Just remember, last April, Airbus announced at the Avionics Maintenance
Conference in Montreal, that it would comply with the WEEE / RoHS
Directives on the A-380.
Without the wording change in the legislation, with Aerospace,
Aeronautic and Military electronics representing such a small percentage
of the overall electronics market (less than 1% according to some
circles), it is inevitable that the Aerospace, Aeronautic and Military
electronic manufacturers will have to go Lead Free - maybe not by July
1, 2006 (depending upon process and hardware certification requirements)
but it will happen. The lack of SnPb components as component
manufacturers convert to Lead Free finishes, and the drive toward
Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) hardware, will force Aerospace,
Aeronautic and Military electronic manufacturers to convert.
I think I'll stand next to Dave on this one, a good distance away... :)
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Subject: Re: [LF] WEEE Directive: Member State's implementation
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Hi Brian! The aerospace and aeronautic industry sectors are currently
not exempt from the RoHS directive - the directive contains no wording
documenting such an exemption. However, as part of the current EU TAC
Stakeholder Consultation activity, an exemption (and wording for the
directive) has been proposed. Most folks agree that the RoHS directive
was not intended for the aerospace and aeronautic industry sectors but
without specific wording in the directive, "interpretation of intent" is
not fact. I imagine flying on the first Pbfree electronics plane using a
July 1 2006 implementation deadline would be interesting - I'll watch it
from the ground! :)
Dave Hillman
Rockwell Collins
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The aerospace industry is exempted from RoHS, although Airbus Industries
are attempting, as far and as fast as possible, to comply. The problem
is that most of the essential electronics comes from the USA, notably
from Boeing (ironic, isn't it?). As for WEEE, one hopes that the
electronics are recovered from crash sites :-(
Brian
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> Where is the certification published that the new Airbus 380 is in
> full compliance with all RoHS & WEEE directives?
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> Bill Kenyon
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