By Timothy Burns


A process that involves product rebuilding and referring it on the original specifications given by the manufacturer is referred to as remanufacturing. This is combining the processes of using new components, repairing, and reusing. Replacing the worn out components and parts that are subject to be degraded is highly required. Remanufacturing may be one of the important forms for product recovery and so, it would be important the remanufactured objects have to be the same with the new product.

This process involves the restoration of a product into a like new shape by doing several industrial processes. The process start by disassembling the components and those that can are reusable are cleaned. Then after, these are being reassembled from old parts and are expected to look like the original product. The manufactured product ranges from compressors, air conditioning units, equipment and machines, robots, musical instruments, to remanufactured engines.

For the remanufacturing of engines, there are 4 main benefits of doing this. First is lower cost. Cost is one of the biggest factors that would greatly affect an engine remanufacturing. These type of engines may often cost 50 percent less as compared to a new Tier 4 engine. Maintenance for tier 4 engines can be costly as well.

Second is it has less downtime. If you decide to replace an old engine, it requires significant engineering time. Also, it would give rental equipment which is out of service that would last for months. Integrating and testing processes of new Tier 4 engine would take longer than the remanufactured ones.

Third is an increase in its resale value. Serviceability and availability are two of the main factors that makes Tier 4 equipment difficult to sell. Since there are countries which are less regulated, they may not acquire some technologies that would support this kind of products. And also, they may not have ultra low sulfur diesel fuel that is needed for this type in order to operate effectively.

Fourth, sustainability. Purchasing an engine that was rebuilt is a great contribution for helping in the reduction of impact of waste to the environment. Utilizing the recycled components and parts will lessen the energy used since it only uses 80 percent of it compared to a new product.

Product recovery has also some forms which include repair, reuse, reconditioning or refurbishing, cannibalization, and recycling. Reuse is the process of using an item for a lot of times. Its advantages include saving raw materials and energy, reducing the disposal costs and needs, cost savings for both consumers and businesses, and older items are better handcrafted.

To repair is to fix devices which may be electrical, plumbing, or mechanical. A scheduled maintenance may also be another term for repairing. These are performed actions in a routine for keeping the device in its working order. The performed actions include administrative, supervision, technical, and managerial.

Recycling is when waste materials undergo certain processes to convert it into some reusable objects. This would prevent waste and reduce the consumption of raw materials, energy, and air and water pollution. Cannibalization is the process of removing some parts from a similar device and transferring it to another device in order for it to function properly. Cannibalization is done when there no spare parts available.




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