Peter,
     May I ask some questions regarding lead free?
     What is the SMART groups view on the legislation?
     Which alloys are the Japanese using?
     Which companies in Japan are manufacturing lead free product?
     Where do the Japanese obtain components with lead free terminations?
     What is the SMART groups opinion on the solder alloys we should be
     using,
     M.P. in around 180 degrees C or
     M.P. at elevated temperatures of 220 - 230 degrees C?
Regards
Edward Brunker
Senior Process Engineer




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Date:    16/03/99 09:49


In message  <B12B12934C00D1119B8600805F4B98A00286D0@CSI> [log in to unmask] wri
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> One of our customers told us that the European Union is working on
> eliminating lead and bromides from printed circuit boards by the year 2004.
> Where can I get more information?

This is true. Many major companies are now well into their lead-free programs,
driven not only by the proposed European directive, but also by the fact that
their competitors in the pacific rim are _already_ lead free in some instances.
What do you think the buying decision will be when a consumer walks into a
store to buy a radio, sees two she/he likes, but one proclaims on a big
label that it is "Lead Free" (probably a big _green_ label)?

Information on the directive can be found on The SMART Group's web site
(http://www.smtuk.demon.co.uk - click on the "News" hyperlink). The SMART Group
also ran a very successful seminar on this topic very recently, and the
presentations can be found on the site by clicking on the "Events" hyperlink.

Peter Swanson
Vice President
The SMART Group

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