In accordance with its obligations as a company that handles chemicals as part of its operations, Hitachi Industrial Equipment System manages the chemical substances utilized both doing the manufacturing stage and in its products while working to reduce environmental impact.
RoHS
Hitachi Industrial Equipment System offers RoHS-compliant products, particularly in categories where the company has a track record of exports to Europe (inverters, programmable controllers, servos, inkjet printers, etc.). We also offers products that comply with the Chinese version of RoHS (Administrative Measure on the Control of Pollution Caused by Electronic Information Products).
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RoHS
EU Directive on the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment
REACH
Hitachi Industrial Equipment System can respond to inquiries regarding substances of very high concern (SVHC) within the scope of information available to the company.
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REACH
EU Regulation on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals
PCBs
Our current products are free of PCBs, but older transformer models used insulating oil containing such substances, and a list of affected model numbers has been made public. Such products must be disposed of in accordance with local rules and regulations.
- Results of Investigation Regarding Possible Presence of Minute Quantities of PCBs in Transformers (Japanese)Open in new tab
- Identifying Electrical Transformer Models Utilizing PCBs (Japanese)Open in new tab
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PCB
Poly Chlorinated Biphenyl
Asbestos
Our current products are free of asbestos, but it was used for a time in
some older electrical crane products in brake linings, gear motors, and
compressor packings, and the company has information on the affected
models.
Such products must be disposed of in accordance with local
rules and regulations.