Environmental Regulation Manufacturing or Lead Free Manufacturing
What you need to know
The electronics industry is rapidly moving towards the elimination of lead and other hazardous materials from electronic assemblies. As the implementation of these regulations is underway in Europe and Asia - and before long North America - OEMs and their manufacturing partners must prepare now in order to be fully compliant.
Has your company answered the following questions -
Does your company know WHAT regulations need to be met?
Does your company know HOW to meet these regulations?
Do you have the SOLUTION in-place to meet these regulations?
Logic understands that your business is unique and therefore has specific environmental requirements that must be met. We will customize a solution to meet those specific business needs with full lead-free manufacturing capabilities and production-ready processes.
Making the Transition
The transition to Lead Free will touch most aspects of manufacturing operations and we are prepared to support customers through the comprehensive and challenging transition. Logic has the processes and capabilities in place to make the transition go smoothly and for you to deliver groundbreaking lead-free products to market.
Our core competencies include
- Design Review
Whether it’s with internal engineering resources or through our design partners, Logic has the capability to review and assist with the design of - or the conversion of an existing design – to a RoHS compliant assembly. - BOM analysis
Logic has the capability to provide component analysis leading to RoHS, WEEE and Green compliance. Measured attributes will include concentration of hazardous materials within the component, factors involved with the manufacturing process as well as part availability and RoHS compliant part identification. - RoHS Sourcing
Where AVL and manufacturer availability allow, Logic is already buying RoHS compliant components. This will assist with the smooth transition of our customers from a leaded to a lead-free environment by getting compliant parts into the material supply chain. - RoHS Manufacturing
From receiving to inventory control to putting components on a bare PCB, Logic has the processes in place to ensure compliance with RoHS standards in manufacturing.
- Lead Free
Currently the electronics manufacturing industry relies almost entirely on tin-lead solder for attaching components to PCBs. However, with the introduction of RoHS and WEEE legislation this will have to change dramatically in order for PCB assemblies to meet current and pending regulations in Europe and Asia. - RoHS
The RoHS Directive (Directive 2002/95/EC), Restriction of Hazardous Substances, was finalized by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union on January 27, 2003, bans lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in electrical and electronic equipment (EEE). This directive comes into force 1 July 2006. - WEEE
The WEEE directive (Directive 2002/96/EC), Waste Electrical and Electronic Products, was finalized by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union on January 27, 2003. The directive states that, as of August 13, 2005, manufacturers are required to finance the collection, treatment and recycling and recovery of all WEEE sold under their brand. - Green
Green Manufacturing can be described as a methodology or philosophy that addresses the environmental effects and/or energy consumption of a product and manufacturing process during the initial stages of product design, materials selection, and manufacturing process design rather than at the end of the manufacturing process.