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Europe Agrees Lead Ban in Electrical and Electronic Equipment to Occur July 2006
October 31, 2002 |Estimated reading time: 1 minute
UK -- Agreement on European Directives directly affecting the electronics assembly industry has confirmed that a long-expected ban on lead will come into effect on July 1, 2006, nearly two years earlier than the date proposed in the original draft of the legislation.
Although some information is available on the conclusion of negotiations on the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RHS) proposals, the official text of the legislation, and further details on exemptions, will not be confirmed until the documents are finally published later this year or in early 2003. In addition to lead, the use of mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium and two types of brominated flame retardants, PBB and PBDE will be phased out by July 1, 2006.Legislation will not enforce the ban of lead until 2006, but the electronics industry must prepare itself for compliance now, warns SOLDERTEC. SOLDERTEC is part of the materials division of Tin Technology, a company specializing in research and development into all tin-based applications. It offers a range of process optimization consultancy, detailed technical advice, training packages and general legislative information that will help electronics companies achieve a smooth a transition as possible to lead-free assembly. SOLDERTEC has production equipment, including a Seho wave solder machine, available for companies to try out lead-free soldering for themselves without disrupting current assembly lines. SOLDERTEC has 10 years worth of data and study into lead-free soldering as well as the "Lead-free Solder Abstracts" database containing hundreds of references to relevant patents and publications. It also has resident technical experts that can give for advice on production problems and arrange for the use of analytical testing and prototyping facilities. SOLDERTEC is also working with the government to develop specific training and consultancy programs that will support smaller companies through the implementation phase of lead-free. Tin Technology is a membership-based organization involved in the research, development and marketing of tin based technologies. Its membership drawn from Europe, the Americas and Asia-Pacific. SOLDERTEC is a membership-based organization focusing on research into soldering technology, including lead-free issues. It is part of the Materials Division of Tin Technology, a company supported by major tin producers and tin-consuming industries worldwide and is at the cutting edge of research and development into tin based applications.
For more information, visit www.lead-free.org.