A look back at the launch of OSTRAL: a global innovation in obsolescence management
June 17, 2025, at the Paris Air Show - Paris Le Bourget
OBSAM has unveiled a preview of its latest innovation, OSTRAL.
A major milestone for the industry: the first shared, subscription-based, community database dedicated to obsolescence management.
A concrete response to the challenges of obsolescence
Obsolescence is a critical issue for many manufacturers today. Technological life cycles are shortening, supply chains are more fragile, and the need to guarantee European industrial and technological sovereignty is stronger than ever.
Against this backdrop, OBSAM has designed OSTRAL: a collaborative and strategic platform that centralizes information for :
- secure your references,
- make your technical decisions more reliable,
- extend the life of your equipment,
- reduce costs and improve efficiency.
4 years of R&D and a mobilized ecosystem
OSTRAL didn't come about by chance. This project is the fruit of 4 years of research and development, supported by fully committed teams and trusted partners.
This collaboration illustrates OBSAM's ability to federate an ecosystem of players around a common ambition: to turn obsolescence from a constraint into an opportunity for resilience and industrial performance.
OSTRAL in a nutshell
- The first community database dedicated to obsolescence.
-Accessible via secure subscription.
-Designed by and for manufacturers.
-Already 1.5 million centralized references.
-Innovation at the service of European technological sovereignty.
With OSTRAL, OBSAM confirms its pioneering role and its commitment to helping companies achieve operational continuity, competitiveness and industrial resilience.