COG members advise on the best measures to combat obsolescence

More and more producers of durable goods from the sectors automatization, automotive, railway, power station, medicine or military technology, which depend on a secured provision with electronic spare parts even for decades, have to cope with the fact that these parts are hardly or not at all available after a relatively short period. However, a careful and forward thinking strategy may help to minimize, or ideally even eliminate, many typical obsolescence risks. Evertiq made the "COG-run" and talked to a few of the companies: pcn.global Würth eiSos Bebro BMK Neways Cicor DMB Kamata Converge IHS Rood Microtec Rochester COG HTV