Harvey,
I agree with your percentage regarding lead-free solder usage, but not
all of those products go to Europe. I'm guessing Europe imports more
consumer goods from China than the US, Canada, and Mexico combined. I'm
also guessing a higher percentage of goods from China use leaded solder
than in the other countries you mentioned.
Regards,
Brian
-----Original Message-----
From: Harvey Miller [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 12:25 PM
To: (Leadfree Electronics Assembly Forum); Brian Epstein
Cc: Stavros Dimas
Subject: Re: [LF] Why EU Not Busting for RoHS Violations Yet
Brian
Penetration of lead-free solder in North America is about 50%. If you
substitute U.S., Canada, and Mexico for China you'll be closer to the
mark.
But the idea you express is probably correct. The EU will indeed have
an
enforcement problem.
And we haven't yet seen the reliability blow-ups and resulting fall-out,
yet.
Go back to the drawing board, EU, and do it right. Exempt lead in
electronics!
--- Brian Epstein <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> It has occurred to me that enforcement bodies in the EU have probably
> done a significant amount of product testing for the six substances
and
> have found that products from European companies generally comply and
> products from China generally don't. Since China exports so much, the
> Europeans might not know how to deal with these products because of
the
> anticipated market disruptions, the resultant economic chaos, and the
> political fallout.
>
> Regards,
> Brian Epstein
> Sr Regulatory Compliance Engineer
> Veeco Instruments
> ph: 805-967-2700 ext 2315
> fx: 805-967-7717
> ce: 805-591-9587
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Leadfree [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mike Kirschner
> Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 9:05 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [LF] EU Not Busting for RoHS Violations Yet
>
> Rob Spiegel spoke, at our behest, to Steve Andrews to get a clear
> response
> on why we haven't seen any visible cases of non-compliance in the EU
> yet. He
> has more credibility on this topic than just about anyone, even DCA
;o)
>
> You can read his story, entitled "EU Not Busting for RoHS Violations
> Yet", at
>
> http://www.designnews.com/article/CA6387098.html
>
> So the bottom line is that they're trying to find that first case to
go
> public with.
>
> Mike Kirschner
> Design Chain Associates, LLC
>
>
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