Sourcing Obsolete DCS Modules: Technical Inbound Inspection Protocol

Sourcing Obsolete DCS Modules: Technical Inbound Inspection Protocol

1. Scope & Objective When critical industrial process lines depend on legacy distributed control systems (DCS), acquiring discontinued or surplus hardware is standard practice. However, unvetted inventory introduces catastrophic risks of bus failure or line shutdown. This protocol defines mandatory bench-level verification before entering any board into active spares inventory. 2. Physical & Anti-Static Verification…