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Written by Mike Buetow
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Tuesday, 20 September 2005 05:40 |
JACKSON, MI -- Sparton Corp. an EMS provider, announced its engineering and electronics manufacturing
operations are in full compliance with the Restriction of Hazardous
Substances directive. Sparton received third-party certification for establishing a fully
compliant lead-free design and manufacturing process into its
electronics services capabilities, the company said today.
The certification includes
processes, equipment and training to design, identify components,
procure and manage materials and assemble and test electronics products
that require compliance with the RoHS directive.
Cookson Electronics provided the certification to Sparton, a process that took more than six weeks, Sparton told Circuits Assembly.
According to Gene Vigilante, director of engineering services and corporate
RoHS core team lead, Sparton submitted PCB assemblies to Cookson, which
conducted a complete visual and microstructural analysis to verify
microstructural integrity. "The investigation also ensures that each of
the solder connections examined meets [IPC-A-610D]," he said.
"This certification is company-based and covers Sparton’s manufacturing
process," Vigilante told Circuits Assembly. "Sparton documentation for the RoHS requirements is embodied in its
overall documentation intent. [The] documentation process is certified by
ISO 9001, ISO 13485 and AS 9100."
The RoHS directive requires the removal of certain hazardous substances
such as lead, cadmium, mercury, chromium, PBB and PBDE flame-retardants
from electrical and electronic products distributed in EU and Asia.
"RoHS and WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment)
directives
will soon require companies to change the way they design, manufacture,
track and bring new products into the market," Vigilante said. "In
order to provide flexible controlled processes for RoHS / WEEE
compliant electronic design and manufacturing, our experienced
cross-functional RoHS team has developed product-based strategies. This
will allow us to distinguish between compliant and non-compliant
products, adjust manufacturing processes immediately, and maintain the
information and control processes necessary for the required
operations."
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Last Updated on Thursday, 22 September 2005 17:06 |
