Remanufacturing
Remanufacturing (English remanufacturing ) is a way of recycling used equipment. This used equipment is brought to the quality standard of a new device. To a more or less complete separation of the device is necessary. Components and modules are checked. It can also be a technological upgrade by replacing obsolete components. A distinction is the remanufacturing of reuse, repair and refurbishing.
The 5 steps of the manufacturing remanufacturing
First, the product which is to be remanufactured, is completely disassembled and all components of the product are thoroughly cleaned. Then the cleaned components for reusability are tested and sorted. In the next step, the usable parts are processed and possibly replaced with new components. Well, the components are reassembled and finished the product assembled. Throughout the process, the quality of the components is checked again. And after installation of the reclaimed product quality is ensured by a final inspection.
Benefits of Remanufacturing
By remanufacturing annually, compared to the production of new parts, saving 85 % of the raw material and 55 % of the energy world. Workup has other advantages: it reduces several million tons of CO2 emissions annually. In addition, manufacturers can offer their customers cheap replacement parts, which nevertheless qualitatively as good as or even better than new ones.
Suitable products for the process of remanufacturing
- Air conditioning elements
- Compressors
- Electric motors
- Pump
- Robot
- Railway vehicles
- Vehicle parts
- Vending machines
- Excavation tools
- Office furniture / equipment
Sector vocabulary Remanufacturing
The International Association for remanufacturing / reprocessing of auto parts, Automotive Parts Remanufacturers Association ( APRA ), has recognized that communication problems can arise when people from different countries interact with different language skills through remanufacturing. Some technical terms may have different meanings, because the definitions vary from country to country. In 2013, APRA has published a translation table.