The Impact of Regulations on Electronics Manufacturing Service Industries
Across the globe there are a massive number of products as well as environmental quality regulations, resulting in tight regulation for most of the Electronics Manufacturing Service (EMS) Industries. Moreover, to the supply chain, these regulations cause substantial costs for most of the electronic organizations. To meet the terms with government regulations possibly will require the use of specialized inspections, software, and equipment.
As we are aware, for most of the electronics industries the term ‘regulations’ have a significant impact and for non-compliance with regulations, businesses must factor these costs into expenses and pay off substantial fines. While other heavily regulate pollution and environmental effects, few countries have to pay little or probably no electronics industry regulation. On the other hand, some countries restrict the industry at varying levels.
To avoid any impact on the manufacture of their product, a responsible Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) provider will prioritize to keep customers up-to-date on any industry regulation. Moreover, the introduction of new rules is inevitable. Also, current legislation changes and updates is an ongoing process. Therefore, your PCB assembly partner will keep you informed and stay up to date on how these changes may impact on the manufacturing supply chain.
The production of electronic equipment within Europe governed by several essential European Union (EU) directives designed to regulate the use of chemical substances and the handling of waste products like the Restriction of Hazardous Substance Directive (RoHS) and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive.
The Restriction of Hazardous Substance Directive (RoHS)
Most of the electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) like import, distribution, and manufacturing covered under the Restriction of Hazardous Substance Directive (RoHS). It primarily aims at regulating levels of hazardous substances like lead, mercury, flame retardants, cadmium, and hexavalent chromium.
A Declaration of Conformity is needed if any component or any component or sub-assembly that falls within this scope. Apart from this, it must appropriately mark that includes type, batch, serial number, and manufacturer details, be accompanied by a supporting technical file that demonstrates compliance and also displays the European Conformity (CE) label.
Furthermore, the onus is on the PCB assembly manufacturer to notify the Market Surveillance Authorities (MSAs), if a product is suspected to be non-compliant and also inform the supply chain. In addition to this, they also have to maintain a register of any identified non-conformities, which is kept for ten years.
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