| ELECTRONICS CHINA [ECC] are committed to have
their full product range comply with the RoHS Directive
(Restriction of Hazardous Substances) before the
enforcement date of 1 July 2006.
Complying with the rules however is not a small
task. The RoHS rules' main target is lead, a toxic
substance that is used in solder to fix components
to circuit boards. The RoHS rules specify that
components must contain less than 0.1% lead. In
addition, the lead-free solder melts at a higher
temperature, which means manufacturing processes
also have to be changed.
Next year may seem 16 months away, but when you
consider the work that is required to carry out
testing, product re-evaluation, and the requirement
to use all non-compliant products before the deadline,
July 2006 will most definately come and go very
quicky.
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