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ELX Series
User Manual Page 26
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ROHS
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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.
