Remanufacturing & Reuse News & Events

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USA - remanufacturing hit as defense contract work slows as Iraq, Afghanistan missions shift - posted 31 Aug 2010
Pittsburgh Business Times reports that the changing missions in Iraq and Afgahanistan.

US Navy launches C-2A aircraft remanufacture study - posted 12 Aug 2010
The US Navy may launch a remanufacturing programme to extend the service lives of 36 Northrop Grumman C-2A Greyhounds by using tooling and components already developed for the E-2D.

Remanufacturing Global Assembly to take place in China - posted 12 Aug 2010
Chairman of Print-Rite Holdings Ltd, will join hands with 55-year industry veteran Art Diamond to jointly chair the charter Global Remanufacturing Industry General Assembly (GRIGA).

USA - Mack Trucks tours mobile training centre - posted 12 Aug 2010
Greensboro-based Mack Trucks is demonstrating the benefits of buying its "REMACK" remanufacturing parts with a mobile training center that is currently touring the U.S. and Canada.

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World - WTO industrial goods talks inch forward on non-tariff barriers - posted 22 Jul 2010
Negotiators working to reduce barriers to trade in manufactured goods as part of the troubled Doha Round talks took some more baby steps towards agreeing on how to address non-tariff measures as part of an eventual WTO accord.

USA - ABCO forms remanufacturing business for vehicle components - posted 22 Jul 2010
WABCO Holdings Inc, a global technology leader and tier-one supplier to the commercial vehicle industry, today announced that it has established WABCO Reman Solutions.

UK - CRR on expert panel of WTO Reman seminar - posted 13 Jul 2010
Remanufacturing is definitely now on the "to do" list at the World Trade Organisation! CRR's Head of Remanufacturing, David Parker today joined an expert panel of contributors to inform negotiators in Geneva, Switzerland.

USA - is printer ink a "consumer rip-off"? - posted 09 Jul 2010
Shopping for replacement ink and toner cartridges can be an "eye opening" experience, reports Printerexpert.com.

USA - repower or replace? your choice could cost you thousands - posted 02 Jul 2010
When serious engine trouble hits, the Engine Repower Council (ERC) recommends that vehicle owners ask themselves if they should repower or replace the vehicle. The choice can result in a cost difference of thousands of dollars.

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USA - Black Box announces new five-year warranty for remanufactured and repaired equipment - posted 01 Jul 2010
Black Box Corporation, a provider of voice communications, data infrastructure and product solutions, today announced a new five-year standard warranty on most remanufactured and repaired telephones sold through the Black Box Resale Services division.

USA - Oshkosh Defense announces new delivery orders for heavy-duty army vehicles - posted 01 Jul 2010
Oshkosh Corporation announced its Defense division has received two delivery orders from the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC) for the U.S. Army's Family of Heavy Tactical Vehicles (FHTV).

USA - BuyReman.com now features 210 companies - posted 28 Jun 2010
The American Automotive Parts Remanufacturers Association's BuyReman Remanufacturing Marketplace, BuyReman.com, has grown to 210 participating companies and is reaching deep into the reman industry, according to APRA.

China's remanufacturing industry, a key way to promote energy saving and emission reduction - posted 16 Jun 2010
Xinhua News Agency reports that China's vigorous development of its remanufacturing industry is vital for the achievement of the energy-saving and emission-reduction goal, said Xie Zhenhua

Singapore - Caterpillar's reman facility receives prestigious award - posted 16 Jun 2010
Caterpillar Inc's recently constructed remanufacturing and components facility in Singapore has received the "Green Mark Gold Plus" award from the country's Building Construction Authority (BCA).

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A Ciritical review of the the LCA of "Remanufacturing vs Repairing" - posted 10 Jun 2010
The Austrian Institute of Ecology's assessment of ITAS-ZTS's LCA study comparing repair and reman of automotive damage has been published verifying the exceptional benefits from reman.

"The Performance Economy" leads way to resource-effective future - posted 10 Jun 2010
Reuse guru Walter Stahel has just published the second edition of his classic "The Performance Economy".