Sunday, 2 October 2016

The Advantages Of Using Remanufactured Engines

By Timothy Burns


Remanufacturing is the process of rebuilding products according to the original specifications. It is a combination of reusing, repairing, or using new parts. It is required to replace the components or parts that are already damaged and which are also subject for degradation. Remanufacturing is considered to be one of the forms in product recovery. And because of this, remanufactured products are expected to be exactly the same as 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 less downtime. When you decide on replacing an old engine, it may require significant engineering time and it may possibly provide rental equipment that is out of service for a few months. The processes of integrating and testing a new Tier 4 engine takes longer compared to remanufactured ones.

Third is increased resale value. The availability and the serviceability of it are two factors for difficult selling of a Tier 4 equipment. There may be countries who are less regulated, thus, not acquiring technologies that support these type of products. Also, they do not have low sulfur diesel fuel which is required for its operation.

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.

Repairing is the process of fixing mechanical, plumbing, or electrical devices. Scheduled maintenance is another term for it. It is a routine of actions that are performed to keep the device in a working order. It involves the combination of managerial, technical, supervision, and administrative actions.

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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