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Product Lifecycle States: Usually, spare parts or repairs for most of our products and systems are provided over a period of 10 years after phase-out announcement. Phase-out Newsletter Update announces the planned phase-out New part not actively marketed any longer
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Product Lifecycle States: Usually, spare parts or repairs for most of our products and systems are provided over a period of 10 years after phase-out announcement • Phase-out • Newsletter Update announces the planned phase-out • New part not actively marketed any longer • Start of the 10-year spare parts or repair obligation • Remains regularly orderable, production continues until product cancellation, after as long asit is economical as spare part • Product cancelled • Upon the cancellation, a notice is given that the products will from now on only be available as spare parts (replacement of defective components) or only be repaired • Spare parts are generated mainly through the repair of defective components/devices • More Information regarding lifecyle milestones see SparesOnWeb • Product discontinued • Newsletter Update announces that the product has been discontinued • Removed from the catalog • Production ceases • End of the technical support and consultation Active products Passive products Normally1 year Normally 10 years1 1http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/view/en/16612315 Deliverable product Phase-out Product cancelled, only spare partavailable oras repairable part Phase-out announcement Product discontinuation Product cancellation