Life Cycle Studies enable optimum
maintenance strategies
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Instrumentation, Controls & Electrical
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Life Cycle Studies
analyze the electrical and I&C components
implemented in your plant and provide a
detailed overview of the life cycles of these
components as well as the resultant availability
of spare parts. Such studies optimally contribute
to maintaining safe and reliable operation
of the components used in your plant.
Your Benefits
■ Targeted and timely
planning of replacement
solutions
■ Ensured plant operation
of products and systems
■ Optimized spare parts
The Task
Each and every product has its own individual
life cycle, beginning with announcement on
through discontinuation and up to product
abandonment, which constitutes the end of
the product life cycle. To facilitate timely
planning of corresponding replacement
solutions and maintain safe and reliable
operation of the individual plant components,
it is important to have an overview of the
product life cycles of the respective products
and systems.
Our Solution
In the course of a life cycle study, the
momentary status of all products, systems
and components implemented in the plant
is determined in terms of the product life cycle.
A forecast is made of the demand for critical
components that extends ten years into the
future. A central Siemens database provides
the required information on product status
and product life cycles. Additional data, such
as those on outside-vendor products are
requested directly from the respective suppliers.
The results of this are documented in a straightforward depiction of the status of the individual
plant items. In the case of critical components,
notices are given on available replacement
and/or next-generation solutions. One thereby
receives a systematic overview of the status and
spare parts availability of the products that are
implemented. This provides an optimized basis
for a provident maintenance strategy.
management
Data acquisition
Life Cycle Study
Strategy
Implementation
Recording of components
Analyzes the product
Concept elaboration
Coverage of spare
by the customer or by
life cycle (see below),
by the customer or by
parts demands, mig-
Siemens on the basis of
thus providing its
Siemens on the basis
rations, moderniza-
documented effort
status and spare
of documented
tions, upgrades,
parts availability
effort
optimizations
Product
Sales release
announcement
Announcement
of a new product
under development
Initial marketing
of the product
Delivery
Phase-out
Product
Product
release
product
discontinuation
abandonment
Product is
released for
delivery
Announcement
of product phaseout: ca. 1 year
before discontinuation
Product can only
be purchased as a
spare part (in exchange for defective part)
Supplies/services
no longer available (product
liability)
A detailed analysis of the product life cycle yields the basis for elaborating an optimum maintenance strategy.
Answers for energy.
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