Machine Vision OEM Components

Environmental Compliance

We encourage our customers and partners to review the various environmental regulations affecting electrical and electronic equipment for themselves for a full statement of the legal requirements. If there is any doubt how these regulations may affect your business, take independent legal advice. Keep in mind that regulations may be revised from time to time, so readers should take care to keep themselves informed.

EU WEEE

EU WEEE

Summary

  • The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) regulations put into force by each member state implement provisions of the European Parliament and Council Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (2002/96/EC).
  • WEEE aims to prevent WEEE from arising, to encourage reuse, recycling, and recovery of WEEE and to improve the environmental performance of all operators involved in the lifecycle of EEE. e.g. producers, distributors and consumers, and those directly involved in the treatment of WEEE.
  • The regulations apply to EEE falling within ten product categories.
  • Specific exemptions exist for certain types of EEE. 
  • The regulations came into effect in most member states 13 August 2005

Corporate Statement
EEE falling within the categories defined in Annex IA of the WEEE regulations are covered within its scope. Categories include:

  1. Large household appliances
  2. Small household appliances
  3. IT and telecommunications equipment
  4. Consumer equipment
  5. Lighting equipment
  6. Electrical and electronic tools (with the exception of large-scale stationary industrial tools)
  7. Toys, leisure and sports equipment
  8. Medical devices (with the exception of all implanted and infected products)
  9. Monitoring and control instruments
  10. Automatic dispensers

DDI has reviewed the typical customer applications for our product against the covered categories and has taken the opinion that categories 8 and 9 may represent many end-user applications in which DDI products are used.

As for DDI products themselves, according to the European Commissions Frequently Asked Questions on RoHS and WEEE directives; "Equipment which is part of another type of equipment is not to be considered a finished product. A finished product is any device or unit of equipment that has a direct function, its own enclosure and - if applicable - ports and connections intended for end users. 'Direct function' is defined as any function of a component or a finished product which fulfils the intended use specified by the manufacturer in the instructions for use for an end-user. This function can be available without further adjustment or connections other than simple ones which can be performed by any person."

DDI considers its product (imaging devices) to be a component that is part of another type of equipment or system (imaging system) as it does not have a direct function outside of this equipment or system. It is this equipment or system, for use by the end user, which must be evaluated to determine if it falls under the scope of the WEEE directive. Therefore the question over applicability of WEEE legislation for a DDI customer's product must be considered and determined by the customer.

It should be noted that EEE covered by WEEE regulations does not require the use of RoHS compliant components for WEEE compliance.

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EU RoHS

EU RoHS

Summary

  • The Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) regulations put into force by each member state implement provisions of the European Parliament and Council Directive the Restrictions of the use of certain Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment (2002/95/EC).
  • The RoHS regulations ban putting on the EU market new EEE containing more than the permitted levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium and both polybrominated biphenyl (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants.
  • The regulations apply to EEE falling within eight product categories.
  • Specific exemptions exist for certain types of EEE as well as certain applications of the above substances.
  • The regulations come into effect from 1 July 2006.

Corporate Statement
EEE falling within Categories 1,2,3,4,5,6,7, and 10 of the WEEE regulations, Annex IA, are covered under the scope of RoHS regulations. Categories include:

  1. Large household appliances
  2. Small household appliances
  3. IT and telecommunications equipment
  4. Consumer equipment
  5. Lighting equipment
  6. Electrical and electronic tools (with the exception of large-scale stationary industrial tools)
  7. Toys, leisure and sports equipment
  10. Automatic dispensers

DDI has reviewed the typical customer applications for our product against the eight covered categories and has taken the opinion that the vast majority of these applications do not fall within the scope of RoHS. DDI will continue to offer existing non-RoHS compliant products for these applications. DDI will also develop new RoHS compliant products consistent with industry trends. If a customer requires RoHS compliance for its products then they must purchase a suitable RoHS compliant product for use. If compliance is not required they are free to purchase any technically suitable product without the constraints of compliancy.

The two additional categories covered by WEEE not currently covered by RoHS are under consideration by the EU Commission for addition to RoHS regulations, however the timetable has not been finalized. These include:
8. Medical devices (with the exception of all implanted and infected products)
9. Monitoring and control instruments

These categories may represent many end-user applications in which DDI products are used. DDI is developing its RoHS compliant product line in anticipation of this requirement.

According to the European Commissions Frequently Asked Questions on RoHS and WEEE directives; "Equipment which is part of another type of equipment is not to be considered a finished product. A finished product is any device or unit of equipment that has a direct function, its own enclosure and - if applicable - ports and connections intended for end users. 'Direct function' is defined as any function of a component or a finished product which fulfils the intended use specified by the manufacturer in the instructions for use for an end-user. This function can be available without further adjustment or connections other than simple ones which can be performed by any person."

DDI considers its product (imaging devices) to be a component that is part of another type of equipment or system (imaging system) as it does not have a direct function outside of this equipment or system. It is this equipment or system, for use by the end user, which must be evaluated to determine if it falls under the scope of the RoHS directive. Therefore the question over applicability of RoHS legislation for a DDI customer's product must be considered and determined by the customer.

