REMADE Institute: Workforce Profile

Remanufacturing / End-of-Life (EOL) Reuse

By extending the useful life of products or components, remanufacturing and end-of-life reuse provides a significant opportunity for increasing the energy efficiency and reducing the embodied energy of materials in U.S. manufacturing. Remanufacturing and reuse of products and components retains the embodied energy of a product, including the materials and processes used to produce the product. Reuse involves identifying a market for used materials or products, and insuring that the material is in functional condition. Given the high embodied-energy savings potential, overcoming barriers to remanufacturing and reuse of products, especially those with limited recycling pathways,

contributes to achieving REMADE Technical Performance Metrics. To facilitate increased remanufacturing and end-of-life reuse, the Remanufacturing & End-of-life Reuse Node focuses on three activities: 1) improving technologies for assessing the remaining life and residual value of products and components, 2) achieving cost parity for material reuse, and 3) developing restoration methods to restore components to “like-new” condition. Product design has a major impact on both the technical feasibility and cost effectiveness of both reuse and remanufacturing and is approached in concert with the Design for Re-X Node.

ENGINEERING

Aerospace Engineers (17-2011)

Industrial Engineers (17-2112)

Computer Hardware Engineers (17-2061)

Materials Engineers (17-2131)

Electrical Engineers (17-2071)

Mechanical Engineers (17-2141)

Electronics Engineers, except Computer (17-2072)

Engineers, All Other (17-2199)

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