| November 2022 | Some products of the following series manufactured between August 2021 August 2022 are eligible: MELSEC iQ-F Series; MELSEC-F Series; ALPHA2 Series; Network Related Products; Tension Controllers; HMI | Recently, it was found that the plated parts of
electronic components used in some products of our compact PLCs, tension
controllers and HMIs contained lead exceeding the regulated value, which is one
of the substances regulated by the EU RoHS Directive.
There is no impact on the quality, function or
performance of the product, nor on the environment or health, and there is no
problem with its continued use.
However, if you plan to deliver equipment incorporating
the target product to Europe, or if you have already delivered the target
product to Europe, there are precautions. See the linked document. | Notice of EU RoHS Directive on Compact PLC, Tension Controllers and HMI |
| January 2023 |
General
| Our FA products will be implemented marking that complies with the European WEEE Directive. See the linked document. Please note that regardless of whether this symbol is marked on the product or not, at their end-of-life, please contact a certified electronic waste disposal company for the environmentally safe recycling and disposal of your device, separately from your household waste. | Our Compliance with WEEE Directive |
| November 2024 | MELSEC iQ-F Series, MELSEC-F Series, network products | Compliance with Substances Banned by Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, Dechlorane Plus and UV-238 | Technical Bulletin | Compliance with Substances Banned by Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants |
| November 2024 | Model with built-in battery:Q172DEX, Q172DSCPU, Q173DSCPU, Q172DCPU, Q173DCPU, Q170MSCPU, Q170MCPU,
MR-MQ100, Q170MSBATN-SET, Q170MBATN-SET | The battery label will be changed as follows to comply with the EU Battery Regulation. | Technical Bulletin | Battery Label Change in Compliance with EU Battery Regulation |
| November 2024 | MR-BAT6V1SET(- ) , MR-BAT6V1, MR-BAT6V1BJ, MR-BAT, MR-J3BAT, MR-J3W03BATSET,
MR-J2M-BT(- ) , MR-JBAT4, and MR-JBAT8 | For battery products for the AC servo amplifiers, built-in batteries will bear the CE mark to comply with the
requirements of the EU Battery Regulation (REGULATION (EU) 2023/1542) | Technical Bulletin | Adding CE Mark on Batteries for AC Servo Amplifiers in Compliance with EU Battery Regulation |
| November 2024 | IU2-BATT
FX3U-32BL | This technical bulletin informs you of the change in the MELQIC series batteries. | Technical Bulletin | Compliance with EU Battery Regulations for MELQIC series |
| November 2024 | Q8BAT,Q8Bat-SET | This technical bulletin informs you of changes about the following batteries and products with built-in batteries to comply with
the regulations | Technical Bulletin | Compliance with EU Battery Regulations for MELSEC series, MELIPC series, and GOT2000 series |
| November 2024 | EMU4-CNT-MB
EMU4-LM EMU4-BT | This technical bulletin informs you of changes about the following batteries and products with built-in batteries to comply with the regulations | Technical Bulletin | Compliance with EU Battery Regulations for Power Management Meters and Energy Saving Supporting Devices |
| November 2024 | MELSEC iQ-R series, MELSEC-Q series, MELSEC-L series, MELSEC-A series, Network products, MELIPC series | This technical bulletin informs you of compliance with substances that were added to Annex A (Elimination) of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. | Technical Bulletin | Compliance with Substances Banned by the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants |