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DDI EU RoHS Compliant Products
It is DDI's objective to provide our customers with the information they need to plan for, easily identify and document RoHS compliant products. To that end, different product types are in various states of preparedness as we continue our transition.

Product Availability
Consult individual product details for RoHS compliance. If the product you are interested in does not explicitly indicate compliance, please contact your Sales Representative.

Part Number
RoHS compliant products will be identified by the use of an 'R' in the part number.
Image capture examples: IL-P3-2048B-R, P3-80-12K40-00-R
Image processing product examples: OR-X4C0-XPF00, CR-GEN0-M6400

Marking
The Pb-free symbol, as shown, will be used to indicate RoHS compliance. The symbol will appear on the product, and associated literature and shipping containers

Compliance Documentation
A downloadable IPC-1752 Material Composition Declaration Form will be available on the respective product pages of the DDI website.

China RoHS

China RoHS

Summary

  • The Chinese law, "Administration on the Control of Pollution Caused by Electronic Information Products (EIP)" was established jointly by the Chinese Ministry of Information Industry (MII) along with several other Chinese ministries in February 2006. It establishes requirements for hazardous substance content disclosure and marking as well as restrictions on hazardous substances for EIP.
  • The scope is defined in the "EIP Classification and Explanation" document. It includes 10 broad categories of EIP explaining each through the use of product listings. Unlike EU RoHS, components and materials are included directly within the definition of EIP in addition to final products
  • The specific requirements are defined through a series of standards and other documents. They include
    Marking standard  SJ/T 11364-2006
    General Disassembly Requirements   GB/Z xxxx-2006 (Draft)
    Environment-Friendly Use Period SJ/Z XXXX-XXXX (Draft)
    Packing Recycling Mark GB 18455-2001
    Concentration Limits standard SJ/T 11363-2006
    Test Methods standard SJ/T 11365-2006
  • Official binding documents are available in Chinese only. English translations are unofficial therefore subject to interpretation and are therefore non-binding.
  • There are two phases of implementation:
    1. Marking for control of pollution caused by EIP
    2. Concentration limits on certain hazardous substances in EIP
  • The effective date for Phase 1 is 1 March 2007 for all EIP 'put on the market'. This is understood to be the production date for product made for sale. The method of compliance is self-declaration.
  • The scope and effective date for Phase 2 will be included in "The Catalog". The release date is unavailable.

Corporate Statement
DDI considers its products to fall within the scope of China RoHS Phase 1 therefore all products with the exception of a few specialty items will be produced as compliant.

Implementation
Marking
All DDI products will carry a 20 year Environmental Protection Use Period (EPUP) from date of manufacture. This information will be marked on the product. The operating conditions for which the EPUP applies will be included in the product literature.

Hazardous Substance Data Disclosure
The six substances requiring disclosure will be included in a table in the product literature

Product Literature
A downloadable EIP Disclosure Record is available on the respective product pages of the DDI website (excluding image sensors and ICs). This record will be in both Chinese and English languages.

Packaging Materials
Packaging Materials will be marked directly with the required symbology.

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EU REACH

EU REACH

Teledyne DALSA Digital Imaging Statement regarding European Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 for the Registration, Evaluation Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH).

Teledyne DALSA Digital Imaging (DDI) produces products that would be considered an Article according to regulation Article 3(3): "an object which during production is given a special shape, surface or design which determines its function to a greater degree than its chemical composition".

As a manufacturer established outside of the European Economic Area (EEA) DDI does not have direct obligations under the REACH Regulation however we understand that the businesses that import our products into the EEA may have such obligation.

It is DDIs understanding that there are four types of requirements that may be relevant to importers of articles within the REACH regulation:

  1. Article 7(1) Registration – if substances in articles are intended to be released during normal and reasonable foreseeable conditions of use and are present exceeding one tonne per year they are required to be registered.
    DDI products do not contain any substances intended to be released during normal and reasonably foreseeable use conditions.
  2. Article 7(2) Notification – when substances of very high concern (SVHC) included on the candidate list for authorization are imported in amounts in excess of 1 tonne per year and present in articles in concentrations > 0.1% wt/wt of the article notification of the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) is required.
    DDI monitors the composition of materials used within it products and will notify the importers of our products of the inclusion of any SVHCs in excess of 0.1% wt/wt of the product as the information becomes available.
  3. Article 33 Communicate – when SVHCs included on the candidate list are included in articles in concentrations about 0.1% wt/wt of the article recipients of the articles must be provided information for the articles safe use.
    DDI monitors the composition of materials used within it products and will notify the importers of our products of the inclusion of any SVHCs in excess of 0.1% wt/wt of the product as the information becomes available.
  4. Annex XVII – Restrictions – identifies substances that are restricted for use and the conditions of restriction.
    DDI prohibits the use of any of these materials in its products.

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