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Standardizing Material Declarations Globally
December 31, 1969 |Estimated reading time: 1 minute
The RoHS regulations deadline is no longer simply inching up on the electronics assembly industry. It seems that the car is just about to the top of that roller coaster track; and what lies beyond the crest is still relatively unknown. Let’s face it, this industry is global; and RoHS compliance is critical to all non-exempt companies doing business in the European Union (EU).
Among some of the compliance ups and downs manufacturers face is determining, without a shadow of a doubt, that the components their suppliers deem lead-free are, in fact, lead-free. Documentation becomes a key issue in this process-control step; and the need for a material declaration standard is eminent. The International Electrotechnical Committee (IEC), a global organization comprising about 15,000 experts worldwide that develops and publishes international standards and specs for all electrical, electronic, and related markets, is looking to take on this task. The IEC is preparing its “Material Declaration for Electrical and Electronic Equipment,” standard under its IEC Technical Committee 111 arm. This article is meant to give the industry a truly global standard for material declaration. The standard also will establish electronic data exchange formats to facilitate information exchange on a global scope.
The IEC is still working through the details of what this standard will include, and what a Material Declaration document should actually address. For example, it is still unclear if end-of-life procedures should be a focus. The target date for release of the standard is 2009, said Jonathan Buck, head of communications at the IEC.- Michelle M. Boisvert