Full Version: Life through rose colored lenses.. WEEE!
From: LaserMike [#1]
19 Feb 2007
To: ALL
Ok, a goofy thread title I admit, so sue me B-)
Anyone have any knowledge or experience with Cermark and RoHS compliancy?
I have a few clients now that are getting squeezed tighter for RoHS compliancy, especially for the European market.
I have a feeling it won't be long before I am asked to be accountable for the Cermark goods that I am providing components that go into their electronic equipment.
First MSDS, now WEEE and RoHS!
This is putting a crimp in my politically incorrect stance! (devil)
-Mike
From: RALLYGUY (RALLYGUY1) [#2]
19 Feb 2007
To: LaserMike [#1] 19 Feb 2007
You need to talk to the makers or research the MSDS to see if you are compliant. We went through this in the last year or so with Screen printed goods. They are essentially trying to keep heavy metals out of the waste stream.
Talk to the Cermark and Thermark folks.......Direct them to this site as a reference.... http://www.rohs.gov.uk/ ........ They should be able to help you out with this information in hand.....Please report your findings back here....I would be interested in knowing if these products were compliant for future projects with lasers.
From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#3]
19 Feb 2007
To: ALL
The Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment.
EDITED: 19 Feb 2007 by DGL
From: Dave Jones (DAVERJ) [#4]
20 Feb 2007
To: LaserMike [#1] 20 Feb 2007
As an electronics manufacturer who sells equipment all over the world, I've been up against RoHS/WEEE compliance for quite a while. There are piles of regulations and exemptions. The basic materials involved are lead, mercury, hexavalent chromium, cadmium, polybrominated biphenyls and polybrominated diphenyl ethers.
They allow up to 0.1% of those within a product except cadmium, where they allow up to 0.01%.
If Cermark doesn't leave any of those behind, you are golden. Even if it does, my guess is that the thickness would be so thin (microns) that it probably would pass anyway. But that's just a guess.
I suspect the Cermark people are well aware of RoHS, so could probably easilly answer if you call them.
BTW, they will need to supply you with an RoHS compliance certificate for the material, and you will need to provide one of your own to your customer specifying that the item complies with RoHS.
From: LaserMike [#5]
20 Feb 2007
To: Dave Jones (DAVERJ) [#4] 20 Feb 2007
OK Dave - I suspect the same thing about Cermark.
I will post any info when I get it.
-Mike