Electronics Weekly
Legislation back on course after being bogged-down by arguments over wording
Legislation & Skills
Uncertainty hangs over lead-free plans
Firms cannot plans for lead-free until EC and UK laws are finalised
DTI calls for EU Directive help
Government's Envirowise programme to step up its activities
Japan frets over RoHS Directive
Lack of direction from Europe is confusing Japanese firms
US group has lead-free code
NEMI recommends unique part numbers for lead-free materials, components and boards to distinguish them from tin-lead versions
When EMC is a safety issue…
The introduction of tighter EMC standard for medical equipment makes sense
Lead-free confusion must be cleared up, says DTI
Technical committee should clearly define ambiguous terms in the RoHS Directive
Philips attacks ambiguous lead-free wording in RoHS
Leaked memo says poor wording could jeopardise research
Fog thickens for Europe’s Pb-free rules
A meeting intended to clarify the impending EU Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive has raised more questions that it has answered. The Directive Technical Adaptation Committee (TAC) met last Wednesday to vote on missing sections of the Directive, including paragraphs which set the maximum amount of lead (Pb) allowed in consumer products. For European Commission procedural reasons, the committee ...
Lead-free loophole sidesteps RoHS directive
Last minute changes to the European lead-free directive could allow component makers to escape environmental legislation. According to one source the re-definition has been deliberately introduced following pressure from certain European component makers. It will allow them to continue to supply tin-lead-plated components providing PCBs have less than 0.1 per cent total when finished. At issue is the interpretation of ...
