About All Metric Small Parts (aMsp)

ALL METRIC SMALL PARTS (aMsp) is a new division of Designatronics, Inc. that is all RoHS compliant.

Our product lines, which we manufacture and/or market at the present time, concentrate on components used in the design of mechanisms and devices which contain moving parts. We are proud to be able to state that the list of our customers contains the majority of FORTUNE 500 Companies providing such equipment. The reasons for establishing the new aMsp division are multifold:

Globalization of the U.S. economy is dictating compliance to RoHS, and as a result, components chosen by designers must be compliant to RoHS directives. All items offered by aMsp are compliant to RoHS. Therefore, the use of aMsp components will eliminate the need for research and requests for certification.

All parts offered are metric. We started marketing metric components in 1971. The "metrication" of America is progressing rapidly and at this time all governmental entities specify the use of metric dimensions.

We hope that Designatronics, Inc., by establishing aMsp, will provide an additional service to the engineers and designers by offering an extensive selection of components and accessories previously not available from one source.

What Is RoHS

On January 27, 2003, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union issued DIRECTIVE 2002/95/EC on the restriction of the use of certain HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES in electrical and electronic equipment.

The acronym RoHS (Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances) was assigned as a reference to this particular Directive. Specifically, the RoHS Directive calls for the elimination of the use of six environmentally hazardous substances. This restriction is for materials being sold in the market place effective July of 2006 and are as follows:
lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd), hexavalent chromium (Cr[VI]), polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE).

For additional information, we suggest that the following sources be contacted: www.rohs.gov.uk or Underwriters Lab. Inc. at 1-877-854-3577.