Definition of Lead Free
Tuesday, September 19th, 2006For several years, the industry has been working towards eliminating lead in electronics by July 1, 2006, as required under the European Union’s Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive. The RoHS Directive stands for “the Restriction Of certain Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment”. But complying with RoHS is actually much more complicated, as companies are finding out. There are a lot of issues, and it’s a challenge keeping track of them all, let alone implementing industry wide and company-specific solutions. (more…)