 | So what does all this mean for consumers? Most companies say their toxin-free products will look and act the same as their lead-laden counterparts.” |
Popular Science has a great article in their latest issue titled "Getting the Lead Out" by Billy Baker. It is a well written layman's explanation of what the RoHS directive and conversion process is all about.
Use it to show your kids what you do for 14 hours a day... (we did)
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UPDATE: They are doing the classes again in 2007. We will be at the Denver class on November 2. The link below shows the 2007 - 2008 class schedule.
Thermo Electron Corporation, the manufacturer of NITON Analyzers (XRF guns) is sponsoring a free webinar about the technology and proper use of an XRF gun.
Date and Time:
April 13, 2006: 10:00 am EST or 4:00 pm EST
or
April 27, 2006: 10:00 am EST or 4:00 pm EST
We also highly recommend the Niton XRF gun - we use one ourselves. About $40k to buy, but you can lease one for about $1800 a month. Considering the costs of getting caught with non-compliant parts, it is cheap insurance.
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Gray Market parts are going to need a lot more scrutiny because of RoHS.Typically, the flow of gray market parts – some of them counterfeit – balances industry gaps in supply and demand.
Much of the gray market consists of legitimate brokers, but during the transition to lead-free products, even reputable brokers may come under suspicion.
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We knew it was going to cost more to become RoHS compliant. Just how much more is debatable, but the established guess is 8% - 15% of product production costs.
And the costs are not just internal. Suppliers like Newark InOne have seen their costs increase, so expect to see it reflected in your component and raw material costs.
In its case, Newark InOne has added additional employees -- at additional cost
-- for the bin checks, as well as additional employees in the receiving
area to double check warehouse supply.
Newark InOne also noted additional time and money spent by Newark InOne’s legal staff, for undertakings such as ensuring the verbiage is correct on packaging and sorting out new contracts.
“...we are keeping two inventories,” said Jeff Shafer, Newark InOne’s senior VP of product management, noting that on top of that the company does bin checks to be absolutely certain customer orders for lead-free are lead-free.
Contact Us for a proposal to ensure your products are compliant. Protect your market share.
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 What about the spare parts for support and warranty work? Are they subject to EU RoHS or China RoHS rules?
Spare parts are not products within themselves but sub-assemblies supplied for repair post placing of the product on the market.
For EU RoHS, spare parts for repair of products placed on the market before 1 July 2006 are exempt from the requirements of RoHS.
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Which products must comply? |
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How do I know if my products must comply?
 There are two major RoHS directives in place: EU RoHS and China RoHS
While EU RoHS is effectively a "self-reporting and compliance" directive, with the possibility of retroactive enforcement; China RoHS requires stringent marking before March 1, 2007, and China-approved testing prior to product entry into China.
China RoHS and EU RoHS are very different...
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