In defence, aerospace, rail, and medical, systems are expected to last for decades but the components don’t and that’s the gap we see every day.
The instinct here is often to redesign but that’s not always necessary or wise. It’s important to start with the problem, not the assumption.
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In one project, a discontinued FPGA was replaced with a drop-in adapter to match the original footprint, no redesign required. Elsewhere, an obsolete 7-segment display was reverse engineered to keep a fuel system operational.
We’ve developed capacitor mounts for high-vibration environments, recreated undocumented connectors, and delivered bespoke test sockets to detect counterfeits in ageing stock.
Each fix was targeted, deliberate, and built to avoid unnecessary disruption. Redesign has its place. But the best outcome often comes from knowing exactly what not to change.
