Few people consider saving the environment as possible within industrial manufacturing. At Loader Parts Source, however, we offer services in remanufacturing and recycling to restore customer engine components to top condition. How does this help the environment, though? Let’s discuss the remanufacturing and recycling processes and how they support both customers and the environment.
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What Is Remanufacturing?
Remanufacturing is the industrial process of restoring worn-out machine parts into as good—if not better—components. Thus, remanufacturing can be considered as industrial recycling by reprocessing and preserving the original machine pieces. This process can be laid out in the following steps:
- 1) Disassembly & Inspection: Remanufacturing starts by mechanics carefully disassembling the used machine while preventing further damage. Once the whole machine is taken apart, each piece undergoes strict inspection to determine if they qualify for restoration. This quality control of keeping and discarding components guarantees that the best parts are remanufactured for customers.
- 2) Conditioning: Retained parts that meet the required quality standards are cleaned and reconditioned. During cleaning, mechanics ensure each part is in top condition and shape for remanufacturing.
- 3) Reprocessing: At this stage, parts are reprocessed to restore their original model condition. For engine parts, this requires exacting boring and honing processes since age and weather warps components over time.
- 4) Cleaning: Once reprocessed, remanufactured parts are cleaned again to remove any debris that could affect machine function.
- 5) Reassembly: All remanufactured machine parts are reassembled according to original schematics to ensure full operation while passing or excelling new product standards.
- 6) Testing: Lastly, remanufactured parts undergo testing to determine they meet operation standards. Everything from timing, fluid levels, oil flow and pressure, vibrations, to rattling is checked for malfunction. Operators will only approve installation once the machine passes all safety requirements.
Through these steps, remanufacturing helps to expand and recycle machine longevity numerous times.
Environmental Benefits of Remanufacturing and Recycling
In addition to saving time and customers money, remanufacturing and recycling also provides many benefits to support our environment by reducing industrial energy and material waste. Here are just 4 of the ways remanufacturing and recycling helps protect our environment:
Material Conservation
Mining, transportation, and processing raw materials within manufacturing. Whatever remains after production ends up piled in landfills. Remanufacturing and recycling old machine parts eliminates material waste by using available parts, helping to conserve natural resources.
Reduced Energy Use
As more materials are recycled, remanufacturing requires less power, materials, or waste. In turn, this method significantly lowers energy usage that would normally be used to make parts.
Less Waste
Remanufacturing restores pre-made products to full service rather than creating new parts from scratch. By recycling older parts, remanufacturing not only helps limit material waste, but also limits wasteful manufacturing as well.
Lower Costs & Prices
By using fewer materials, reducing energy, and creating less waste, remanufacturing older components lowers the costs and pricing of industrial operations. As a result, companies burn up fewer resources to increase profit, saving production for when necessary and cutting away a large portion of environmental pollution.
Overall, industrial remanufacturing and recycling older machine parts not only secures machine longevity, but helps to support our environment’s lifecycle, too. Due to the resulting cost savings on this process, companies and clients alike find appeal in renewing their engine and miscellaneous parts through eco-friendly remanufacturing.
Helping the Environment Through Remanufacturing
At Loader Parts Source, we understand how important maintaining loaders to their optimal functions and lifespans are; likewise, we understand the value of preserving our environment. For these reasons, our team offers experienced and reliable remanufactured loader engine core parts upon customer demand. To learn more about our services or about sending your parts for greener recycling options, contact Loader Parts Source today!
