You know the saying, “the only thing constant in life is change”. The electronics industry is definitely a fine example of that statement, and the most influential change facing us today is the migration to lead-free and RoHS compliancy. Per the European Directive, applicable products entering the EU are to be RoHS compliant by July 1, 2006 . California has also jumped onto the bandwagon and will require applicable RoHS compliancy by January 1, 2007 . Harrington is in the process of implementing this initiative and we are asking for your input as we develop our strategy.
Additional challenges face component procurement as many components currently used on lead assemblies will be, or already have been, migrated to lead-free, the vendor then discontinuing the lead item. Some vendors will continue to offer lead items but with substantially increased minimum buys with severely long delivery times. Some vendors, most of which are IC makers, are discontinuing portions of their current lead offerings which will require a redesign of existing assemblies that use those parts.
If you are not sure whether or not your products are exempt, please consult your firm's legal staff or counsel for assistance.
You can download the documents below for reference.
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Lead Free Documents
 Directive_2002-95-EC
RoHS_Exemptions_1
WEEEguidance_draft
WEEE_Directive_2002-96-EC
California_Senate_Bill_50_20040929_chaptered
First off, we need to know if your company's products will need to be RoHS Compliant.
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Secondly, would you be willing to have Harrington convert your products BOMs to lead-free and RoHS compliant components for a fee?
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