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ROHS
–
A
GREAT
C
ONTRIBUTION
TO
THE
C
ONSERVATION
OF
E
NVIRONMENT
The
European
Union
has
adopted
a
directive
on
the
restriction
/
prohibition
of
the
use
of
hazardous
substances.
This
directive,
referred
to
as
ROHS,
is
a
frequently
discussed
topic
in
the
electronic
industry.
It
restricts,
among
other
things,
six
materials:
Lead
(Pb),
Mercury
(Hg),
hexavalent
chromium
(CR
VI),
cadmium
(Cd),
polybrimated
biphenyls
as
flame
retardant
(PBB),
polybrominated
diphenyl,
also
a
flame
retardant
(PBDE).
The
directive
applies
to
nearly
all
electronic
and
electrical
devices
whose
mode
of
operation
involves
electric
or
electromagnetic
fields
–
in
short:
each
kind
of
electronics
we
have
around
us
in
our
households
or
at
work.
As
manufacturers
of
products
of
the
brands
of
AMERICAN
AUDIO®,
AMERICAN
DJ®,
ELATION
Professional
and
ACCLAIM
Lighting,
we
are
obligated
to
comply
with
the
ROHS
directive.
Therefore,
as
early
as
two
years
prior
to
the
directive
coming
into
force,
we
started
our
search
for
alternative
environmentally
friendly
materials
and
manufacturing
processes.
Well
before
the
ROHS
directive
took
effect,
all
of
our
products
were
manufactured
meeting
the
standards
of
the
European
Union.
With
regular
audits
and
material
tests
we
can
still
assure
that
the
components
we
use
are
always
ROHS
‐
compliant
and
that
the
manufacturing
process,
as
far
as
the
state
of
technology
allows,
is
environmentally
friendly.
The
ROHS
directive
is
an
important
step
to
the
protection
of
our
environment.
We,
as
manufactures,
feel
obligated
to
make
our
contribution
in
this
respect.
