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The Pb-free Electronics Risk Management Consortium

About PERM
The purpose of the Pb-Free Electronics Risk Management (PERM) Consortium (formerly known as LEAP) is to provide overarching leadership and coordination of Pb-free electronics risk management activities for the government and industry aerospace and defense communities.

The goal of PERM is to better respond to the long term challenges of Pb-free solders and finishes over a systems life cycle.

The PERM Consortium addresses executive leadership, communications, research coordination, standards, training, advocacy, supply chain, and international cooperation through dedicated task teams and advisory groups.

The PERM Consortium is chartered by the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) and includes support from DoD, DoE, Army, Air Force, Navy, FAA, NASA, and industry.

PERM Whitepaper

PERM News

• New FAA Policy on Assessing  Electrical and Electronic Equipment and Systems Using Lead-Free Solder and Lead-Free Finishes on Components.
   
• Lead Free training available
   
• The fifth meeting of the PERM Consortium was held in Rosslyn, VA.  Meeting information is available on the member site.

• PERM Meeting #7: January 11-13, 2011, Coral Gables, Florida

• PERM Meeting #8: May 25-27, 2011, Netherlands

• The Pb-free Electronics Research “Manhattan Project” Phase 1 Report is available for download at the B2P COE Website (http://www.navyb2pcoe.org/b2p_news.html) and the Defense Acquisition University Lead-free Website (https://acc.dau.mil/leadfree).
   
• The "Manhattan Project" Phase II Report is available on the DAU Lead Free website.

Industry Pb-Free News

From NEMA Website:The Brainstorm: Should the U.S. employ RoHS-like standards for imported products?

 
Recent Pb-Free Publications

• White Paper: Reliability Assessment of Lead-free Electronics in the Aerospace, Defense and High Performance Electronics Industries (PDF format)
• Article from Avionics Intelligence: "The influence of lead-free RoHS guidelines on military electronics procurement"