LONDON — EU proposals to ban the use of lead in electronic equipment are likely to accelerate industry's already growing problem of how it can maintain expensive, long-lifespan equipment when ...

For some time now, products with lifecycles over one year that comprise electronic components have been fraught with component obsolescence problems as these components unexpectedly cease to be ...

Reframing obsolescence as a natural part of the product lifecycle. Securing supply chains and collaborating for successful product sustainment. Everyone has habits. They permeate every aspect of our ...

Dr. Wolfgang Heinbach, IIOM President and COGD Board Chairman: "Participants at the fifth International Obsolescence Conference in Munich will benefit both from the expert knowledge conveyed in the ...

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. — Aviation parts will become obsolete, that cannot be prevented. What can be prevented, however, are impacts to weapons systems by proactively managing obsolescence. One team at ...

Product obsolescence is not new to aviation, and neither are the costs and inefficiencies caused by this issue. Yet some industry experts say too often, the avionics industry fails to take a strategic ...