I agree with Mr. O'Connell and call such regulations, necessary though they might be, by their rightful name: "barriers to entry" into the marketplace. While large established manufacturers will have on hand the necessary staff, the small outfits from which truly innovative products stem are precisely the outfits least able to provide that sort of expertise internally, and least able to pay for it.
> From: "Brian O'Connell" <oconne...@tamuracorp.com> > Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 12:05:38 -0800 > To: <emc-p...@ieee.org> > Subject: RE: Regulatory Compliance stifles innovation? > > While "Regulatory Compliance" itself may not inherently "stifle innovation", > the various approval processes mandated by NRTLs and NBs/CBs tend to limit a > smaller company's ability to introduce competitive technology, and > ultimately drives up the cost of new technology for both the company and the > consumer. > > In any case, regulatory compliance is a Necessary Evil, and cannot justify a > better description. > > Just my personnel opinion. > > luck, > Brian > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:emc-p...@ieee.org]On Behalf Of Powell, >> Doug >> Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 11:31 AM >> To: emc-p...@ieee.org >> Subject: Regulatory Compliance stifles innovation? >> >> All, >> >> I've heard it said that Regulatory Compliance stifles >> innovation and sometimes even makes it impossible to do the >> things we want. The constraints that are imposed for Safety >> and EMC seem prevent our highly talented engineering/design >> community from doing what they need to achieve leading-edge >> high-technology designs. >> >> R&D is how companies innovate. As an idea or a need is >> perceived the Research piece begins: conceptualization, >> feasibility studies, and so on. Once a new concept accepted, >> the Design piece of the equation begins. Sometimes, in these >> days of concurrent engineering, it is difficult to clearly >> distinguish the R and D pieces, nevertheless both exist. >> >> A critical part of Design process is to identify all the >> parameters which tend limit the practical application of any >> concept. We are familiar with these limits in the form of >> thermal performance, insulation value, mechanical strength, >> timing, and others. Constantly there is tendency a push >> these limits and sometimes a search for new materials is >> launched. But there are always absolute limits to any >> material chosen and we must live within these constraints. I >> submit that like the other physical limits we have, Safety >> and EMC are simply additional limitations that must be >> observed at the beginning of the design and not the end. >> >> My conclusion is that the idea that regulatory compliance >> stifles innovation is false. I would like to submit that for >> a savvy company, Regulatory Compliance actually demands a >> still more innovative scientist/engineer and therefore >> "Regulatory Compliance drives innovation to higher levels!" >> >> Any thoughts? >> >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> -doug >> >> Douglas E. Powell >> Staff Engineer >> Corporate Compliance Department >> >> Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. >> Fort Collins, Colorado USA 80525 >> >> >> >> This message, including any attachments, may contain information >> that is confidential and proprietary information of Advanced >> Energy Industries, Inc. The dissemination, distribution, use >> or copying of this message or any of its attachments is >> strictly prohibited without the express written consent of >> Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. >> >> > > - > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society > emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ > > To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to emc-p...@ieee.org > > Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html > > List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html > > For help, send mail to the list administrators: > > Scott Douglas emcp...@ptcnh.net > Mike Cantwell mcantw...@ieee.org > > For policy questions, send mail to: > > Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org > David Heald: emc-p...@daveheald.com > > All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: > > http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc > - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to emc-p...@ieee.org Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas emcp...@ptcnh.net Mike Cantwell mcantw...@ieee.org For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org David Heald: emc-p...@daveheald.com All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________
