System For Material Determination®, known as SFMD®, is a system developing by company OVERAX to confirm material origin that allows electronics companies to proof their products are Conflict-Free and helps them accomplish active legislation requirements made by The Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, EU Conflict Minerals Regulation and OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas.

SFMD®  is based on mineralogical and geochemical characterization of individual mineral ore and their differentiating features.

 

It is a comprehensive system consisting of:

1. On-line monitoring of all significant data in Client Zone

2. Chemical analyses

3. Statistical evaluation of all chemical analysis results