Introduction to Brand: Brief Overview of Custom Connector
Custom Connector was founded in 1969, with its headquarters located in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. It is a company specializing in the design and manufacturing of connector products such as industrial relay sockets and other connectors, with more than 40 years of industry experience, committed to providing high-quality and reliable connection solutions.
RoHS environmental certification basics: Why is it important?RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) is a directive established by the European Union, aiming to restrict hazardous substances in electronic and electrical products, such as lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBB), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE), as well as phthalate plasticizers subsequently included. These substances harmful to the environment and human health must be strictly controlled in the manufacturing of modern connectors and have been adopted by regulations in many countries, such as China, South Korea and Japan, Canada, and some US states, which also implement similar standards.
For connectors, the metal housing and electroplating layer are key components. If substances exceeding the specified limits are used, it will not pass the RoHS certification. For example, the hexavalent chromium electroplating commonly used in the past has been strictly restricted due to its carcinogenic risk.
How Connectors Meet RoHS Requirements? Key Process AnalysisMaterial Selection and Substitution
●Using alternative metal electroplating materials such as nickel plating, electro-phoresis black nickel (Black Zinc Nickel), zinc alloys, etc., which have RoHS compatibility, these coatings perform well in terms of both corrosion resistance and aesthetics.
Strict testing process
●The connector is ensured to meet both environmental and performance requirements through salt spray testing, combined with testing processes such as electrical conductivity and wear resistance. This includes at least 48 hours of salt spray testing; some high-end industrial/military connectors even reach 500 hours of salt spray testing, demonstrating stronger durability and reliability.
3. Certification and Documentation Support
The company needs to prepare complete RoHS and REACH compliance documents to ensure that the products have compliance basis when exporting or facing multi-country markets.
Process Optimization and Quality Management
Learn from enterprises that have accumulated years of quality experience like Custom Connector in process standardization and quality control systems, to improve the overall process level and consistency of domestic connectors.
Four, thinking about the path for domestic connector promotion of RoHS complianceNational-made connectors must achieve a comprehensive improvement in environmental standards to enter the international market. Breakthrough can be achieved through the following paths:
Strengthen research and development of raw materials and coatings: adopt environmentally friendly alternative materials with both performance and ensure that the electroplating layer is neither overly costly nor meets the requirements of corrosion resistance, conductivity, and aesthetics.
Establish a rigorous testing system: build salt spray, conductivity, and wear resistance consistency testing standards to ensure that each batch of products is stable and compliant.
●Perfect the certification and documentation system: Establish compliance processes and document systems for RoHS and REACH and other relevant regulations, reducing export barriers.
● Process and quality control enhancement: full-process strengthening control from design, mold-making, procurement, production, inspection to delivery, synchronizing with international high-quality standards.
These paths will help domestic connectors achieve a leap from "compliance" to "high performance and quality."
RoHS certification is not only a legal compliance requirement, but also represents the connector industry's commitment to environmental protection and health. Domestic connector enterprises should learn from international advanced experience, optimize material selection and testing processes, establish a comprehensive compliance and quality system, and gradually achieve超越 in both environmental performance and usage performance.
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