Remanufacturing is flourishing but it’s not without its critics Autoelectro spearheads a campaign to protect the integrity and celebrate its practice of remanufacturing. THE Bradford-based remanufacturer and supplier of starter motors and alternators has said that there’s “a degree of confusion” that still surrounds remanufacturing and that there are issues hampering its reputation.
Behind the jargon • New: A component manufactured or assembled using no pre-used parts. • Reconditioned: Component returned to good condition by cleaning, patching or repairing. • Used: Subject to previous use. No repairs or correcting of any problems that the product may have sustained. • Repaired: Sufficient work carried out to make the component operational again. • Remanufactured: The return of a used product to at least its original performance, with a warranty that is equivalent or better than that of the original product when it was new.
Autoelectro warn that the public remain unaware of the difference between remanufactured and reconditioned parts. The two terms are regularly interchanged and muddled. Despite the lack of public awareness, the remanufacturing industry in the UK employs more than 50,000 people,
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