★★★★★ 9/10 NPS Score 9/10 customers would recommend Z2 to a peer. Source: Z2 Customer Satisfaction Survey
Z2 tracks every part's lifecycle, forecasts end-of-life before the last-time-buy window closes, and surfaces validated drop-in replacements in one pass.
Obsolescence teams at leading OEMs run on Z2
The level of insight that it was able to give us was far superior to what we had seen before with our incumbent solution.
82K+ components reach end-of-life every year with no PCN ever issued. Tracking that by inbox and spreadsheet means you learn after the part is already gone.
| Task | Without Z2 | With Z2 |
|---|---|---|
| EOL detection | Learn after the part hits stockout | Forecast EOL before the last-time-buy date |
| PCN handling | Hundreds of duplicate notices per month | Deduplicated, normalized, flagged by priority |
| Finding alternates | Weeks hunting datasheets for a cross | A/B/C drop-in alternates pre-mapped per part |
Every component on your BOM carries the same lifecycle fields, pulled from the Z2 database and kept current.
| Capability | All-in-one | Spreadsheets & email | Basic part-search |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real-time lifecycle status per part | Yes | No | Partial |
| EOL forecast at 90%+ accuracy | Yes | No | No |
| Screen an entire BOM at once | Yes | No | No |
| EOL events captured with no PCN | Yes | No | No |
| Deduplicated, normalized PCN history | Yes | No | Partial |
| Pre-mapped A/B/C drop-in alternates | Yes | No | Partial |
| Last-time-buy and lifecycle alerts | Yes | No | No |
| Composite obsolescence risk score | Yes | No | No |
| Export to any PLM or ERP system | Yes | No | Partial |
Lifecycle forecasting
Z2 projects years-to-EOL from market demand, part activity, the total count of active manufacturing sites, and technology roadmaps. The forecast holds at over 90% historical accuracy, built in-house by Z2 and validated against actual end-of-life outcomes. That gives you room to plan a bridge buy or a redesign while the part is still orderable, instead of reacting after the last-time-buy window has closed.
No-PCN coverage
A large fraction of components reach end-of-life with no PCN ever issued, so any process built only on manufacturer notices is blind to them. Z2 tracked 82K+ lifecycle changes in a single year that occurred without any PCN, alongside a database of tens of millions of formal notices, all deduplicated and normalized. One real change no longer arrives as three or four conflicting emails sitting unread in an inbox.
Alternate sourcing
Every part carries pre-mapped alternates ranked in A/B/C tiers, from the closest form-fit-function match down to crosses that need engineering review. Filter by country of origin, lifecycle stage, compliance status, and availability, then compare candidates side by side in a single diff. The weeks normally spent hunting datasheets collapse into a shortlist you can act on before a late bridge buy costs 10 to 100 times more on the secondary market.
Everything on this page is one tool: Part Risk Manager. It tracks lifecycle, forecasts EOL, deduplicates PCNs, scores obsolescence risk, and maps alternates across your entire BOM in a single workspace.
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Drag in any spreadsheet, CSV, or ERP/PLM export. No column mapping and no template. Z2 reads it as-is.
Each part is matched to the Z2 database and scored for lifecycle stage, years-to-EOL, last-time-buy, and obsolescence risk.
Pull flagged parts, alternates, and risk scores into one report, or push results straight to your PLM.
The years-to-EOL forecast holds at over 90% historical accuracy. It uses a proprietary Z2 algorithm, refined continuously and validated against real outcomes using market demand, part activity, and active manufacturing-site data.
Yes. A large share of end-of-life events are never announced through a PCN. In a single year Z2 captured 82K+ lifecycle changes that occurred with no notice, so your team sees them even when the manufacturer stays silent.
Engineers at large OEMs receive hundreds of PCNs a month, and one change often arrives as three or four duplicates. Z2 deduplicates and normalizes every notice against a database of tens of millions of PCNs, then flags what needs action by priority.
Alternates are pre-mapped. Every part carries A/B/C cross-reference tiers, from closest form-fit-function match to crosses needing engineering review, filterable by country of origin, lifecycle, compliance, and availability.
The same part-level data powers risk, compliance, and sourcing across your whole BOM.
components tracked
manufacturing sites mapped
regulations covered
Real supply chain expertise, not just a support ticket queue.
Oliver DeThier
Director of Customer Success
Trusted by leading
OEMs worldwide.
Part Risk Manager
