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SIMATIC Product Life Cycle Management

Overview
Product Life Cycle Management

Product Maturity Announcement
Product maturity announcement is intended to provide our customers with
advance notice about products that are beginning or - in case of system changes
- are going to begin the mature phase of Life Cycle Management and to help
customers plan for the future with Siemens Automation systems.
How should a Customer Plan?

Plan and budget in time before spare parts of products that have been
announced to be phased out are no longer available (10 years after mature
announcement dependent the respective product family)
Plan a transition strategy with the assistance of the Siemens representative to
benefit from the advantages of the innovated automation concepts
Manage customers spares stock
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SIMATIC Product Lifecycle - Stages & Duration
Stage I: Active
Purchase New/Remanufactured Product

and/or Exchange of Defective Unit
SIMATIC
0
Maturity
Announcement
Stage III:
Discontinued
Stage II: Phase-Out
+1
Discontinuation
of
Manufacturing
5 yr
10yr
Siemens Automation products follow an overall Product lifecycle of three major stages: Active, Phase-Out (alternately called
Mature) and Discontinued.
Stage I Active: Standard Catalog Product: This is the product in the current catalogs or CA01.
Stage 2 - Phase-Out Product: (Phase-Out and Mature terms are used interchangeably) Once a product is declared to be in
Phase-Out (Mature), there are two phases that vary by product family.
Final Purchase: All products are intended but not guaranteed available for quantity purchase up to one year.
1:1 Swap: After the one year period, products will be serviced on a 1 for 1 repair and replacement basis only
through the duration of the Product Family's Phase-Out period or as long as supplies last, whichever is sooner.
Stage III Discontinued: No repairs; no spares, no technical support available
Pricing can also vary during the product life cycle as costs change. A recommended alternative is also offered when
possible.
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SIMATIC Product Lifecycle Checking the Status on the Internet

The current lifecycle status of each product is listed on the Siemens Service &
Support Website
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What drives maturing a Product?

Corporate acquisitions
Technology Advancements
Technology Trends
System Architecture changes
Semi-conductor
miniaturization
- Centralized to De-centralized
Architecture advancements
Standards
- Distributed to Fieldbus e.g Profibus
- De-centralized to Distributed
System Capability
IEC1131
- Smaller, Faster, Lower cost
Software changes (Microsoft

developments)
- Increased performance
Dos to Windows 3.x (6 years plus cycle)

Windows 95 to 98 (3 years cycle)
Windows 98 to Windows 2000/NT (2 years
cycle)
Windows XP ( 12 months cycle)
Windows Vista
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Communication Revolution
- Industrial Ethernet
- IT worldwide access
Customer Requirements

What drives maturing a Product?

Component Obsolescence
Component replacement issues
Ability to manufacture is impaired
Surface mount versus Through-HoleTechnology

Incompatibility of replacement part
tolerances
Re-design cycle 12 months
Minimum quantity purchases
Monthly notification of obsolete
components
Test cycle
Agency Re-approvals
Incompatibility of replacement parts

Access to older technology
Shutdown of larger ASIC geometry
Cost/forecasting of Life-Time-Buy components
Aging/Shell life of components
Reduction of component suppliers due to
consolidation
Sources for custom components reduced
Impacts all Automation products

CPUs, I/Os, PCs, Networking, HMI
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Manufacturing Process Advancement

SMT re-flow versus Wave solder

SMT component size reduction
Automated manufacturing
Support for test/calibration equipment
Decreasing lot sizes
Life Cycle Status

Where does this leave our Customers?
With SIMATIC, our customers made the right choice.

When a product is going to be matured, we will continue to deliver spare parts and perform
repairs up to the following 10 years (see slide 4). After this period we can no longer offer
Technical Support for the products concerned.
Only after the total discontinuation the product is no longer available
Alternative systems are always available
e.g. Simatic S7 (cost,performance and architectures) after the maturity of S5.
Example
The Simatic S5 PLC (predecessor of the Simatic S7 controller) represents the life cycle of core
Siemens automation products. Production of the S5 PLC began 1982. In 2002, Siemens
announced that in 2003 some of the S5 PLC products would be changed to "Phased-Out"
status. Other S5 PLCs were phased out in 2004 and 2005. The S5 PLC enjoyed a production
run of 21 years. It will continue to be serviced through the 10 year duration of the "Phased-Out"
period. For all intents and purposes, the S5 PLC line had a useful life cycle of 31 years. (This
does not include paid technical support, which will still be available after 2013.)
SIMATIC S5
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SIMATIC S7
Customer Impact
End User Impact

What are the issues maturity creates?
OEM Impact
What are the issues maturity creates?
- Installed base support
- Machine design changes
- New machine with existing hardware
- Spares for his customer base
- Communication interfaces (with new

platforms e.g. Simatic NET)
- New machine architecture
- Software Tools
- Cost to switch
- Training (Engineers, Maintenance)
- Training (Engineers, Field support,

Customer Service)
- Cost to switch
- Software Tools
- Reliability
- Spares
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Customer Options
Migrate
Replace existing hardware with latest
technology.
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Maintain
Keep existing system running until
total discontinuation


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SIMATIC Product Life Cycle Management

Product Life Cycle Management

How should a Customer Plan?

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SIMATIC Product Lifecycle - Stages & Duration

Purchase New/Remanufactured Product

Stage II: Phase-Out

Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. USA

SIMATIC Product Lifecycle Checking the Status on the Internet

Copyright Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. USA

What drives maturing a Product?

- Distributed to Fieldbus e.g Profibus

- Smaller, Faster, Lower cost

Software changes (Microsoft

Dos to Windows 3.x (6 years plus cycle)

Copyright Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. USA

What drives maturing a Product?

Component replacement issues

Ability to manufacture is impaired

Surface mount versus Through-HoleTechnology

Incompatibility of replacement parts

Impacts all Automation products

Manufacturing Process Advancement

SMT re-flow versus Wave solder

Life Cycle Status

With SIMATIC, our customers made the right choice.

End User Impact

- Installed base support

- Machine design changes

- New machine with existing hardware

- Spares for his customer base

- Communication interfaces (with new

- New machine architecture

- Training (Engineers, Maintenance)

- Training (Engineers, Field support,

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