Thermshield LLC is a supplier of a wide
selection of EMI and thermal management products. This cooling product
line covers a broad range of thermal management solutions including
stampings, board level and custom extruded heat sinks, bonded/folded fin
and skived fin heat sinks, heat pipe assemblies, cold plates and other
cooling interface materials and attachment devices.
To the best of our knowledge and ability to
confirm same all of these products are in full compliance with the new
European Union Directive 2002/95/EC, "Restriction of Use of Hazardous
Substances (RoHS)," that will go into effect as of July 1, 2006. None
of Thermshield LLC thermal management products contain any of the banned
substances (Mercury, Cadmium, Lead, Hexavalent Chromium, and poly-brominated
biphenyls (PBBs) and poly-brominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) flame
retardants), in excess of the directives limits. Thermshield LLC is
therefore already in compliance with the RoHS directive and no abatement
plans are necessary.
All of these products are in full compliance
with the new European Union Directive 2002/96/EC, "Waste Electrical
and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE)," that will go into effect
starting on August 13, 2005. None of Thermshield LLC’s products contain
any of the banned substances, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) containing
capacitors, mercury containing components, batteries, printed circuit
boards, toner, plastic containing brominated flame retardants, asbestos,
cathode ray tubes, chlorofluorocarbons (CFC), hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFC),
hydrofluorocarbons (HFC), hydrocarbons (HC), gas discharge lamps, liquid
crystal displays, external electric cables, components containing
refractory ceramic fibers as described in Commission Directive 97/69/EC of
5 December 1997, components containing radioactive substances, electrolyte
capacitors containing substances of concern.