RoHS and WEEE

RoHS Defined
Lyn-Tron’s Commitment
RoHS compliance at Lyn-Tron
RoHS Compliant Material
Finish guidelines and RoHS compliance
Certificate of Compliance
Non Compliant Parts
What is WEEE? 
Online References

Definition
The European Union (EU) has adopted a directive concerning the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment.  Restriction of Hazardous Substance, RoHS, states that after July 1, 2006, electrical and electronic equipment sold in European Union Council Countries, not contain lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) or polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE).  Exceptions are detailed in the Annex to the European Directive.

Lyn-Tron’s Commitment
Lyn-Tron has over 145,000 standard and custom part numbers.  The majority of these part numbers are compliant with the current European RoHS directive. 

We are committed to providing our customers with RoHS compliant products.  We will provide aid in the selection of parts that meet the particular requirements of each individual customer

RoHS compliance at Lyn-Tron
Lyn-Tron, Inc. manufactures and distributes precision hardware.  The majority of our products are compliant with RoHS.  Section 6 of the Annex to RoHS concerning allowable concentration exemptions states:

With the exception of one grade of Aluminum, all raw material used to produce Lyn-Tron parts is RoHS compliant.  (Aluminum 2011-T3 is compliant only if the lead alloy content is below .4% as detailed in the annex to the RoHS directive).

The following informational guidelines are provided to aid in product selection.

Raw Material RoHS Compliance

*Aluminum parts that are Compliant will have a prefix of AA in lieu of AL. An example of a newly created compliant Aluminum part that is as follows:

Custom Part Compliance: 
Lyn-Tron provides custom parts to many customers.  These parts are manufactured to customer supplied drawings and specifications.  Any change or deviation is the responsibility of the customer.  The customer is responsible for providing new drawings and/or specifications.

Finish guidelines and RoHS compliance

Certificate of Compliance
Compliance certification on specific part numbers can be supplied if requested at the time of order placement.  RoHS compliance must be stated at time of order placement.

Certification of RoHS compliance will be supplied at no charge. Specific analysis of chemical and material content on raw material is available for a fee of $145.00.

Non Compliant Parts
We do have some parts that are not compliant because the finish contains cadmium, hexavalent chromium or lead.  Many of these parts are for Military applications and are subject to stringent specifications.

What is WEEE?
The European Union has adopted a directive concerning the disposal of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE).  Lyn-Tron’s products are not subject to this directive. (Per article 3a)

We assume no responsibility for any finishes or materials that contain restricted substances that are specifically requested by our customers and cannot certify the compliance of these products through the product use and disposal life cycle.

We will not assume liability for the disposal of our product and limit our responsibility to the compliance as stated in the EU directive for products we certify as RoHS compliant.  Any product supplied by Lyn-Tron, Inc. that may require disposal at a later time and date, will be the responsibility of the purchasing party in accordance with local laws and regulations.

Online References

RoHS Directive
   

WEEE Directive

This information is intended to provide general information and guidance to our customers
If you have any questions about RoHS compliance, please contact Lyn-Tron directly.