{"id":31766,"date":"2024-03-14T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fhi.nl\/nieuws\/lead-free-high-current-contacts-now-available-from-wurth-elektronik-ics\/"},"modified":"2024-07-10T13:00:25","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T11:00:25","slug":"lead-free-high-current-contacts-now-available-from-wurth-elektronik-ics","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/fhi.nl\/en\/news\/lead-free-high-current-contacts-now-available-from-wurth-elektronik-ics\/","title":{"rendered":"Lead-free High Current Contacts now available from W\u00fcrth Elektronik ICS"},"content":{"rendered":"<header id=\"header\" class=\"header header--low\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"header__background header__background--graphic\"><\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"header__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"header__first header__first--alone\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"header__title\" >\n\t\t\t\t\tLead-free High Current Contacts now available from W\u00fcrth Elektronik ICS\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header__dots-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"431\" height=\"9\" viewbox=\"0 0 431 9\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M430.799 4.192a1.136 1.136 0 1 1-2.272-.001 1.136 1.136 0 0 1 2.272 0Zm-27.272 0a1.135 1.135 0 1 1-2.27 0 1.135 1.135 0 0 1 2.27 0Zm-27.27 0a1.136 1.136 0 1 1-2.272-.001 1.136 1.136 0 0 1 2.272 0Zm-27.272 0a1.39 1.39 0 1 1-2.78 0 1.39 1.39 0 0 1 2.78 0Zm-27.78 0a1.645 1.645 0 1 1-3.29 0 1.645 1.645 0 0 1 3.29 0Zm-28.29 0a1.9 1.9 0 1 1-3.799 0 1.9 1.9 0 0 1 3.799 0Zm-28.799 0a2.154 2.154 0 1 1-4.308 0 2.154 2.154 0 0 1 4.308 0Zm-29.308 0a2.41 2.41 0 1 1-4.819 0 2.41 2.41 0 0 1 4.819 0Zm-29.819 0a2.663 2.663 0 1 1-5.326.001 2.663 2.663 0 0 1 5.326-.001Zm-30.327 0a2.919 2.919 0 1 1-5.837 0 2.919 2.919 0 0 1 5.837 0Zm-30.837 0a3.173 3.173 0 1 1-6.345.001 3.173 3.173 0 0 1 6.345 0Zm-31.346 0a3.428 3.428 0 1 1-6.856 0 3.428 3.428 0 0 1 6.856 0Zm-31.856 0a3.683 3.683 0 1 1-7.365 0 3.683 3.683 0 0 1 7.365 0Zm-32.365 0a3.937 3.937 0 1 1-7.875 0 3.937 3.937 0 0 1 7.875 0Zm-32.874 0a4.192 4.192 0 1 1-8.384 0 4.192 4.192 0 0 1 8.384 0Z\" fill=\"#FFF960\"\/><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\t<div class=\"header__meta header__meta--footer\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"header__meta__category\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header__meta__detail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>Subject<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fhi.nl\/en\/kennishub\/?_onderwerp_kennishub=active-components\" class=\"header__meta__detail--categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tActive components\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fhi.nl\/en\/kennishub\/?_onderwerp_kennishub=cable-assemblies\" class=\"header__meta__detail--categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCable assemblies\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fhi.nl\/en\/kennishub\/?_onderwerp_kennishub=datacenter-computerruimtes\" class=\"header__meta__detail--categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tData center\/computer rooms\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fhi.nl\/en\/kennishub\/?_onderwerp_kennishub=design-embedded\" class=\"header__meta__detail--categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDesign &amp; 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The company developed Powerelements for PCB contacting using press-fit and soldering technology in the 1980s and now offers components that use zero leaded brass. A large number of new standard versions of the lead-free High Current Contacts are now available in the Powerelement Online Shop. Alongside its standard portfolio, W\u00fcrth Elektronik ICS also offers customers the option of developing customized lead-free versions of its products to meet whichever criteria they require. This means the company is implementing EU environmental requirements ahead of time and creating investment and design security for its customers.<\/p>\r\n<p>The RoHS Directive has seen lead taken out of circulation as a material for quite some time now, with a few exceptions. According to exemption 6c (in Annex III of the RoHS Directive), &#039;copper alloys with a mass content of up to four per cent lead&#039; are permissible. As it stands, this exemption is set to expire on July 21, 2021.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u201cThe exemption will presumably be extended due to the numerous requests that have been made to the EU Commission responsible. Irrespective of this, we have decided to make our contribution now and offer lead-free Powerelements,\u201d explains Werner Nast, Product Manager at W\u00fcrth Elektronik ICS. \u201cMany of our customers&#039; projects have a total life span lasting several years from development to end of life. The lead-free Powerelements enable our customers to set themselves up for a sustainable future. Plus, they avoid cumbersome re-qualifications and ensure process reliability for new developments. That is why many well-known OEMs are already demanding lead-free products and we can meet their needs with our lead-free Powerelements.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p>Portfolio<\/p>\r\n<p>At the beginning of the &#039;LET IT BE LEAD-FREE&#039; initiative, W\u00fcrth Elektronik ICS analyzed the common market applications and developed a standard product portfolio of lead-free High Current Contacts. The results of this analysis and development process are component variants that are designed to cover the widest range market requirements possible. The standard product portfolio is available on W\u00fcrth Elektronik ICS&#039; Powerelement Online Shop, where interested parties will also find technical information on lead-free products and can request free samples.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u201cIf our customers have any special requirements, then we are more than happy to help them and provide customized lead-free solutions,\u201d says Nast.<\/p>\r\n<p>New production process<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Using lead as a minor component of approximately three per cent for machining brass (CuZn39Pb3) ensures good chip breaking and easy lubrication. This reduces friction and less heat is generated during the machining process. W\u00fcrth Elektronik ICS has developed an adapted production process and, with LF Powerelements, also proved in the corresponding qualifications that it is possible to manufacture and successfully use high-quality components that do not contain lead.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.we-online.com\/en\/products\/intelligent-systems\/portfolio\/pcb-components\/lf-powerelements\">Lead-free high-current contacts \u2013 sustainable and future-proof (we-online.com)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\t<div class=\"articles bg--offwhite automatic\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__header\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='heading-wrapper'><svg width=\"13\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 13 13\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle cx=\"6.394\" cy=\"6.5\" r=\"6.394\" fill=\"#000\"\/><\/svg><h2>Related articles<\/h2><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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