Our commitment to product longevity and continuity of supply

At MtronPTI we know that product longevity and supply continuity are important to you; they are important to us as well.MtronPTI’s product life cycles are typically 10 to 15 years and often extend longer, consistent with many customers’ requirements.We are committed to product longevity for our customers and have strategies and internal policies in place to uphold this commitment.

Strategies for product longevity

We have inventory and manufacturing strategies in place to allow us to offer products that exist for a decade or more. Our inventory management strategy enables us to anticipate market demand for products that are catalog or standard, a MtronPTI internal designation that includes catalog products offered and/or sold to many customers. Our flexible manufacturing strategy with 3 internal manufacturing sites as well as external partners, helps us reliably provide products that fill our customers’ needs over the long term.

Internal policies for standard product longevity

Our guidelines state that MtronPTI standard products are not eligible for obsolescence if any of these three conditions exist:

• The product has had any sales within the last five years (seven years for Space products).
• The products can be manufactured and has been in production for less than 10 years.
• The product has any current customer demand.

These conditions ensure clarity in our effort not to obsolete MtronPTI standard products out of convenience.

To aid customer decision-making when selecting products, we clearly designate the product status of each product as preview, active, not recommended for new designs (NRND), last time buy or obsolete. To reinforce our commitment to product longevity, on the rare occasions when we classify a product as NRND, we do this only if there is a potential issue that may affect product quality or our ability to manufacture the product over the long term.

Each product page on MtronPTI.com includes the product status alongside the MtronPTI standard product number. A generic product number (GPN) represents the range of orderable parts under that GPN.

PREVIEW	This product is not in production, although prototype or experimental parts are available for purchase. This product may be subject to changes during engineering validation until its released to production.
ACTIVE	This product has been released to the market and is available for purchase. For products, newer alternatives may be available.
NOT RECOMMENDED FOR NEW DESIGNS	This product continues to be in production to support existing customers. If available, you will find relevant collateral in product page. This product has no or limited design support from MtronPTI.
LAST TIME BUY	This product is in the process of being discontinued. Customers may still purchase limited quantities by contacting their MtronPTI sales representative or authorized distributor. Please review MtronPTI’s obsolescence policy for details on placing final orders and receiving final shipments.
OBSOLETE	This product is no longer in production.

You can find a wide range of design support on MtronPTI.com including parametric product search and data sheets.