Rockwell Lifecycle & Successor Tracker

Crawloop Rockwell Automation Suite — Structured data extraction for Rockwell Automation and Allen-Bradley hardware catalog. Built for procurement teams, system integrators, and BOM engineering workflows.

Suite hub: github.com/PLCSPS-DEV/rockwell-automation

Product site: crawloop.com/rockwell-automation

Discovery	Enrichment	Documents	PDF parsing
Full Catalog Crawler	Product Scraper	Document Downloader	Datasheet Parser
	Lifecycle Tracker

Disclaimer: This is an unofficial integration developed independently of Rockwell Automation Inc. It is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Rockwell Automation Inc. or any of its subsidiaries.

Rockwell Automation, Allen-Bradley, and related names are trademarks of Rockwell Automation Inc. Product data is read from publicly accessible Rockwell web sources only; no proprietary databases are redistributed.

This Actor is provided for informational and research purposes only (e.g. procurement research, BOM audits, internal engineering workflows). You are solely responsible for ensuring your use complies with applicable laws, Rockwell website terms of use, and your organization's policies.

No warranty is given as to accuracy, completeness, or continued availability of third-party data. Use at your own risk.

Bulk-check Allen-Bradley product lifecycle status and replacement catalog numbers from the Rockwell product-details API — without scraping full specifications, documents, or related accessories. Designed for BOM audits, spare-parts planning, and obsolescence migration projects where you need fast answers for hundreds or thousands of catalog numbers.

This Actor uses the same product-details endpoint as the Product Scraper, but requests only lifecycle fields, making bulk runs significantly faster and lower cost.

When to use this Actor

Use the Lifecycle Tracker when you have a large catalog number list and need lifecycle phase, discontinuation status, and replacement catalog numbers — without full PDP data.

For complete specifications, document links, and related products, use the Product Scraper on a filtered subset only (e.g. discontinued parts with replacements).

Rockwell Automation Pipeline

Phase 1 — Discover SKUs          Phase 2 — Screen & enrich       Phase 3 — Documents & specs
─────────────────────────          ─────────────────────────       ─────────────────────────────

  Full Catalog Crawler  ──┐
                           ├──► catalogNumber list ──► Lifecycle Tracker  ◄── you are here ──► Product Scraper
                           │
                    ┌──────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
                    │                                                                          │
                    ▼                                                                          ▼
        Document Downloader                                                       Datasheet Parser
        PDFs to Key-Value Store                                                   specs from TD PDFs

Key Features

• Fast HTTP checks — Minimal API fields only; no browser required.
• Replacement detection — Parses successor SKU from replacementUrl.
• Normalized lifecycle phases — Maps raw Rockwell statuses to stable lifecyclePhase values.
• High concurrency — Default 10 parallel workers for large BOM lists.
• Fair billing — Charges only CHECKED items, not NOT_FOUND/FAILED.

Input Parameters

Parameter	Description	Default
catalogNumbers	Required. Allen-Bradley catalog numbers to check.	—
concurrencyLimit	Parallel workers.	10
requestDelaySecs	Delay between requests.	0.2

Input Example

{
  "catalogNumbers": ["1756-L81E", "25B-E027N104"],
  "concurrencyLimit": 10
}

Output Format

{
  "inputCatalogNumber": "1756-L81E",
  "catalogNumber": "1756-L81E",
  "title": "ControlLogix 5580 Controller",
  "lifecycle": "ACTIVE",
  "lifecyclePhase": "active",
  "isDiscontinued": false,
  "hasReplacement": false,
  "replacementCatalogNumber": null,
  "replacementUrl": null,
  "replacementText": null,
  "pdpUrl": "https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/products/details.1756-L81E.html",
  "status": "CHECKED",
  "checkedAt": "2026-06-18T23:00:00+00:00"
}

Lifecycle phase values

lifecyclePhase	Typical Rockwell status
active	ACTIVE
discontinued	DISCONTINUED
unknown	Status not found

Status values

status	Meaning
CHECKED	Lifecycle data retrieved
NOT_FOUND	Catalog number not found
FAILED	Processing error

Typical Workflow

1. Prepare your catalog number list

Paste catalog numbers from a BOM export, spare-parts inventory, or output from the Full Catalog Crawler.

2. Run a bulk lifecycle check

Set concurrencyLimit to 10 for large lists (500+ SKUs). Filter on isDiscontinued, hasReplacement, or lifecyclePhase.

3. Drill down only where needed

For discontinued parts with replacements, feed replacementCatalogNumber values into the Product Scraper or the Document Downloader.

BOM (1,200 catalog numbers)
        │
        ▼
Lifecycle Tracker  →  87 discontinued, 34 with replacements
        │
        ▼
Product Scraper (34 replacement SKUs only)  →  full specs for migration

Actor Comparison

Filter on	Use case
isDiscontinued: true	Flag obsolete parts before supply risk
hasReplacement: true	Find replacement catalog numbers for migration
lifecyclePhase: discontinued	Prioritize last-time-buy decisions

Task	Lifecycle Tracker	Product Scraper
Bulk lifecycle screening	Yes	Partial
Replacement catalog number	Yes	Partial
Full specs, documents	No	Yes
Cost per 1,000 SKUs	Lower	Higher

Pricing

Pay-per-event billing. You are charged only for successfully checked SKUs (status: CHECKED); NOT_FOUND and FAILED rows are not billed.

Current Store setup (until pricing unlock — 18 July 2026):

Event	Price
Actor start	$0.05 per run
Checked item (checked-item)	$0.05 per SKU

Target setup (after 18 July 2026 — configure in Publication tab):

Event	Price
Actor start	$0.05 per run
Checked item (checked-item)	$2.00 / 1,000 ($0.002 per SKU)

See ../../docs/rockwell_ppe_july2026.md for the exact Store update steps.

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