GETTING THE LEAD OUT

摘要

Proposed deadlines for eliminating lead in electronics manufacturing really began to impact the industry in the early 1990s. My years of experience with RFI/EMC filter manufacturing taught me how heavily the industry relied on using a lead-tin combination to facilitate soldering as well as to prevent rusting. Many manufacturers used outside suppliers for tin plating but increasingly heavy environmental fines put many of these suppliers out of business. Manufacturers have needed to find an environmentally friendly substitute for the lead-tin coating that would perform as well and be cost effective.