Micrologix shortage

curlyandshemp

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• Feb 4, 2012

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Been told by our distributor, due to the floods in southeast Asia, ML1400 components won't be available until end of April!

Anyone else hearing this?

 

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• Feb 4, 2012

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not surprising. seems like any time we try to order something these days its on backorder or not available.

 

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• Feb 4, 2012

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Oh oh. I'm just finishing up drawings for a MicroLogix1400 system. That might put a damper on things.

 

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• Feb 5, 2012

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Just ordered and received a ML1400 in the last 10 days. No issues. I did not order any expansion cards though.

 

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curlyandshemp said:

Been told by our distributor, due to the floods in southeast Asia, ML1400 components won't be available until end of April!

Anyone else hearing this?

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I beleive the issue is the expansion cards for the ML family. We typically quote customers 4-6 week delivery on projects.
Now we are forced to quote 8 - 12 weeks and receive nothing but grief about how "WE" cannot deliver.
If its not PLC components, its enclosures, if it's not enclosures it's ......