Zebra Technologies has announced that all its printers are compliant with the European Union’s RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) Directive which came into force in the EU on July 1. As part of Zebra’s global environmental strategy, all printers sold around the world, will be made of components that meet the EU Directive by the end of 2006. The RoHS directive bans all new electrical equipment containing more than the agreed levels of potentially poisonous metals from the EU market, including lead, mercury and cadmium. Failure to use RoHS compliant equipment can result in hefty fines, or even prison. Zebra made a seven figure sum investment in order to ensure a smooth change over between old style printers and new, compliant ones. The printers span Zebra’s entire range, from high performance industrial label printers to compact and lightweight portable printers and on-demand plastic card printers. More