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Remanufacturing Design Standards: BS 8887
Recently British Standards published BS 8887: design for Manufacture, Assembly, Disassembly and End of life (MADE) this sets out instructions on the whole life cycle design process for a product. This standard was originally published in 2006 with an above expected take-up by industry. Although covering disassembly and end of life, the original drafting committee expertise was leaned towards design for manufacturing and assembly and was therefore less comprehensive in its coverage of disassembly and end of life. A new committee has been formed specifically to strengthen the “D and E” section. We are incorporating design for remanufacture into this standard. This will have two effects on manufacturers subscribing to the standard:
- Where appropriate, remanufacturing will need to be considered during the design of a new product, which may lead to increased remanufacturing
- Through incorporation into a standard, the profile of remanufacturing will be raised.
The initial aim has been to develop a robust definition for end of life processes including remanufacturing. The next stage is then to enable designers to correctly identify the most effective end of life option for their product.
- There has been significant interest in the development of this standard, which largely affects OEMs. There have been calls from the automotive industry for a specific remanufacturing standard.
Future Work
Long term contribution to the standards committee is required to develop the remanufacturing section of the MADE standard. This will provide the definition and frames work from which other standards can be developed. We will combine the work with the SMMT and look at developing a remanufacturing standard for automotive components. The standard is likely to be different from the MADE standard by focusing on the act of remanufacturing.