Date of release - 3rd July 2006 Publish date - FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE .. release starts Heber Limited, designers and
manufacturers of electronic control systems for the Gaming and
Amusement industry, is pleased to announce that it is able to
supply gaming control systems that fully meet RoHS legislation
that became law within the European Union (EU) on 1st July
2006. Any product sold within the EU after 1st July must comply
with RoHS legislation. Over the last 18 months, Heber has been
sourcing replacement components for its gaming control systems.
Any component that contained a banned substance such as lead or
cadmium has had to be replaced in order to meet the RoHS
legislation. For Heber this has meant amending bills of
materials and sourcing new and replacement components from its
suppliers. Many components have become obsolete which has meant
finding suitable replacement components from alternative
suppliers. "It's been a challenging few months for the Heber
Purchasing Department," said Tania Bailey, Purchasing Manager.
"Heber is fully prepared for RoHS legislation that has come
into effect. With careful planning, stock control management
and working closing with our suppliers we have been able to
ensure that we can supply product that fully complies with the
RoHS legislation." The law is very clear as far as Heber is
concerned. Any new control system sold within the EC must be
RoHS compliant. Heber has made sure that all new products that
were in development before the RoHS Directive became law use
RoHS compliant components. Any control systems that were sold
before the RoHS Directive became law can be repaired or
replaced with control systems that were non-RoHS compliant when
new. Heber can also supply non-compliant products to customers
outside the EC but there is an expectation that all product,
whether sold outside of Europe or not, will eventually be RoHS
compliant. Further information about RoHS is available from the
UK Government DTI website:
http://www.rohs.gov.uk/Docs/Links/RoHS%20Regs%20Guidance%20-%2021%20June%202006.pdf
For further information about Heber Limited visit
www.heber.co.uk or phone +44 (0) 1453 886000. ..
release ends PR75, 80 -16549 Issue 52, Issue Date JULY-06 For
further information contact Richard Horne. Email:
richard.horne@heber.co.uk Editor's Notes Heber's core market is
the design, development and manufacture of electronic control
systems for the gaming and amusement industries. With over 20
years experience within the market place Heber has created the
Pluto range of Embedded Reel Control Systems, which are in use
with major manufacturers in over 400,000 machines world-wide.
The Calypso range of video cards have been designed to
interface with Pluto 5, Pluto 5 Casino and Pluto 6 and add high
performance graphics for gaming applications. The latest
version of the Pluto 6 board enables dual video performance
when two Calypso 32 video cards are fitted. The Axis range
offers a compact, dedicated multimedia controller, with high
levels of security and multiple connectivity options. Heber
Limited also offer the Firefly high powered multimedia gaming
system and is ideal for use in high performance video games and
terminal applications. Based around PC technology, the Firefly
systems provide all components (such as a processor, a hard
drive etc) required to get a machine up and running. The X10i
peripheral board complements any PC based platform that has a
USB port, adding the control, I/O and security needed in modern
amusement or gaming machines. Heber produces Development Kits
for its Pluto, Axis and Firefly X10i controllers. The
Development Kits provide an ideal test environment for gaming
system developers. Heber products can be ordered from its
Chalford Office in the UK or from its Distributors in Buenos
Aires, Chicago, Sao Paulo, and Sydney.
