Our Commitment to Humanity and Our Environmental Responsibility
The enclosures we design and the systems we manufacture for you will be fully RoHS compliant.
Exceptions: You specify a part, material, or finish that is not compliant.
EEi will rigorously review, pursue and rule out parts, materials, and processes that are not RoHS compliant. These substances are:
- Cadmium (Cd): < 100 ppm (0.1%)
- Lead (Pb): < 1000 ppm (0.01%)
- Mercury (Hg): < 1000 ppm (0.01%)
- Hexavalent Chromium: (Cr VI) < 1000 ppm (0.01%)
- Polybrominated Biphenyls (PBB): < 1000 ppm (0.01%)
- Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDE): < 1000 ppm (0.01%)
- Bis(2-Ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP): < 1000 ppm (0.01%)
- Benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP): < 1000 ppm (0.01%)
- Dibutyl phthalate (DBP): < 1000 ppm (0.01%)
- Diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP): < 1000 ppm (0.01%)
The enclosure systems and their sub-components that we produce or procure and assemble into your product are all deliberately selected to meet the current RoHS directive.
EEi, a supplier of electrical and enclosure equipment (EEE), provides you with either partial or fully assembled systems, which, in most instances require further testing and/or integration by you. EEi, as a component supplier and not a substances supplier. In accordance with the REACH regulation, EEi is not required to provide registration. Similarly, EEi declares that there is no WEEE requirement for the products we supply. Our process and manufacturing methods are intended to support your WEEE compliance as you complete the product for shipment to customers.
Our History with RoHS
Electronic Enclosures, Inc. (EEi) designs and produces electronic enclosures that are covered by the Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS) which took effect July 1st, 2006. The EU adopted it in 2003. We began reviewing, qualifying, and, in some cases updating customers’ production to be compliant before the deadline. Since then, there have been multiple amendments adopted.
The majority of the effect for our enclosure manufacturing was from lead (soldering components on PCBAs), Cadmium, and Hexavalent Chromium (used for sheet metal corrosion protection). We and our industry had to adapt by finding acceptable alternatives. Cadmium was out. Leaded solder was reformulated with a lead substitute and now melts at a higher temperature. Plating shops, over time, replace their Hexavalent chromium with Trivalent chromium.
By 2007, the electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) industries and their supplier had pretty well adapted. Europe’s RoHS directive grew leg and soon countries and states in North America and Asia adapted their version of RoHS.