

One of the many things that Phoenix Technical Group excels at is international regulatory compliance.  For example, we are able to help companies enter into the European Union market by utilizing our specialists in EU regulatory compliance both here in the States and in Britain.  Being one of those specialists, I was raised in Britain [...]

2011 EMC Symposium

I have been attending the EMC Symposium since 1982, and it has consistently been one of my favorite events of the year.  It was held last week in Long Beach in 80 degree weather.  I could not have been more excited.

But as I walked in the door and settled in, I noticed that there [...]

Video from 2011 EMC Symposium

Attending the 2011 EMC Symposium in Long Beach, CA, Penny Kervill was interviewed about Phoenix Technical Group and what her company is doing to meet customers’ regulatory compliance needs in a changing world market.  With US companies focusing on strategic sales goals,  Phoenix Technical Group helps companies meet regulatory compliance requirements efficiently and cost-effectively.

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