A team of engineers might spend weeks, months, or even years creating the perfect design solution for a difficult problem in their field. They might have just the right components for the budget and design needs, but looming over the project is the potential threat of component obsolescence. It’s a struggle faced by all engineers at some point during their career, and the end result can be a blown budget, complete redesign, or a quick search for a replacement part. No matter the outcome, component obsolescence seems like an unavoidable problem in all applications.