Series-level discontinuation status taken from SMC's own web catalogue series pages and official catalogue PDFs on smcworld.com and ca01.smcworld.com, plus SMC EU for the CP96 succession. It covers fieldbus SI units (EX250, EX500, EX510), solenoid valves (previous-design VDW10/20, VDW30, the AC-coil VP3145/3165/3185, and the AC-coil VT325), flow products (PFMB7201, PF2W, PF2W3 monitor, AS-X737 speed controllers), air cylinders (CM2-Z, CG1-Z, the four CDQ2B-X3 special variants, CY3B, the previous-design CP96 and C96 in bore sizes ø32–ø100, and the MGP-H/R with end lock), electric actuators (LZC/LDZC), vacuum equipment (ZL112, ZQ), in-line air filters (ZFC050/100/200), high-vacuum angle valves (XL, selected flange sizes) and an air dryer (HEA100). SMC does not publish a consolidated end-of-life list — these notices are scattered across individual series pages and catalogue PDFs, and this file gathers them with the successor series SMC itself names.
The time-critical records in this file are the PF2W digital flow switches for water (integrated display type and remote sensor unit) and the PF2W3 flow monitor: SMC's discontinued-catalogue PDF states both are to be discontinued at the end of November 2026 — weeks after this dataset was compiled — with split successors, PF3W-Z for the flow switches and PFG3 for the monitor. Behind them, the CDQ2B-X3207 compact cylinder variant's discontinuation took effect at the end of September 2026 (successor: CQE), the LZC/LDZC electric actuators follow in March 2027 (successors LZB/LDZB), and the CM2-Z and CG1-Z air cylinders were discontinued at the end of November 2025 in favour of the -Z1 ranges.
Honesty notes: SMC publishes discontinuation notes in two forms — dated ("production was discontinued in December 2012", "is to be discontinued as of the end of November 2026") and undated announcements ("is to be discontinued"). Where SMC publishes no date — EX250, EX500, EX510, ZL112, ZFC050/100/200 — the date field says "Not published by SMC" rather than estimating one. One record carries two different SMC dates: the CG1-Z web catalogue note says the series was discontinued at the end of November 2025, while the CG1-Z catalogue PDF states February 2025 for the CG1 series; both wordings are recorded and the discrepancy is flagged, not resolved. The VP3145/3165/3185 record covers the AC coil types only and is stock-driven ("to be discontinued as soon as the stock runs out"), exactly as SMC words it — and SMC explicitly continues the made-to-order AC coils for external pilot types X80/X81. Successors are recorded only where SMC names them.
Verification standard: official SMC sources only (smcworld.com web catalogue series pages and catalogue PDFs, including SMC's discontinued-catalogue archive; ca01.smcworld.com catalogue PDFs; smc.eu for the CP96 → CP96-C succession). SMC's separate "Discontinued Products / Replacement Products" list carries further dated entries, but the copy located during compilation is hosted on a distributor mirror rather than an SMC domain, so those entries are deliberately excluded — every record here rests on an SMC-domain source.
| Discontinued series | Product type | Discontinuation date / effective | Status (per SMC) | Recommended successor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EX250 | SI unit (serial transmission system) | Not published by SMC | Announced — "is to be discontinued" | EX260 / EX600 |
| PF2W (integrated display type and remote sensor unit) | Digital flow switch for water | End of November 2026 | Announced — "is to be discontinued as of the end of November 2026" | PF3W-Z |
| CM2-Z (standard type, double acting, single rod) | Air cylinder | End of November 2025 | Discontinued | CM2-Z1 |
| CP96, bore sizes ø32–ø100 (previous design) | ISO air cylinder | March 2015 | Production discontinued | New C(P)96 series; current range sold as CP96-C (ø32–ø100) |
| ZFC050 / ZFC100 / ZFC200 | In-line air filter | Not published by SMC | Discontinued | New ZFC series (ZFC1 to 7) |
Sample rows are copied verbatim from the paid dataset file, including its "Not published by SMC" entries where SMC published no date.
Full file: all 27 series-level records (3 fieldbus SI units, 4 valves, 4 flow products, 10 cylinders, 1 electric actuator, 2 vacuum ejectors, 1 filter, 1 high-vacuum valve, 1 dryer), plus migration notes and a coverage-gaps section explaining why SMC's distributor-mirrored replacement list and archive-only legacy series were deliberately excluded. Clean Markdown, compiled 2026-10-21.
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Facts compiled from public OEM lifecycle sources; not affiliated with or endorsed by SMC Corporation. Trademarks belong to their owners. This is a migration-planning reference, not engineering sign-off. Verify production-critical selections against SMC's current catalogue before acting, and re-verify the announced records (EX250/EX500/EX510, VP3145 AC coils) at planning time — SMC publishes no dates for those, so their status can change without a dated notice.