/ The challenge
Power equipment can contain large amounts of covered material. Permanent-magnet generators and alternators, starter-generators, motor-generator sets and many direct-drive machines use NdFeB or SmCo magnets, sometimes many kilograms per unit. Power-conversion electronics often use tantalum capacitors, and some electrical contacts and components contain tungsten.
Equipment nameplates and data sheets describe ratings and performance, not where the magnet alloy was melted or the rare earths were separated. When generators and alternators are bought in as sub-assemblies, those records sit with the generator maker's own suppliers, often several tiers away.
Lodeline helps suppliers of tactical and installation power equipment identify which units and sub-assemblies are likely to contain covered material, then collect and review origin documents stage by stage. Whether a particular tungsten or tantalum item falls within the clause definitions is a question for the contract and the responsible reviewer. We record what the documents show so that question can be answered.
The evidence pack lists each unit's covered parts, the stages documented, the source of each entry, and what to request next from each supplier.
Lodeline provides supply-chain documentation and analysis, not legal advice or government certification. Applicability, exceptions, and acceptance depend on the contract and the responsible reviewer.
