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] Kristina Säfsten;Fredrik Elgh, IOS Press, 2020, p. 285-296Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Sustainable development
SDG 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
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
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
Research subject
Technology (byts ev till Engineering), Forestry and Wood Technology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-103000DOI: 10.3233/ATDE200166Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85098622854ISBN: 9781643681467 (print)ISBN: 9781643681474 (electronic)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-103000DiVA, id: diva2:1553238
Conference
9th Swedish Production Symposium, SPS 2020, October 7-8, 2020
2021-05-072021-05-072021-05-07Bibliographically approved