From September 1, 2022, revised guidelines will apply in the IMDS. However, DXC Technology, as the operator of the system, recommends already following the new guidelines now. The guidelines IMDS001, IMDS007, IMDS008, IMDS011, IMDS012 and IMDS019 have been revised.

What do the changes mean in concrete terms? A few examples:

First, good news for all those who previously had problems classifying their silver pastes, etc., correctly in the IMDS: With the update of the Recommendations, in this particular case Rec019, it has now been regulated that the pastes have found their place in classification 7.2 (glass/ceramics). In the future, this should also solve the problem that many suppliers could not provide application codes for lead.

Guideline 3.2.3.a: Deleted MDSs or those containing deactivated substances must not be transferred to existing MDS IDs.

This guideline should be followed in any case to avoid rejections and rework times. Sampling deadlines could otherwise also not be met.

A table has been introduced in Rule 4.4.2.C and it states that the deviation between the measured and calculated weight per item must not exceed the values specified in the table.

New inclusion in Rec001

In Release 13.2 the structure mix was introduced, in Release 14 (planned for late 2022/early 2023) this will be partially withdrawn.

Rule 4.1.A:

Subnodes of the same parent node must be of the same type (e.g., a parent semi-finished node may consist of all semi-finished subnodes or all material subnodes, but not a mix of semi-finished and material subnodes).

A mixture of components with semi-finished products or materials on the same level is allowed if the material or semi-finished product is not an article but a coating, lubricant or similar added to the component.