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Cornet Technology Adopts Green Manufacturing Process
Company’s proactive environmental posture reflected in voluntary RoHS compliance
Springfield,
VA -- April 16, 2007 -- Cornet Technology, Inc. (CTI) ( www.cornet.com
), a manufacturing and professional services company, announced today
that its corporate-wide environmental protection plan is compliant with
the European Union’s (EU) Directive on the Restriction of the use
of certain Hazardous Substances (RoHS) in electrical and electronic
products. Moreover, the company’s proactive actions make it
compliant with California’s recently enacted RoHS legislation.
To meet
RoHS requirements, the company upgraded its surface mount assembly line
to implement a lead-free process at its Springfield, Virginia
manufacturing facility. The enhanced process includes replacing the
lead components on circuit boards with new, eco-friendly, lead-free
parts. This new surface mount technology (SMT) equipment gives CTI the
flexibility to meet all of its customers’ product needs now and
in the near future. In addition, CTI upgraded its equipment to include
a new solder paste printer, which allows very precise printing of the
lead-free paste while a new reflow oven, with the capability of
reaching the extremely high temperatures necessary for soldering
lead-free surface mount components, was also added.
This
upgrade also allows CTI design engineers to create compact boards that
require less space, while still delivering high-quality product
enhancements. Together, these equipment and process upgrades fulfill
the requirements of the RoHS Directive, making CTI operations fully
RoHS compliant.
The RoHS
Directive responds to the growing concerns over human health and
environmental risks associated with the use of certain environmentally
sensitive materials in the production of electronic products. The EU
implemented the RoHS Directive in July 2006, with compliance regarding
the use of unleaded solder in telecommunications products targeted for
2010. California, the first U.S. state to apply these standards,
adopted similar legislation in January 2007.
CTI’s
decision to achieve early RoHS compliance positions CTI ahead of most
of its competitors in terms of these industry standards. As the
telecommunication industry adapts its technology to meet RoHS
standards, many component parts will become obsolete. For CTI,
the shift to lead-free soldering allows the company to maintain a
competitive advantage, while incorporating an ecologically friendly
manufacturing process.
Wally
Schott, Director of Operations, Cornet Technology, Inc., said,
“Cornet Technology made a conscious business decision to become
RoHS compliant because the company recognizes that adopting green
manufacturing techniques is not only environmentally responsible, but
also beneficial to our employees. Even though RoHS regulations have yet
to take hold in Virginia, Cornet Technology is proactively working to
minimize the impact of our manufacturing facility on the local
environment of Northern Virginia -- and our employees -- by voluntarily
incorporating the EU and California RoHS directives.”
About Cornet Technology, Inc.
Cornet
Technology, Inc. (CTI) is a manufacturing and professional services
company consisting of three divisions: Cornet Technology Communications
designs and manufactures data, voice and video network switching
products and provides integration services for federal and commercial
markets; Video Convergence provides video products and comprehensive
integration services to the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
and strategic security markets; and Optim Systems develops and
integrates audio, video and Web conferencing solutions for government
and commercial organizations. Founded in 1989, CTI is
headquartered in Springfield, Virginia near Washington, D.C. For
more information, visit CTI at www.cornet.com .
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