RoHS/WEEE
New European Union (EC) environmental legislation will contribute towards a better environment but will have significant implications for many manufacturing companies in terms of marketing, design, manufacturing and "end-of-life" recovery and recycling. The Directives on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), 2002/96/EC, and the Restriction of Use of Certain Hazardous Substances (RoHS), 2002/95/EC, will require producers to recycle waste electrical/electronic equipment and remove certain hazardous substances.
Specifically, RoHS provides that new electrical and electronic equipment put on the market for the first time from July 1, 2006 should not contain certain heavy metal toxins, including: lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), and hexavalent chromium (Cr). Rigaku X-ray fluorescence (XRF) can help manufacturers comply with RoHS/WEEE by providing rapid elemental analysis.
Capabilities include:
- Mapping (ZSX Primus, ZSX Primus II)
- Small sample analysis (ZSX Primus, ZSX Primus II)
- Standardless analysis (ZSX Primus, ZSX Primus II)