On June 26, 2017, the Cooperation Center for Green Manufacturing Engineering of Electronic Products held a review meeting at the National Institute of Metrology, China. Established by BOE and the Green Manufacturing Committee for Electrical and Electronic Products of the China Electronics Energy Saving Technology Association, the center was a practical association–enterprise initiative. It had organized two RoHS screening and XRF analysis training sessions and a supply-chain restricted-substance proficiency-testing program to develop specialist personnel and improve BOE’s supplier controls.
Thirteen representatives attended, including Huang Jianzhong, vice-chair of the association and chair of the committee; Ma Liandi, director of the National Research Center for Certified Reference Materials; Fang Mimi of BOE’s quality planning department; and Wang Jinbing, Nayur’s general manager and the committee’s secretary-general. They welcomed the completion of the training, assessment and proficiency-testing programs and thanked the participating organizations for their cooperation.
Training results
BOE laboratory lead Wu Xianping and Nayur R&D manager Liu Duo reviewed the training. A total of 130 people from 82 companies attended, mainly managers or senior technicians responsible for XRF controls at BOE suppliers. Participants engaged actively with the instructors. The historical report records an excellent-result rate of 92.7% in the final assessment. All successful participants received association training certificates; more than 30 also received certificates from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology’s examination center.
Returned questionnaires showed 98.5% satisfaction. Participants particularly valued the courses on XRF principles, practical applications and BOE’s control system. They requested further training on restricted-substance management systems, interpretation of regulations and standards, and XRF instrument performance evaluation.
Supplier proficiency testing
Dr. Feng Liuxing of the National Institute of Metrology reported on the proficiency-testing program. Suppliers tested blind samples according to specified requirements and submitted results for analysis against an international evaluation framework. Two rounds covered 120 BOE suppliers equipped with XRF instruments. Following statistical analysis, the organizers contacted suppliers with problematic results and offered improvement advice covering personnel, equipment, materials, methods and the working environment. Further blind-sample testing was planned after this support to assess its effectiveness.
Conclusions and follow-up
Participants agreed on three points:
- The training was necessary and effective. Better course planning, programs for trainers and green-manufacturing managers, and fuller use of the committee’s experts could establish a continuing mechanism.
- Reference materials and proficiency testing could help identify supplier control problems efficiently and at relatively low cost, then guide improvements toward the requirements of manufacturers and applicable national standards.
- The cooperation center provided a practical platform for systematic improvement of supply-chain green manufacturing. Follow-up work would include group purchasing of XRF instruments and reference materials, laboratory assessments and planning advice, and association standards. Participants proposed extending the model to enterprises covered by the first compliance-management catalogue for restricted substances in electrical and electronic products, which was forthcoming at the time.
About the cooperation center
The committee established the center to offer systematic, specialist and affordable one-to-one support for restricted-substance controls and green manufacturing. Its stated activities included:
- Interpretation of and training on green-manufacturing policies and regulations.
- Technical and standards training.
- Joint development of association and industry standards.
- Laboratory planning, construction, assessment and management-system certification services.
- Supply-chain hazardous-substance proficiency testing and supplier capability assessments.
- Group purchasing of relevant technologies, products and services.
- Training and consulting on restricted substances, material flows and carbon footprints.
- Study visits and related exchanges.
These activities describe the center’s historical remit; the article does not establish a current certification or service entitlement.
Archive note
This article is adapted from the original website archive. Roles, figures, event arrangements and opinions relate to the period described and do not represent current conditions.
Original source; archive consulted: 2026-09-29.