Manufacturing Industry
New part numbers to be issued.(LEAD FREE UPDATE)(Brief Article)
Purchasing, August, 2005
A new study finds that more suppliers will create new part numbers for parts that comply with the European Union's Restriction on the Use of Hazardous Substances law. The study by electronics distributor Avnet and researcher Technology Forecasters reveals that 71% of suppliers say they will change part numbers for parts that are RoHS compliant.
RoHS bans the use of lead and five other substances in electronics equipment beginning in July 2006. A similar study in 2004 found that only 52% of suppliers said they would change part numbers for lead-free parts. Electronics distributors have called for new part numbers for parts to avoid confusion. The fear was that lead-free parts could get mixed up with RoHS-compliant components in inventories. Some...
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