For the past 10 years I have been maintaining and repairing traction motor resistors, for light rail cars, mostly by cannibalisation.
The maker a European company does not offer this particular part anymore. I am now getting to the stage where repairable parts are getting scarce.
My customer is now asking me, if I can fabricate these parts from scratch. Since this is Somebody Else's product, I do not feel comfortable just making them without some kind of written permission.
My customer is telling me, that the reason the manufacturer, will not, sell these parts to them, is that they are trying to sell them newer units ( Complete rail cars.) and that they are not likely to give me permission to fabricate an obsolete part.
What are the guidelines here? Make them until I get a cease and desist order, or not even try?
I see this kind of thing done with aftermarket suppliers in the automobile industry with older cars. Do they get permission?
B.E.
The maker a European company does not offer this particular part anymore. I am now getting to the stage where repairable parts are getting scarce.
My customer is now asking me, if I can fabricate these parts from scratch. Since this is Somebody Else's product, I do not feel comfortable just making them without some kind of written permission.
My customer is telling me, that the reason the manufacturer, will not, sell these parts to them, is that they are trying to sell them newer units ( Complete rail cars.) and that they are not likely to give me permission to fabricate an obsolete part.
What are the guidelines here? Make them until I get a cease and desist order, or not even try?
I see this kind of thing done with aftermarket suppliers in the automobile industry with older cars. Do they get permission?
B.E.