When a product generation has been on the market for a long time, the likelihood increases that the components used in it will eventually become unavailable, bringing the product’s life cycle to an end. In such cases, we will notify you that we will soon be discontinuing production of that product.

With our proactive obsolescence management, we monitor selected products at the component level at your request and usually identify the need for action much earlier. This gives you significantly more time to work with us to explore alternative solutions.

This is particularly important for custom hardware solutions that are explicitly certified for their specific application, such as hardware for functionally safe systems. Changes to such products usually require a time-consuming and costly recertification process. To make a fact-based decision that is sound from both an economic and technical standpoint, you need additional information. Is only one component of the product affected, or will other components soon become unavailable? Is it worth ordering components in large quantities again and storing them in an inert gas environment for several years? Or might a redesign or a future-proof new development make more sense?

Our basic reports provide information and answers to your questions, as do our in-depth reports, which offer a more comprehensive analysis. If you want to manage your projects with foresight and planning certainty is crucial to your company’s success, simply reach out to your contact at duagon or our sales team. We’d be happy to show you the various options and benefits of our expanded obsolescence management services.