Del-Tron Precision Certifies RoHS/WEEE Compliance
(Bethel, CT, USA; February 1, 2006) -- Del-Tron Precision Inc., a leading manufacturer of precision linear motion equipment, has certified that all of its products and processes are in compliance with the requirements of the two European directives: Restrictions on Hazardous Substances (RoHS) and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE). In addition, Del-Tron certifies that the six hazardous materials specified in the RoHS directive, Cadmium (Cd), hexavalent Chromium (Cr VI), Lead (Pb), Mercury (Hg), polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE), are not present in any part, materials, or products supplied to Del-Tron.
"Del-Tron is committed to providing protection to people and the environment so we have expended considerable effort ensuring our processes are free of any materials that could pose a potential hazard to our employees, customers, or the environment," said Mark Culotta, Quality Assurance Manager for Del-Tron Precision. "Our self-assessment process involved carefully checking our products and processes and those of our suppliers. For example, we checked with the vendor that anodizes our aluminum to make sure they do not use any banned materials. We also checked our own manufacturing processes, for example, ensuring that we only use water-based coolant. We determined that we were already compliant with the RoHS and WEEE directives and took steps to ensure that we would maintain our compliance into the future.
The RoHS directive was issued by the European Commission (EC) in 2003 and directs the European Union (EU) member nations to enact legislation to implement the RoHS directive as regulatory requirements by July 1, 2006. The RoHS directive requires that the six hazardous substances mentioned above be removed from all electronic and electrical equipment. The maximum concentration of Cd is 0.01% by weight of homogeneous material and 0.1% by weight for the other five substances. Although RoHS is a European Union (EU) Directive, manufacturers of electrical and electronic equipment outside Europe must also abide by this legislation if the equipment they produce is ultimately imported into a EU member state.
WEEE is another closely related directive from the EC that mandates recycling of electrical and electronic equipment. From August 2005, companies selling a broad range of electrical goods in Europe will need to conform to WEEE. The WEEE Directive aims to raise levels of recycling and encourage products to be designed with dismantling and recycling in mind. The WEEE Directive makes industry responsible, at a minimum, for picking up waste electrical and electronic equipment from collection points. The manufacturer pays the costs of collection, transportation, and recycling. Producers must inform recyclers of the product content. Documentation must clearly identify the location of certain items in each product.
Del-Tron Precision began operations in 1974 supplying original equipment manufacturers with the world's first commercially available subminiature ball slide. Since then, thousands of Del-Tron ball slides have been incorporated into medical analyzing and testing machines, semiconductor processing equipment, computer peripherals, assembly systems, scientific instruments and many other machines. Del-Tron's modern corporate campus boasts highly automated computer controlled equipment and final inspection of 100% of all products has been Del-Tron's policy since its inception.
For more information, contact Del-Tron by phone at 800-245-5013, by fax at 203-778-2721, by email at deltron@deltron.com or on the web at www.deltron.com for a free 88-page technical product guide detailing available sizes, specification and prices. All Del-Tron Precision products may be ordered online with purchase order or credit card.
