Our Generation B modular automation system – which includes popular products such as MOVIFIT®, MOVIDRIVE® B, MOVITRAC® B, and MOVIAXIS® – has been used with great success in countless applications and sectors for many years. In conjunction with innovative functions such as software application modules for programming-free startup, this system's reliability and user-friendly operation have continuously boosted our customers' competitiveness.
Despite the Generation B modular automation system enjoying many years of success and benefiting from continuous further development, market needs and customer preferences change over time, meaning that growing technological and standards-based requirements need to be considered.
In order that we can continue actively boosting our customers' competitiveness and offer them the latest innovations, the products in the Generation B modular automation system are gradually being switched over to the new MOVI‑C® modular system.
We have listed the exact dates for the product phase-outs and the related changes below. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
At SEW‑EURODRIVE, a product phase-out follows a fixed process based on the product life cycle (PLC), and this general procedure applies to all SEW-EURODRIVE's standard mechanical, electromechanical, and electronic products.
The following overview shows the current schedule for the product phase-outs:
| MOVIFIT® | End of Sale (EOS) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2026 | ||
| MOVIFIT® SC motor starter | DeviceNet Classic | X | |
| PROFIBUS Classic | X | ||
| CAN/SBus slave | X | ||
| PROFINET Classic | X | ||
| PROFINET Technology | X | ||
| Ethernet/IP, Modbus TCP | X | ||
| MOVIFIT® MC field controller | PROFINET Classic | X | |
| PROFINET Technology | X | ||
| Ethernet/IP, Modbus TCP Technology | X | ||
| PROFINET / Classic, Technology / S12A | X | ||
| MOVIFIT® FC decentralized inverter | DeviceNet Classic | X | |
| CAN/SBus slave | X | ||
| PROFINET Classic P10 | X | ||
| PROFINET Classic | X | ||
| PROFINET Technology | X | ||
| Ethernet/IP, Modbus TCP Technology | X | ||
| PROFINET / Classic, Technology / S11B, S12A, S12B | X | ||
| MOVIFIT® FDC field controller | All variants | X | |
| Fieldbus interfaces | PROFINET, Ethernet/IP, EtherCAT MFE... | X | |
| MOVIMOT® | End of Sale (EOS) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2026 | ||
| Z1 field distributor | X | ||
| Z3 field distributor | PROFIBUS, PROFINET, Ethernet/IP, EtherCAT, Interbus, DeviceNet | X | |
| Z6 field distributor | PROFIBUS, PROFINET, Ethernet/IP, EtherCAT, Interbus, DeviceNet | X | |
| Z7 field distributor | PROFIBUS, PROFINET, Ethernet/IP, EtherCAT, Interbus, DeviceNet | X | |
| Z8 field distributor | PROFIBUS, PROFINET, Ethernet/IP, EtherCAT, Interbus, DeviceNet | X | |
| Z9 field distributor | PROFINET | X | |
| MOVI-SWITCH® | End of sale (EOS) | |
|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2026 | |
| MOVI-SWITCH® | X | |
| MOVIPRO® | End of Sale (EOS) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2026 | ||
| Decentralized frequency inverter | ADC | X | |
| SDC | X | ||
| ADC/SDC PROFINET-S11B | X | ||
| DRC..A and MOVIGEAR® | End of Sale (EOS) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2026 | ||
| DRC.. Electronic motor | DBC/DAC | X | |
| DSC/SNI | X | ||
| MOVIGEAR® Mechatronic drive system | DSM | X | |
| DBC/DAC | X | ||
| MOVIGEAR® Options | SNI I/O system | X | |
| SNI I/O system CSW maintenance switch | X | ||
| GIO application module GIO12B + GIO13B | X | ||
| Other products | End of Sale (EOS) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2026 | |||
| MOVIAXIS® | Multi-axis system | MXP.., MXR.., MXA.., MXM.., MXC.., MXB.., MXS.., MXZ.. | X | |
| MOVITRAC® B | Inverter series control cabinet | Including all options | X | |
| MOVIDRIVE® B | Inverter series control cabinet | Including option cards | X | |
| MOVI-PLC® | Generation B controller | DHE21/41B DHF21/41B DHR21/41B | X | |
| Generation B controller | UHX71B | X | ||
| Generation B gateway | UFF41B UFR41B | X | ||
| Functional safety | BST safe brake rectifier | X | ||
| UCS safety module series | Compact Modular | X | ||