MCC Position Statement on
Lead-Free Products and RoHS
At Measurement Computing, we are committed to operate in an environmentally
responsible manner and comply with applicable environmental regulations on or
before the effective date. The European Union's Directive on Restriction of the
use of certain Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment
(RoHS) slated to come into effect on July 1, 2006.
MCC products are Category 9 products
The WEEE Directive defines* each of 10 categories of electrical and electronic
equipment in Annex 1. Category 9 is defined as follows:
"9. Monitoring and control instruments
Smoke detector
Heating regulators
Thermostats
Measuring, weighting, or adjusting appliances for household or as laboratory
equipment
Other monitoring and control instruments used in industrial installations
(e.g., in control panels)."
MCC Test, Measurement and Control products should therefore be classified within
the WEEE/RoHS* category list as Monitoring and Control equipment (Category 9).
Category 9 products are excluded from the scope of the RoHS directive
The RoHS Directive defines the scope of restrictions in Article 2 as follows:
"1. Without prejudice to Article 6, this Directive shall apply to electrical and
electronic equipment falling under the categories 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 10
set out in Annex IA to Directive No 2002/96/EC (WEEE) and to electric light
bulbs, and luminaires in households."
Therefore, all Category 9 products are excluded from restrictions under the
scope of the RoHS Directive.
*You can view the full text of the EU Directives here:
WEEE Directive
ROHS Directive
Note for OEMs
However, please note that any time an MCC products is incorporated into a
system designed for sale by an OEM, the OEM customer is responsible for its own
system compliance.
Contact us with concerns
We continue to work proactively with our industry peers and suppliers to
clarify standards and to find appropriate, feasible, and cost-effective ways to
eliminate hazardous substances from our manufacturing processes and products.
We hope our response meets your needs. If you have a concern about hazardous
materials in our products, please contact us at:
MCC Technical Support
We request that you provide specific information in order to address your
request completely and accurately. Please provide the model or part number of
the MCC product you are concerned with, together with the properties of the
chemical and its specific applications that concern you. With this data we can
better research and discuss options to meet your needs.
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