Obsolescence risks affect every system but are particularly acute for electronics, due to the rapid development of semiconductor technology and the discontinuance of parts due to business and environmental considerations.
Parts Universe provides the information you need to recognize risks as soon as possible to avoid interrupting production, unplanned product redesigns or costly last-time buys.
Parts Universe provides up-to-date status information for the component’s:
- Current availability
- Lifecycle stage
- Years to end of life forecast
- Last time buy date
With Parts Universe you will be able to:
- Select components that are early in their life cycles to improve sustainability planning
- Track specifications and updates over a product’s life to assure compliance when updating or upgrading systems
- Identify technology advances that can affect designs, sources or program costs
- Avoid last-minute purchases from non-approved suppliers
- Improve sustainability planning with in-depth component and supplier health analysis
- Streamline sustainability operations by eliminating duplicate components or redundant suppliers
- Reduce the risk of sourcing counterfeits from non-approved suppliers
