International. Reliable Controls announced compliance with the EU RoHS 3 directive (EU 2015/863). RoHS stands for restriction of hazardous substances and limits the use of certain hazardous materials in electrical and electronic products in Europe.
In 2017, Reliable Controls announced RoHS 2 compliance for 10 models of central controllers and in 2020 expanded the list to include 14 products. Currently, the following Reliable Controls products are certified in RoHS 3 compliance:
MACH-Pro1 ™
MACH-Pro2 ™
MACH-ProAir ™
MACH-ProCom ™
MACH-ProPoint ™
MACH-ProLight ™
MACH-ProSys ™
MACH-ProView ™
MACH-ProWebCom ™
MACH-ProWebSys ™
MACH-ProZone ™
SMART-Net Relay ™
SMART-Sensor ™
Temperature SPACE-Sensor ™
"Our effort to achieve RoHS 3 compliance is not only to maintain the certification requirements for Conformitè Europëenne (CE), but also to meet the company's unwavering commitment to environmental management," says Vince Palmer, vice president of operations at Reliable Controls. "Our philosophy is to source raw materials sustainably and manufacture products that minimize both our impact on the environment and the environmental footprint of buildings around the world."
EU RoHS 3 specifies maximum permitted levels of 10 restricted substances in the manufacture of electrical and electronic devices: cadmium, lead, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls, polybrominated diphenyl ethers, bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, butylbenzyl phthalate, dibutyl phthalate and diisobutyl phthalate. The intention of the RoHS Directive is to limit the spread of these substances in the environment as pollutants and to reduce occupational exposure during manufacturing and recycling.
Parallel to RoHS compliance, Reliable Controls follows the WEEE Directive, which sets targets for the design of electronic products with environmentally safe recycling and recovery in mind.
