Paul,
It's nice to see that I am not the only dreamer. It only stands to reason that we will eventually need some kind of labeling for RoHS compliance, and a standard would be wonderful.
Maybe if people started to agree on a convention, like your "simple (light )green "RoHS" in plain Arial text" suggestion, we could make it happen. I would prefer to avoid specifying a color, as it is my intention to screen this directly on the PCBs (when they are compliant) but the concept is good!
Shawn Vike
Operations Manager
Pathway Connectivity Inc.
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>> I know this subject has been banded about a couple of times, but i was
>> interested in the direction some of you guys are going on this subject.
>> The WEEE labelling appears to be sorted (crossed out wheelie bin etc), and
>> so to is the PCB assembly identification (as supplied by Jedec), but what
>> about RoHS?.
>> There appears to be no "general purpose label" for the RoHS compliance on
>> the market, which I see as important, I think that the people who set out
>> the WEEE label should have done a RoHS one as well at the same time, its
>> not rocket science is it?.
>> The problem for many of you, like the company I'm working for, is that
>> there is a long supply chain and multiple stores locations, we also have
>> parts back in for refurbish and we out source both assembly work and units
>> to sub-contractors and OEMs alike and we assemble in house as well, in
>> general we have parts every where. We have many assemblies that are
>> either
>> "RoHS compliant" or will be either coming in "RoHS compliant" over the
>> next
>> 17 months. We wish to label these as compliant so that we can ensure that
>> our stocks have been properly stock turned and also to maintain
>> traceability. Obviously we don't want to label every nut and bolt, but we
>> do want to label the 'higher level assemblies' that are compliant, and
>> also
>> importantly identify the outside of our units, as basically after
>> conversion there would be no visible differences.
>> If other companies are labelling their units, what symbol is being used?
>> As
>> one problem for our goods inwards is identifying the 'RoHS compliancy'
>> label for every supplier!!
>> My suggestion would the a simple (light )green "RoHS" in plain Arial text,
>> maybe the directive number in small print underneath, does any one else
>> have any ideas.
>> regards
>> Paul
>> PS Perhaps I should patent my label!!!!!
>> Paul R Taylor
>> Senior Engineer, Product Supply Group
>> Pitney Bowes Ltd
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>> website: www.pb.com
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