Comparing energy and other measures of environmental performance in the original manufacturing and remanufacturing of engine components
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
12-28-2007
Abstract
The remanufacturing industry is rapidly becoming a source of economic growth and environmental benefit. In the past, researchers have presented cost and energy savings due to remanufacturing a variety of products, largely based on the results of industry-wide surveys. However, little or no effort has focused on the life cycle assessment of remanufacturing. In fact, no study has performed a life cycle assessment of engine components, comparing the original component manufacture with remanufactured components. In this paper, a comparison of the original manufacture and remanufacture of components from a typical Caterpillar diesel engine is described. The "gate-to-gate" analysis considers components that represent a majority of the engine assembly by weight. The comparison is made in two measures of environmental performance: energy and material usage. Copyright © 2007 by ASME.
Publication Title
Proceedings of the ASME International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference 2007, MSEC2007
Recommended Citation
Adler, D.,
Kumar, V.,
Ludewig, P.,
&
Sutherland, J.
(2007).
Comparing energy and other measures of environmental performance in the original manufacturing and remanufacturing of engine components.
Proceedings of the ASME International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference 2007, MSEC2007, 851-860.
http://doi.org/10.1115/MSEC2007-31220
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