1FK7080 in the eol-hot phase — what the lifecycle stamp means for the BOM
The Siemens 1FK7080-5AF71-1FG3 sits on the lifecycle register as eol_hot, which for a packaging-machinery OEM means the part is still procurable for serial build but the official order window is tightening — the right procurement move is to lock the next two build cycles against an RFQ rather than chase piece-price on a single line.
Identity, frame, and the 4.55 kg mounting footprint
Siemens 1FK7080-5AF71-1FG3 is a SIMOTICS S synchronous servo from the 1FK7 compact series, intended to pair with a SINAMICS S120 drive on a high-dynamic packaging or converting axis.
Sourcing through a hot end-of-life — the channel reality
With eol_hot on the record, the BOM-qualifying question is no longer price-only but lead-time-plus-traceability: Siemens-authorized channel inventory is the cleanest source for a build that ships with a declaration pack, and independent distribution with full traceability covers the MRO spare that has to be on the shelf tomorrow. For the trader buying against parallel-import economics, the eol_hot stamp is the entry condition — the margin lives in getting in front of OEMs who missed the last-time-buy window, and the order code stays on the printed catalogue for the full duration of the hot phase even as new orders thin out.