RoHS - Restriction of Hazardous Substances

Marc

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RoHS (Reduction of Hazardous Substances) Ensuring banned substances, no matter the quantity, do not make their way into your products. Even if you purchase commodity goods.

Because RoHS extends throughout the entire supply chain, it could very well affect non-European businesses. Both are starting to be pushed in the US, and may actually be in place in the near future (within 5 years).
 
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Craig H.

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Marc said:
RoHS (Reduction of Hazardous Substances) Ensuring banned substances, no matter the quantity, do not make their way into your products. Even if you purchase commodity goods.

Because RoHS extends throughout the entire supply chain, it could very well affect non-European businesses. Both are starting to be pushed in the US, and may actually be in place in the near future (within 5 years).

I won't say from who, but we have already filled out some surveys for U.S. companies.
 

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Marc said:
RoHS (Reduction of Hazardous Substances) Ensuring banned substances, no matter the quantity, do not make their way into your products. Even if you purchase commodity goods.

Because RoHS extends throughout the entire supply chain, it could very well affect non-European businesses. Both are starting to be pushed in the US, and may actually be in place in the near future (within 5 years).

Some of the US and Japanese OE customers have been requesting (mandating) my clients to reduce or eliminate Hazardous Substances, though I don't know if it was linked to RoHS directly.
 
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Marc said:
RoHS (Reduction of Hazardous Substances) Ensuring banned substances, no matter the quantity, do not make their way into your products. Even if you purchase commodity goods.

Because RoHS extends throughout the entire supply chain, it could very well affect non-European businesses. Both are starting to be pushed in the US, and may actually be in place in the near future (within 5 years).
Please don't mistake me for pointing this out; the expansion of RoHS is "the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment"; there is a subtle difference between "Reduction" and "Restriction". That needs to be appreciated while interpreting RoHS directives. I agree that in the day-to-day working people use the phrase "Restriction of Hazardous Substances". Please also note that this restriction is for electronics and electrical equipment that need less than 1000 V (AC) or 1500 V (DC) for their normal functioning not for ALL commodity goods.

Best wishes,

Ramakrishnan
 
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Re: RoHS - Reduction of Hazardous Substances

Hi all,

I'm new here. I would like to know where can I get myself the RoHS standards? Do I need to make a purchase for this?

Thanks for your time.

BR,
LyregI
 

harry

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Re: RoHS - Reduction of Hazardous Substances

Hi all,

I'm new here. I would like to know where can I get myself the RoHS standards? Do I need to make a purchase for this?

Thanks for your time.

BR,
LyregI
What you should do is to do a search by typing 'rohs'. We have several pages of items/threads discussed previously. Anyway these are some of the links:
RoHS Enforcement Guidance Document - Released May 2006
Is RoHS just for the electronics industry?

RoHS standards are not copyrighted. Look at the attachments in the links. You can download it from many sources in the web.
 
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gleclair

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Re: RoHS - Reduction of Hazardous Substances

I work in metal finishing, and we just love :notme: RoHS. Chromium 6, which is a reportable substance, had to be changed to a Trivalent. As we changed over to the Tri chromates we are finding that in the lab of the suppliers the corrsion resistance is very high, better tha hex (chromium 6) but in production runs the results are half of the stated results. How fun, automotive is going off of tests from the labs when in production we can not achieve the same results. I thought it was just us but the supplier say we are not the only one. Here I go again ... but change has a good and bad side to it. Love or hate it RoHS is here to stay.

Glen
 

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Re: RoHS - Reduction of Hazardous Substances

I work in metal finishing, and we just love :notme: RoHS. Chromium 6, which is a reportable substance, had to be changed to a Trivalent. As we changed over to the Tri chromates we are finding that in the lab of the suppliers the corrsion resistance is very high, better tha hex (chromium 6) but in production runs the results are half of the stated results. How fun, automotive is going off of tests from the labs when in production we can not achieve the same results. I thought it was just us but the supplier say we are not the only one. Here I go again ... but change has a good and bad side to it. Love or hate it RoHS is here to stay.

Glen
Amen! Typically have to add "sealers" (practically equivalent to clear paint) to pass corrosion tests, or the plating bath chemistries have to be watched like a hawk (how long after the corrosion test do you suppose that will happen?) Also, you would be surprised how many components wander into the items specified on the RoHS restriction list - and therefore need certified.

Wonder when the first US company will be prosecuted by the EU for failing RoHS. That will be an interesting legal knot.
 
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gleclair

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Wonder when the first US company will be prosecuted by the EU for failing RoHS. That will be an interesting legal knot.
I know this is getting off topic but PLEASE DON'T IT BE US!!!
 
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tyker

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Wonder when the first US company will be prosecuted by the EU for failing RoHS. That will be an interesting legal knot.
http://www.rohs.gov.uk/content.aspx?id=7

This link gives an indication of the legal processes in the UK for enforcement of RoHS. In fact the whole site is worth reviewing if it's an important subject for you.

I haven't come across any organization being prosecuted yet. Has anyone else heard of a case?
 
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