RoHS/WEEE and Related Compliance Services
How does your organization verify the accuracy of Supplier Certificates of Compliance to the RoHS Directive and related legislations?
The July 1, 2006 deadline for the RoHS Directive (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) has come and gone. Many companies have taken short steps towards RoHS compliance. However, proving your due diligence with a collection of Supplier Material Declarations and Certificates of Compliance is not enough.
Are you able to prove due diligence?
Are you able to ensure compliance?
Organizations need to perform product & component screening, testing, and supplier surveillance audits. The implementation of these solutions will significantly protect your business, and demonstrate the idea that due diligence was followed.
Can you afford to have stop shipments, product recalls, and lost business?
Let STR help you protect your business and investment
with our READ-EEE Compliance Solution.
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Solution to RoHS Compliance & "Peace of Mind" :
STR offers a RoHS compliance solution called READ-EEE (RoHS Environmental Assurance and Due Diligence of Electrical and Electronic Equipment). READ-EEE provides a flexible and customized approach to assisting organizations with RoHS compliance and proving their due diligence.
READ-EEE services include XRF Screening, Analytical Testing, Audits, Inspections, a Compliance Assurance System (CAS), and more. To learn how these building blocks bridge the non-compliance gap, take the first step and click on READ-EEE.
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RoHS Directive Summary
The RoHS directive restricts the level (ppm) of 6 hazardous substances known to be found in electrical and electronic components and finished goods. RoHS is a complement to the WEEE directive.
The substances and their maximum concentration values are:
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| Restricted Substance |
Value |
Limit |
| Lead (Pb) |
0.1% |
(1000 ppm) |
| Mercury (Hg) |
0.1% |
(1000 ppm) |
| Hexavalent Chromium (Cr6+) |
0.1% |
(1000 ppm) |
| Cadmium (Cd) |
0.01% |
(100 ppm) |
| Polybrominated Biphenyls (PBB) |
0.1% |
(1000 ppm) |
| Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether (PBDE) |
0.1% |
(1000 ppm) |
Important: Above values are determined by weight per homogeneous material
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Technical Affiliations
ASTM F40 Task group
SMTA - Surface Mount Technology Association
SME - Society of Manufacturing Engineers
Expert Committee Member Storage & Packaging, USP
Member of Institute of Packaging Professionals
Member of IPC, Association Connecting Electronics Industries
