Automation Potential in the Remanufacturing of Electric and Electronic Equipment (EEE)Show others and affiliations
2020 (English)In: Proceedings of the Swedish Production Symposium (SPS-20) / [ed] K. Säfsten and F. Elgh, Amsterdam, The Netherlands: IOS Press, 2020, Vol. 13, p. 285-296Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
Remanufacturing is the industrial process of returning used products(cores) to a like-new or better condition. During this industrial process, the cores go through several process steps, e.g., inspection, disassembly, cleaning, reprocess (repairs), storage, reassembly and final testing. Manufacturing companies also see remanufacturing as a way to become more circular and sustainable in economic, environmental and social terms. Technological advancements within the robot industry have increased the possibilities for using more automation within there manufacturing industry, while recently, the remanufacturing of electric and electronic equipment (EEE) has grown around the world. This paper aims to identify the automation potentials of the remanufacturing of EEE. A multiple case study at four EEE remanufacturing companies was conducted to meet this aim. The case study, along with previous research, shows examples of EEE remanufacturing steps that are mainly performed manually. The results from this research show the possible automation potential for the process steps of cleaning, disassembly and reassembly at the four remanufacturing case companies.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Amsterdam, The Netherlands: IOS Press, 2020. Vol. 13, p. 285-296
Series
Advances in Transdisciplinary Engineering
Keywords [en]
Automation, Remanufacturing, Work environment, HRC, SME
National Category
Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-187139DOI: 10.3233/ATDE200166ISI: 001180173900025ISBN: 9781643681467 (print)ISBN: 9781643681474 (electronic)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-187139DiVA, id: diva2:1685849
Conference
Swedish Production Symposium (SPS-20), Jönköping, October 7-8, 2020
Projects
Automation in Repairs and Remanufacturing (ARR)
Note
Funding: Funded by the Swedish Government Innovation Agency (VINNOVA, 2018-01591), Formas and the Swedish Energy Agency.
2022-08-052022-08-052024-11-18Bibliographically approved