Estimating product life

I have several test stations that primarily have the following types of hardware:
PCI 16 series E DAQ Boards
SCXI 1000 & 1001 Chassis
SCXI 1102 Input modules
SCXI 1163 HV
SCXI 1162 HV
SCXI 1120 Input modules
SCXI 1125 Input modules
Some of these products are over seven years old now.
My question is this. Is there a good method of estimating failure rates for these products? I know this is a loaded question as application of the product will be a large factor in determining the mean failure rate. However, I still must budget for replacement or repair of these items. I appreciate any suggestion you might have on how to estimate this.
Thanks.
Randall

Hello Randall,
Thank you for posting to the NI discussion forums. I believe what you are
looking for is the mean time before failure (MTBF) for the devices you listed.
National Instruments does not publish this information. Please create a
service request at www.ni.com/support for further information.
Regards,
Jesse O.
Applications Engineering
National Instruments
Jesse O. | National Instruments R&D

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