THE TIME TO START PLANNING FOR OBSOLESCENCE IS NOW

"Any piece of metrology gear from a reputable supplier ought to deliver 10–15 years of service with routine maintenance. That’s a reasonable number to use as a base for prioritizing your spare-part requirements and replacement schedule. It’s obvious, but nonetheless worth mentioning, that the older a system or component is, the less likely parts or direct replacements are to be available. In other words, prioritize your plan to deal with your oldest components first because that’s where failure is both most likely to happen, and most likely to cause the greatest disruption" says Frank Powell, Product Manager for Grinding Products at Marposs Corp. (Auburn Hills, MI).
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Read The Time to Start Planning for Obsolescence is Now article, that first appeared in the August 2014 issue of Manufacturing Engineering Magazine.

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