The hardware my company uses has a lifecycle of 15-20 (aka what we typically look at when we consider lifecycle of a plant). This is not meant to be the whole l

The hardware my company uses has a lifecycle of 15-20 (aka what we typically look at when we consider lifecycle of a plant). This is not meant to be the whole life of a plant, but possibly the life of the current controls. Things/people/companies change. I’ve seen some really shortsighted people rip and replace a sub-decade control system because of “bad experiences”. The industry can be great where it’s great and terrible where it’s terrible.