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News Release from: American Sensor Technologies | Subject: RoHS sensors
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 15 December 2006
RoHS compliant package on sensor range
American Sensor Technologies (AST) now has the capability to offer RoHS compliant pressure sensors, transducers and transmitters when specified by our customers
American Sensor Technologies (AST) now has the capability to offer RoHS compliant pressure sensors, transducers and transmitters when specified by our customers The following AST pressure sensing products meet all requirements of the RoHS Directive:
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 19 Aug 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The RoHS Regulations implement the provisions of the European Parliament and Council Directive on the Restrictions of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment [2002/95/EC].
This policy was developed in order to protect human health and the environment, in addition to complementing the Waste Electrical Equipment (WEEE) Directive [2002/96/EC].
RoHS is commonly referred to as the "lead-free" directive, but it restricts the use of the following six substances: lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE).
AST manufactures state-of-the-art, MEMS-based pressure sensors, transducers and transmitters that offer the best price-performance ratio in the industry.
Common applications of AST sensor products are found in industrial OEM, hydraulic systems, fuel cells, medical gases, HVAC/R, refrigeration (ammonia, Freon, CO2), oil and gas exploration and production, and off-road vehicles.
By combining exotic metals and the AST exclusive, proprietary Krystal Bond Technology [an advanced process in which inorganic materials are molecularly diffused onto a metallic surface in the presence of certain gases], AST can produce high-performance strain gauge pressure sensors that support the specialised needs of key niche markets.
Many AST products are UL listed as intrinsically safe and certified for explosion-proof required environments.
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