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Remanufacturing
Remanufacturing is not a widely-understood concept. In an effort
to help educate interested individuals, The Remanufacturing Institute
(TRI) has compiled the following list of questions and answers
regarding remanufacturing and TRI. If you have a question which
you would like answered and you think it should be included on
this page, please let us know.
What is remanufacturing?
Simply stated, remanufacturing is the process of disassembly of
products during which time parts are cleaned, repaired or replaced
then reassembled to sound working condition. A more detailed definition
of remanufacturing has been adopted by The Remanufacturing Institute
(formerly the Remanufacturing Industries Council International).
A product is considered remanufactured if:
Its primary components come from a used product.
· The used product is dismantled to the extent necessary
to determine the condition of its components.
· The used product's components are thoroughly cleaned
and made free from rust and corrosion.
· All missing, defective, broken or substantially worn
parts are either restored to sound, functionally good condition,
or they are replaced with new, remanufactured, or sound, functionally
good used parts.
· To put the product in sound working condition, such machining,
rewinding, refinishing or other operations are performed as necessary.
· The product is reassembled and a determination is
made that it will operate like a similar new product.
Other terms may be synonymous with remanufacturing in certain
specific industry segments. One such term is rebuilt. Rebuilt
is synonymous with remanufacturing when used in connection with
motor vehicle parts and systems but not the entire vehicle. Recharged
is synonymous with remanufacturing when used in connection with
imaging products, such as laser toner cartridges. There are numerous
other terms in numerous different industries which are synonymous
if they utilize the minimum requirements outlined above.
What remanufacturing is not
The definition above of what remanufacturing is describes a process.
If a product goes through this process it can be considered remanufactured.
There are many terms which may be confused with remanufacturing;
including the following:
Recycled - A 'recycled' product may very well meet
the minimum remanufacturing requirements; and many legitimate
remanufactureres use this term to describe their product. However,
many times a recycled product may be, as in the automotive sector,
removed from a scrap vehicle and resold with little or no work
performed on it. Some recycled products are superficially cleaned,
boxed and sold. Obviously, as described, recycled would not be
considered remanufactured and its reliability is questionable.
Repaired - This is an imprecise term. Essentially
it means that the product has had enough work done to it to make
it operational again, but this would probably not be considered
remanufactured. A holistic root cause analysis is generally not
performed in the repair process which means the product may not
perform like a new product.
Restored/Reconditioned - These are generic terms generally
applied to antique or classic goods as opposed to a mass market
consumer product.
Used - Generally, this is a product that has been
subjected to previous use and is not new. Nothing has been done
to repair it or correct any problems it may have. Therefore, its
useful life is unknown.
In summary, when determining if a product is or is not remanufactured,
it is imperative to consider first and foremost the process utilized.
What products are remanufactured?
A quick answer to this question is that any product that can be
manufactured can also be remanufactured. However, some products
are remanufactured more often than others.
One of the charges of TRI is to determine which industries have
remanufacturing activies. So far, TRI is aware of hundreds of
distinct products that are being remanufactured. The following
is just a short list of some of these products:
| Motor Vehicle Parts |
Photo Copiers |
Robots |
| Office Furniture |
Laser Toner Cartridges |
Aircraft Parts |
| Compressors |
Data Communication Equipment |
Bakery Equipment |
| Electrical Apparatus |
Gaming Machines |
And much, much more... |
| Vending Machines |
Musical Instruments |
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How large is the remanufacturing industry?
See the research section.
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