Automation Potential in the Remanufacturing of Electric and Electronic Equipment (EEE)Show others and affiliations
2020 (English)In: SPS2020: Proceedings of the Swedish Production Symposium, October 7–8, 2020 / [ed] K. Säfsten & F. Elgh, Amsterdam: IOS Press, 2020, p. 285-296Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Sustainable development
Sustainable Development
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 the remanufacturing 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: IOS Press, 2020. p. 285-296
Series
Advances in Transdisciplinary Engineering, ISSN 2352-751X, E-ISSN 2352-7528 ; 13
Keywords [en]
Automation, HRC, Remanufacturing, SME, Work environment, Electronics industry, Industrial robots, Disassembly and reassembly, Electric and electronic equipments (EEE), Industrial processs, Manufacturing companies, Multiple-case study, Process steps, Technological advancement, Used product, Electronic equipment
National Category
Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-51487DOI: 10.3233/ATDE200166Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85098622854ISBN: 978-1-64368-146-7 (print)ISBN: 978-1-64368-147-4 (electronic)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-51487DiVA, id: diva2:1517517
Conference
9th Swedish Production Symposium (SPS2020), 7-8 October 2020, Jönköping, Sweden
Funder
VinnovaSwedish Research Council FormasSwedish Energy Agency
Note
The symposium was held online on 7 & 8 October 2020 because of restrictions due to the Corona virus pandemic.
2021-01-142021-01-142021-01-14Bibliographically approved