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EDM Workshop 25: 10 Years of RoHS
September 30, 2016 | 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm CEST
10 years ago, July 1st, 2006 to be exact, the EU directive 2002/95/EC RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment) came into effect. The goal of this directive is to reduce the use of six hazardous materials in the electronics industry : Pb, Hg, Cd, Cr6+ and the flame retardants PBB and PBDE.
The electronics industry started preparing for this directive well in advance. It proved to have an impact to the operations of the electronic industry as well as on electronics quality and reliability, larger than what some expected.
Mainly the use of lead-free soldering processes, and the subsequent higher soldering temperature, induced a change in the choice of solder alloys and flux formulations, PCB substrate material, board and terminal finishes, component mold compounds and lead to more thermal stress to the components during soldering. It also changed the way we look at reliability of electronic modules. Even some of the well-established design rules required revision.
On the other hand, the requirement of traceability of RoHS compliancy over the total supply chain was a logistical challenge, both for the component suppliers, for the manufacturers ERP systems and for the quality departments in the companies. As an extra complexity, the exemptions for some sectors meant that most manufacturing companies had the need to run both lead-free and SnPb solder processes simultaneously (some still do).
During this workshop, we will focus on legislation and on the material aspects of the RoHS story. Below you find a short overview of the presentations that will be given during the workshop.
Agenda
| 14h00 | Introduction |
| The future of RoHS, what is still coming up? In the last ten years, we got used to RoHS. Even the recast of 2011 did not fundamentally change the way RoHS works. But will this also be true for the next ten years? And what about other EU policies coming up? Let us take a look at the EU negotiation table. Johan Daniëls – FOD Leefmilieu, Afdeling Productbeleid | |
| Soldering Materials and chemistry : evolution in the past 10 years of RoHS and future challenges and trends. Steven Teliszewski – Interflux electronics | |
| Conductive adhesives as alternative for solder, or is there more? Jochen Schuermans – Roartis | |
| Lead-Free soldering : a challenge for PCB base materials Adolf Sommer, Manager of Application Engineering : ISOLA group | |
| 17h00 | Networking |
EDM Workshop 25 program
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Intro EDM Workshop 25
1 file(s) 1.37 MB
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The Future of RoHS: What Is Still Coming Up
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10 Years of RoHS and Future Challenges and Trends in Soldering Chemistry
1 file(s) 2.56 MB
Conductive Adhesives as Alternative for Solder
1 file(s) 1.24 MB
Due to confidentiality, full presentation is not available.
Please, contact jochen.schuermans@roartis.com for further details and a copy of the original presentation.
Lead Free Soldering: a Challenge for PCB Base Materials
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