Product Identification




	Apollo products can be identified by their serial number or date code. However, due to factored products and changes within Apollo to improve production, the number formats have changed over time. The information below gives details on the differences in serial numbering and date coding. For information on how to determine the age of an Apollo device, please click here.
	Previous Version: Apollo has always applied an individual serial number to all detectors and interfaces in order to identify individual products after they have been installed. The original serial numbered label will look like the highlighted illustration below: Revised Version: With modern manufacturing techniques, it has become clear that this individual identification is no longer necessary and we have therefore decided to identify products by date of manufacture only. The production date is therefore the serial number. An official Apollo date coded label will look like the highlighted illustration below: Latest Revised Version: Due to customer response, Apollo now identifies individual products with a date code. This new and revised label looks like the highlighted illustration below: If you have any questions regarding the difference in identifying Apollo products, please contact the Technical Sales Department. Back to Apollo Home Page