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Federal Electronics Debuts RoHS Conversion Services
December 6, 2005 |Estimated reading time: 1 minute
CRANSTON, R.I. — EMS provider Federal Electronics has debuted a services portfolio to aid OEMs convert and reengineer their products to comply with the European Union's RoHS directive. These regulations prohibit selling new electronic and electrical equipment in Europe if it contains more than trace levels of lead and five other elements by July 1, 2006.
Federal's solution targets companies in the high-mix, high-complexity and low- to medium-volume electronics market niche that are at risk of not complying with the directive's deadline. It focuses on helping companies that have limited internal resources to manage the conversion of their products.
"In addition to PCBAs, the banned substances can be found in wire, cable, connector systems, and even zinc plated sheet metal," says Ed Evangelista, Federal's vice president. "As a vertically integrated EMS provider, we recognize that the directive covers more than just PCBAs and a lead-free manufacturing process. Our services include analysis on interconnect and higher-level assemblies as well."
Available as a comprehensive solution or on an as-needed basis, these services include:
Bill of material (BOM) analysis and conversion to RoHS-compliant material for copper and fiberoptic interconnect, mixed technology PCBA, and higher-level assemblies; Assistance in selection of compliant substitutes and second sources; Engineering design assistance where the lack of suitable compliant components results in the need for PCBA redesign; Continual notifications and BOM management as component suppliers issue End-of-Life statements for existing components and introduce RoHS-compliant parts; BOM cost and lead-time analysis during the conversion process; and Production conducted within lead-free-compliant processes.Federal's conversion services are available immediately; for more information, please contact (401) 944-6200 or info@federalelec.com, or visit www.federalelec.com/rohs.