Remanufactured Auto Parts

When you think of recycling, you may think of glass, plastic, paper and aluminum. But did you know that 47% of the hard parts on your vehicle can be recycled, too? This is called re-manufacturing. During this process, the worn part is actually re-manufactured to”like new” condition. A good example of this process would be a water pump. The body, shaft, impeller and hub don’t wear out and can be reused. In the remanufacturing process, they are thoroughly cleaned, inspected for any form of damage, then get a new protective finish. Bearings are tested and replaced with new ones when necessary. All seals are replaced with 100% original equipment quality seals, and the “like new” assembly is ready for resale. While all of these “remanned” parts meet original specifications, it’s not unusual for many of them to exceed the original specs. Remanufacturers see the cause of failure and often have the opportunity to fix it. The re-manufacturing process is backed by the same quality systems as the original equipment manufacturers. In fact, some remanufacturers are QS9000 and ISO9002 certified. As a result, the warranty on their parts is often times better than those on new parts. Many parts come with a lifetime warranty, to ensure satisfactory performance. So what’s the primary difference between new and remanned parts? They call it the three E’s: Economy, Ecology and Energy conservation.

Economy – Old casting is reused with no sacrifice to the quality of the part.

Ecology – No casting is needed, which means cleaner air.

Energy conservation – Less power is consumed to produce them.

Nowadays, a new trend of re-manufacturing auto parts has created new avenues for auto market industry with every player, small or big, foraying into this uncharted territory due to immense business potential the industry offers. The re-manufacturing process involves re-manning the worn part in such a way to give it a brand new finish. Most of the parts really does not wear out and can be easily reused. The process involves inspection and quality checks for any damage and reusability, thoroughly cleaning the reusable parts and giving it a new finish as well as repairing and surfacing and these done in well-treated plants ensure top performance without sacrificing the quality. Wherever necessary, old bearings are replaced with old ones. Moreover, re-manufactured parts come with original equipment quality seals. Stringent testing and quality control throughout the whole process ensure that remanufactured parts meet original specification standards. In many cases, these parts may even exceed original quality specifications and have much greater finish. This is possible as re-manufacturing firms know the exact cause of failure and extent of damage and is well equipped with fine expertise to deal with any problem.

It is quite interesting to note that over 90 percent of the parts of the automobile can be recovered and recycled reducing 40% of the cost- in fact quite too irresistible figures. Though western countries including the United States and Canada have well-established remanufacturing industries, there is a new trend brewing up with developing countries like China keen to tap the immense potential re-manufacturing offers. China is promoting auto parts re-manufacturing business in a major way as was evident from the 2008 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition. A pilot project for recycling and rebuilding auto parts has been launched in China by the National Development and Reform Commission. This is following the recent announcement of “Administrative Methods on Auto Parts Re-manufacturing” in early March, 2008. Fourteen manufacturers including FAW and Shanghai-Volkswagen have signed letters of commitment regarding remanufacturing auto parts. These enlisted companies are at present required to focus on five products namely, engines, transmissions, electric generators, starters and converters. With millions of units of vehicles nationwide in US and European countries and fast growing automobile industry in Asian countries, especially Asian giants China and India expecting to have more vehicles nationwide, market trends of re-manufactured auto parts is very much encouraging with enormous market for auto parts.

Re-manufacturing usually works on three basic principles of economy, ecology and energy conservation. It is economical in the sense by immensely reducing the cost as old casting and parts are reused without sacrificing the quality, ecological in the sense by reducing environmental pollution as no casting is needed, and more importantly conserves energy as less power is consumed to re-manufacture than actual manufacturing. Moreover, re-manufacturing provides immense revenue and employment generating opportunities. With all these advantages, we can witness more and more countries following the foot steps of western countries and China to come up with encouraging polices to promote re-manufacturing of auto parts.

 

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