ROHS in Drawing title
ROHS in Drawing title
(OP)
Is it acceptable to include ROHS in a drawing title? My company is proposing to include ROHS as part of the drawing title on all ROHS compliant items. The reasoning for this is to enable drawing users to know if the item is ROHS compliant just by looking at the drawing title. My thinking is that it doesn't conform to standard naming conventions. If we decide to include ROHS in the drawing title I just know that some brainiac will also want to know if it is CE marked and/or UL listed. Your opinions will be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.





RE: ROHS in Drawing title
Put a note right by the title block. Include a ROHS property in CAD files.
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Peter Truitt
Minnesota
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Peter Truitt
Minnesota
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Is there lead in your products? Do you include "Lead Free" in the title?
A drawing title should identify what something it, not what it isn't.
Add a field in the title block for RoHS compliance.
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RoHS is not a process. It is a requirement you must meet. The thought of seeing RoHS in every drawing title appalls me, but I do not think the concept violates anything.
RoHS in the title is not just information for the end user. If the fabricated part is labeled as RoHS compliant, engineering must not change the finish to a hexavalent chromium chemical film like yellow Alodine, for example.
This may come down to office politics, and the OP's confidence in his coworkers. Will they read note_3 before they modify the drawing, or do they need to be bludgeoned over the head by the drawing title?
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I guess my words were confusing. I agree that RoHS is not a process. My concern is that the design requirements might start specifying processes such as how to handle getting certs from suppliers. (I have seen this happen.) I know that the suppliers will need to supply certs, but I would rather see the logistics of handling the certs handled by QA or Operations and avoid the temptation to spell that out in design documents.
Hopefully, firebirds will find a lean and effective way to handle this without putting 'RoHS' into the title.
Peter Truitt
Minnesota
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If RoHS is included on each part drawing, expect the cost to go up.
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RoHS does not affect the machining process itself. It does affect materials like beryllium, and finishes like hexavalent chromium chemical films. If RoHS compliance is a necessary part of the functionality of a fabricated part, there are ways to make it non-compliant.
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Peter Truitt
Minnesota
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Peter Truitt
Minnesota
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Maybe you have 'CIRCUIT CARD ASSY, MOTOR CONTROL' and you have the new RoHS compliant 'CIRCUIT CARD ASSY, MOTOR CONTROL, ROHS'.
Off the top of my head I don't think it violates ASME Y14.100 naming conventions and achieves the aim.
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Peter Truitt
Minnesota
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