Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Benefits And Advantages Of Remanufactured Engines

By Timothy Burns


The process of doing a rebuilding of a product according to its original specifications by the combination of repaired, reused, or new parts is called as remanufacturing. The replacement of some parts or components which are already worn out and are subject to degradation is required. So remanufacturing is one form of product recovery, and so it is expected that the remanufactured product must be the same as a new product.

This process includes restoring a product to its like new condition by undergoing a series of industrial processes. The first process is components disassembling and cleaning the parts which can be reused. The next step is reassembling the products from the old components, expected to look exactly the same as the original product. Manufactured products mostly ranges from musical instruments, robots, machines and equipment, air conditioning units, compressors, 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, increase in resale value. The serviceability and the availability are 2 main factors in the difficulty of selling the Tier 4 equipment. Some countries may have less regulations, and therefore, they might not have technologies that will support these products. And they might not have diesel fuel that has ultra low sulfur required for the effective operation of products.

Fourth is sustainability. When you purchase an engine that is remanufactured, you may be a big help for reducing the impact of waste out of landfills to the environment. When utilizing recycled components or parts, it uses 80 percent less energy than the new product. So in conclusion to these benefits, remanufacturing would be a lot better.

There are also some other forms of product recovery. These are the reuse, repair, refurbishing or reconditioning, recycling, and cannibalization. Literally, reuse means to use an item again after it is being used. Some advantages of reusing are saving energy and raw materials, reduce the disposal needs and costs, savings of costs for the businesses and consumers, and lastly, older items are more better when it comes to how it is 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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