WEEE, RoHS, and what you must do to get ready for lead-free electronics

Author

Eveloy, Valérie ; Ganesan, Sanka ; Fukuda, Yuki ; Wu, Ji ; Pecht, Michael G.

Author_Institution

CALCE Electron. Products & Syst. Center, Maryland Univ., USA

fYear

2005

fDate

30 Aug.-2 Sept. 2005

Firstpage

27

Lastpage

44

Abstract

The transition to lead-free electronics requires surmounting a host of technical, socio-political and economical issues. This paper discusses key concerns in lead-free product development, and provides guidelines to help equipment manufacturers efficiently implement a transition to lead-free electronics. The guidelines address key questions confronting the industry, including those related to lead-free compliance, lead-free part and supplier selection, lead-free manufacturing, and lead-free training and education.

Keywords

electronic equipment manufacture; electronics industry; environmental factors; product development; RoHS; WEEE; equipment manufacturers; lead-free electronics; product development; training and education; Consumer electronics; Costs; Electronic equipment manufacture; Electronic waste; Electronics industry; Environmentally friendly manufacturing techniques; Guidelines; Industrial electronics; Lead; Legislation; Lead-free; RoHS; WEEE; compliance; implementation; manufacturing; reliability;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electronic Packaging Technology, 2005 6th International Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9449-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICEPT.2005.1564718

Filename

1564718