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Spare Parts Solutions: Keep Your Production Moving

When your production line stops, every minute counts. Unplanned downtime due to missing or obsolete parts can lead to missed delivery targets, increased costs, and frustrated customers. ATS Industrial Automation can help you stay ahead of these risks with a comprehensive spare parts program. From shared regional warehousing to obsolescence monitoring, our solutions are designed to keep your equipment running at peak performance.  This allows critical components to be available when you need them, so you can focus on production—not procurement.

Spare Part Management Challenges

Stockout Risk: Missing parts can halt production and impact revenue.

Obsolescence: Aging components increase downtime and redesign costs.

Inventory Complexity: It can be time-consuming to manage parts across multiple facilities.

Lead Time Delays: Long procurement cycles slow recovery from equipment failures.

Secure your production with ATS spare parts solutions.

Contact us today to learn how our comprehensive program can help.

Our Approach to Spare Parts Inventory Management

ATS Industrial Automation offers a structured, proactive spare parts strategy. This approach covers every aspect of inventory management, enabling manufacturers to keep production moving.

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Shared Regional Warehousing Solution

Reduce lead times and optimize purchasing by sharing parts across facilities in the same time zone.

Equipment Uptime Improvement

Helps maintain part inventory, so parts are available when needed to maintain continuous production.

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Availability of Critical Spares

Keep essential components on hand with agreed inventory lists and replenishment strategies.

Reliability Engineering

Obsolescence Monitoring and Risk Management

Regular lifecycle status checks for ATS parts and others, with proactive monitoring as well as solutions for outdated components, direct replacements, retrofits, or redesigns.

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Inventory Services

Criticality analysis, storage system options, and eCommerce tools for easy transactions and accelerated fulfillment.

Spare Parts Program Benefits

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Reduced Downtime

Parts available when you need them.

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Risk Mitigation

Proactive obsolescence monitoring prevents surprises and unforeseen costs.

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Digital Convenience

A comprehensive eCommerce portal enables fast, easy ordering,

Spares Support Portfolio

Reduce downtime and protect production assets with replacement parts, inventory planning, and obsolescence management services that are designed to support long-term equipment reliability across the full asset lifecycle.

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Replacement Assemblies

High-quality replacement assemblies are engineered to restore automation equipment to peak operating condition. These assemblies support fast, dependable replacement of critical components, helping reduce unplanned downtime, improve reliability, and extend equipment service life. Each assembly meets system requirements and supports consistent performance after installation.

eCommerce Portal

The ATS eCommerce portal provides secure, 24-hour access to spare parts and consumables ordering. Manufacturers can review system documentation, place orders, request quotes, manage approvals, and submit purchase orders through a centralized digital platform. Optional integration with customer procurement and ERP systems supports streamlined purchasing workflows.

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Spares – Ad Hoc

OEM spare parts can be quoted, assembled, and shipped in response to specific manufacturer requests. This service supports unplanned maintenance needs and short-notice requirements, with lead times aligned to part availability and urgency. It also enables rapid response to unexpected equipment failures or urgent maintenance events.

Spares – RSPL

A Recommended Spare Parts List (RSPL), unique to your system, can be provided to prioritize an initial inventory of spares that is aligned to equipment criticality and operational risk. This service enables manufacturers to order spares based on a defined list developed for their specific systems, helping prioritize critical components, reduce exposure to downtime, and support maintenance planning.

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Spares Inventory Management

Ongoing review and analysis of customer-provided spare parts inventory. This service identifies inventory gaps, excess stock, and optimization opportunities, with recommended actions to improve availability and reduce carrying costs. May be performed on-site or even remotely, if data requirements can be met with inventory documentation.

Obsolescence Check

Evaluation of equipment components to identify parts that are discontinued, nearing end of life, or at risk of obsolescence. This service supports proactive planning and continuity of operations by identifying risks before obsolescence affects production.

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