Remanufacturing, reuse and repair in the manufacturing industry

Not all products or components are suited to remanufacturing, reuse or repair. We can help you analyse your product portfolio, value chains and business model to identify where the business case actually exists, and provide a concrete roadmap outlining what to do and in what order.

Working with remanufacturing, reuse and repair at scale begins with the right design decisions: material selection, construction and disassembly. We help you build in the right conditions from the outset, or adapt existing products and processes so that they are suited to remanufacturing without compromising on quality or cost-effectiveness.

In our laboratory and pilot environments, you can verify solutions in practice before scaling up — without disrupting your existing production.

Within our Application Centre for Additive Manufacturing, you can use techniques such as Directed Energy Deposition (DED) for the repair and rebuilding of worn or damaged components. We also offer non-destructive testing (NDT) to verify the quality of repaired and remanufactured parts.

We ensure that your solutions meet requirements for performance, quality and regulatory compliance. Through testing, materials analysis and non-destructive testing, you receive verified results that can serve as the basis for decisions, follow-up and further development — and that provide confidence ahead of implementation.

Child car seat manufacturer Axkid wanted to understand how reuse and remanufacturing could play a greater role in their operations, but needed a structured approach to address the longer-term questions. Together with RISE, they carried out a foresight exercise involving scenarios and environmental analysis. The result was a stronger shared knowledge base, a clearer strategic direction, and a management team with an entirely new perspective on risk and uncertainty. Read the full story. 

Husqvarna Construction Husqvarna was facing rising material costs and uncertain supply chains. Working with RISE, they identified which components were commercially relevant for remanufacturing, and conducted pilots to confirm the business potential. Logistics, design and business models were evaluated across the entire value chain. Read the full story. 

Autocirc Rematrontech specialists in the remanufacturing of automotive components since the 1970s, developed a strategic remanufacturing roadmap together with RISE. The result was a clearer picture of opportunities, shared prioritisation and new initiatives in production. Read the full story.

A research project focusing on how industrial companies can work more systematically with the recirculation of products and components. The work covers the entire chain — from business strategy and traceability to product design — with the aim of developing concrete processes that make circular flows viable in practice. The project equips companies with tools to improve resource efficiency and strengthen their resilience. Read more about the project.

 A research project helping companies take concrete steps towards remanufacturing as a business. The focus is on developing and testing solutions in practice — from disassembly and product analysis to pilot projects and business models. The project combines technical development with economic evaluation, demonstrating how remanufacturing can be scaled up industrially. Read more about the project. 

Remanufacturing is key to creating more sustainable and resilient value chains. In the Remarkable project, researchers and companies have jointly developed methods to integrate remanufacturing into business models, product design, and information flows—thereby capturing the value of products throughout their entire lifecycle.

The project has resulted in improved business models with positive impacts on both economic and environmental performance, increased knowledge of the information required across value networks, and new ways to collect and use data in advanced remanufacturing processes. The results also show tangible improvements, such as up to 20% higher process efficiency and products that can reduce environmental impact by up to 15%.

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