RoHS testing
Verification of product compliance with legal requirements specified in the RoHS directive.
The directive applies to the following products:
- Large household appliances
- Small household appliances
- Information technology and telecommunications equipment
- Consumer equipment
- Lighting equipment
- Electrical and electronic tools
- Toys, leisure, and sports equipment
- Medical devices
- Monitoring and control instruments, including monitoring and control instruments in industrial installations
- Vending machines
- Other electrical and electronic equipment not covered by any of the above categories
- Components and materials used in the production of electrical and electronic equipment
Why RoHS testing is important for electronics manufacturers in the EU?
Why are RoHS tests important?
The European RoHS Directive (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) regulates the limitation of hazardous substances in electronic products. RoHS testing aims to verify if products meet specified standards regarding the content of certain substances. RoHS testing is important to ensure safety for users and environmental protection. Compliance assessment with RoHS requirements is mandatory in the European Union.
The scope of substances covered by RoHS testing
RoHS testing restricts the use of hazardous substances such as:
- lead,
- mercury,
- cadmium,
- chromium (VI),
- polybrominated biphenyls (PBB),
- polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE)
- di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP)
- butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP)
- dibutyl phthalate (DBP)
- diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP)