ReMaTecNews | February 2016 | no 1 | Volume 16

REMANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL

FEBRUARY 2016 | NO 1 | VOLUME 16

ERN – A significant step forward for remanufacturing

Transmission specialists: Meeting the challenges

Ford Motor Company goes for reman growth

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CONTENTS

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12 | T he challenges for transmission rebuilders

16 | C OP21 in Paris – the outlook for reman

18 | F ord strengthens its reman organisation

Rebuilding automatic transmissions is big business.

It’s also highly complex – and becoming more so all the time. ReMaTecNews looks at some of the challenges facing transmission rebuilders – and presents some of their solutions.

The outcome of December’s huge climate conference, COP21 in Paris, is hailed as a turning point in the battle for climate change and sustainability. What will be the consequences for remanufacturing? Dr. Nabil Nasr, Director of the Golisano Institute for Sustainability and a worldrenowned expert, sets the scene.

While preparing for the future across the range of its operations, Ford Motor Company remains committed to remanufacturing. In fact, the car maker is currently rolling out reman organisations in Asia Pacific and South America as part of a stronger focus on reman.

”There is a compelling business case for many businesses to embrace remanufacturing” Seigo Robinson of ERN

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Editorial

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PSH wins large order from China

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Ford unveils new reman method

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HC-CARGO transfers U.S. sales to Californian distributor

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Level Seven – software for remanufacturers

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ERN survey on reman

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FIRM

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APRA

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World Reman Summit goes to Beijing

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International exhibitions

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In 2016: 6 editions ReMaTecNews Magazine | Special pages on Transmissions in Editions 1, 3, 5 | Special pages on Heavy Duty/Trucks in Editions 2, 4, 6

EDITOR’S LETTER

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ReMaTecNews February 2016 | Number 1 | Volume 16 Published by Amsterdam RAI B.V. P.O. Box 77777, 1070 MS Amsterdam The Netherlands In association with

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Carpe Diem – for remanufacturers As will be evident from this edition of ReMaTecNews, the first six months of the year will be a busy time for remanufacturers. Perhaps this is no surprise bearing in mind that the industry is now on a wave, backed as it is by political leaders, economic circumstances and job creation across the world.

Nevertheless, Carpe Diem - Seize the Day. The most recent element in the equation comes from ERN, the newly established European Remanufacturing Network, a collaborative partnership between a number of European universities devoted to furthering the cause of remanufacturing. Clearly in tune with the age, ERN’s first major effort, an extensive survey of remanufacturing in Europe, draws an enlightening picture of the industry’s potential in a part of the world where such surveys have been in short supply for many years. It is to be hoped that the result, and similar efforts, will be continuously updated. The more focus on the facts of the industry, the better placed its players are to promote reman’s undisputed benefits to society.

Pages 27 and 28 contain a more detailed overview of the survey which serves at least two important aims. Firstly, it emphasises the huge potential for the many skilled individuals and businesses that form the backbone of remanufacturing and in a broader perspective, fight a real battle for sustainability.

Secondly, it can be read as a manual for those who wish to highlight the benefits of reman to the outside world, customers, the media, local and state authorities, even government and European agencies.

With a good deal of success, associations on this side of the Atlantic, such as CLEPA, APRA, FIRM, ERN and others are already engaged in many such activities. Not least on a local level. However, local reman businesses (of which there are many) can perform useful services in spreading the message.

The time is right. Carpe Diem.

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PSH – the long march into China China’s ever-increasing endeavours to expand its remanufacturing industry is now benefiting well-known Dutch supplier of starters/alternators and test benches, PSH. Shortly before the end of the year, the longstanding Ankeveen-based company signed what looks like a major contract for its MotoPlast test benches with the authorities of Hebei Province east of Beijing, where Hebei is developing a major industrial zone, the Gu’an Development Area, for remanufacturing businesses. ”We have been doing business in China for the past 10-15 years and our name is well known in the market,” explains Nardo Stremmelaar, international sales manager for PSH. ”So far, however, our business there has mainly been in starters and alternators and the opportunity to supply test benches to Hebei’s rapidly developing industrial zone is a significant step forward for which we have great expectations.”

Expected to come into force during 2016, the

Sales Manager Nardo Stremmelaar: ”The China contract is a big opportunity for us.” contract with Hebei Province has significant potential for PSH in that the Gu’an Development zone is dedicated to three important segments of China’s economy: electronic information, auto parts and modern equipment manufacturing. The zone is located 50 kilometers south of Central Beijing and claims to offer the best transportation facilities for any development area in the world.

A global trading company in the field of starters and alternators with branches in The Netherlands, South Africa, Spain and China and offices in

Belgium and Germany, PSH has been a major supplier of starters and alternators, parts and test benches in Europe for several years. All in all, the company boasts a range of more than 9000 types of starters and alternators. In recent years PSH has also expanded into test benches with two models, the MotoPlat CV-411A and the CV-204A which are high-end production test benches with a high power motor and a controlled load bank computer which, the company says, makes it easy to test up to 400amps. n

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New environmentally friendly reman method from Ford

The new process, named Plasma Transferred Wire Arc coating technology, applies a spray to the inside of a worn-out engine block that helps restore it to its original factory condition.

Ford says the technology delivers a 50% reduction in CO2 emissions compared with producing a new engine, as well as requiring significantly fewer raw materials.

High Performance models “We have taken a process that was originally developed to enhance performance models such as the all-new Ford Mustang Shelby GT 350R and used it to remanufacture engines that might

otherwise be scrapped,” explains Jurgen Wesemann, the manager of vehicle technologies at Ford’s advanced engineering department. “It is one example of how Ford is looking to reduce its environmental footprint through a range of innovative measures,” Wesemann said.

According to Ford the Plasma Transferred Wire Arc coating technology removes the need for additional heavy parts and the processed engine block has a new life as the base of a replacement engine.

The innovation is the latest from Ford’s Blueprint for Sustainability programme which tries to develop new materials and processes to improve efficiencies in the manufacturing and operation of Ford vehicles.

Previous projects saw Ford create seat covers from recycled plastic bottles and attempts to mimic the stickiness of a gecko’s footpads to boost the recyclability of certain car parts.

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Ford Motor Company recently announced a new remanufacturing technology, which the company claims will reduce emissions by 50% and bring new life to old engines that would otherwise end up in the scrapyard.

The company has also developed a ten-speed gearbox it claims could boost fuel efficiency by 5%, while also installing 25,000 LED lights across its global manufacturing facilities.

By 2016, Ford European factories will reduce energy consumption by 25% compared with 2011, equating to savings of around 800GWh a year. The company said the expected saving is equivalent to the energy used each year by a city with a population of 170,000. n See also page 18 and 19.

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HC-CARGO switches distribution in the US For a generation, Denmark-based and Bosch-owned Holger Christiansen has been a recognised force in the starter/alternator segment worldwide. With the appointment of a new U.S. partner, the company is now further consolidating its position in the key U.S. market.

The new distributor of Holger Christiansen’s HC-CARGO brand is Wagner Alternators & Supplies Inc. of Chino Hills, California, a family owned business founded in 1975. Wagner has built a sizeable presence in the distribution and development of automotive electrical components for alternators and starters in the U.S. as well as internationally. In future, Wagner will be responsible for sales to workshop customers across the United States, while Holger Christiansen will continue to supply its largest (OE) customer directly. The Esbjerg-based company is a supplier to a number of the U.S.’ leading remanufacturers.

“Our partnership with Wagner represents a Litens7.5x5.236 2/5/15 in9:37 Page 1 significant step forward the AM hugely important

our entire programme, not least since Wagner has extensive knowledge of the U.S. market – a crucial factor in selling to American businesses.”

As part of the move, Holger Christiansen is closing down its current operations in Atlanta, which were established in 2003 before Bosch acquired the company in 2008.

Rick Wagner, Erik Wagner, Patty Wagner, Bob Wagner, owners of Wagner Alternators and Supplies, and new partner of HC-CARGO. American market and we see it as a major opportunity for HC-CARGO,” Leif Lyderz Jensen, HC-CARGO Sales Manager Director, told ReMaTecNews. “It will strengthen our sales across

As a result of this change, the full HC-CARGO portfolio of approximately 24,000 part numbers will be made accessible through Wagner’s website as from February 1, 2016 and will include an expanded range of products of alternators, starters, components, spare parts for servicing vehicle air conditioning units, lighting and accessories.

Founded by the late Mike Wagner in 1975, Wagner Alternators & Supplies is owned and run by the founding family. It has 11 employees, seven of whom are family members and four others have worked for the company for over 10 years. n

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Over the past 20 years, we have seen a revolution in engine design increasing the need for alternators equipped with a Litens OAD (Overrunning Alternator Decoupler) pulley.

Thanks to many upgrades such as direct injection and turbo charging, V8’s are continually being replaced with V6s and even inline 4 cylinders without any loss in performance and gains in fuel economy. Engine displacement and the rotating mass of the engine continue to be decreased dramatically. New electrical loads like heated seats, mirrors and infotainment systems are taxing alternators like never before. Drivers demand quiet and vibration free vehicles, however, these newer lighter weight engines have greater vibrations that need to be addressed.

It’s simple physics: Fewer cylinders make for fewer pulses during each 360 deg of crank rotation. These power pulses are much more pow-

erful than older engines thanks to the increased combustion pressures produced by the direct injection, cylinder eactivation and turbocharging strategies. These downsized engines have less mass to dampen vibration and therefore require special vibration absorbing devices.

The drive train can, in most cases, handle the increased vibration.

However the accessory drive pulleys at the other end of the crankshaft, have only limited capacity to dampen these vibrations created by the fluctuating changes in crank speed at sub idle and idle rpm. To do this the serpentine belt, tensioner and pulleys must work together as a system to dampen vibrations.

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economy. To achieve harmony, most newer vehicles come equipped with alternators using a Litens OAD pulley. OADs are designed to be the sacrificial component of the belt drive system. The OAD will absorb the harmful vibrations and eliminate all the harmful side-effects. Alternators manufactured with a Litens OAD, allow for longer belt, tensioner, idler and component life while providing increased fuel economy.

Being the sacrificial component of the belt system, an OAD will require replacement during the life of the vehicle based on engine design and driving habits. Replacing the OAD when needed can maximize fuel economy and protect the other belt drive components – alternator, belt, tensioner, pulleys, etc…

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HD brakes on menu for TRW range expansion Plans to expand the number of heavy duty brake calipers for trucks and buses were included in a series of range developments announced by TRW in January 2016.

of 2016. The new references will add coverage for VW, Knorr-Bremse and Meritor parts.

Reman presence in the Proequip range has risen significantly.

The move is included as part of the expansion of the TRW Proequip brand. TRW says its reman calipers market coverage, which includes some bus references, will increase by between 50 and 90 per cent over the course

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Honeywell extends reman Turbocharger range Honeywell Transportation Systems (HTS) has extended its existing “Garrett Original Reman” line of remanufactured turbochargers for the independent aftermarket in Europe to the North American market.

turbos will come with the same warranty as its new replacement turbochargers.

Garrett Original Reman was successfully introduced in Europe in 2013. As in Europe, the

“As the turbocharged passenger car market in North America begins to mature, we are excited

Honeywell says it will look to increase the range as market demand increases.

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Positive reman outlook for UK bus and coach sector The UK’s Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders has identified the bus and coach sector as one area where the remanufacturing outlook appears to be particularly healthy: “We see good opportunities for working with public service vehicle operators in particular, and these stakeholders support our activities in the bus and coach section,” says an SMMT spokesperson.

Last November he was appointed chairman of the committee for 2016. His deputy chairman will be Malcolm Morris, OEM Sales Manager at the ATP Group.

Among the list of priorities already identified by the committee for 2016 are opportunities to raise the profile of remanufacturing. One such opportunity that looks set to become a reality is Automechanika Birmingham, which takes place in the UK for the first time from 7-9 June 2016.

Automotive remanufacturing in the UK continues to gain momentum and in response to this, SMMT says that from 2016, its Remanufacturing Committee is to have its own seat on the organisation’s Executive Board. This move represents a significant elevation in status for remanufacturing interests, which previously had to relay progress and report on activities though the SMMT’s Aftermarket Section, which has a much wider brief.

which is an honorary member. Light and heavy duty remanufacturing companies are represented, covering a wide range of components, including rotating electrics, brakes, turbochargers, injection technology, engines and transmissions.

The remanufacturing committee consists of a mixture of SMMT members and representatives of 23 other interested companies and organisations, such as the Federation of Engine Remanufacturers,

Reman agenda for 2016 Stephen Willis, TRW’s General Manager, UK, Scandinavia & Russia will be one of the key people setting the remanufacturing agenda for 2016.

Individual remanufacturing companies have already chosen to support the show and sector by booking exhibition space at AMB. SMMT is also working with its show partner, Messe Frankfurt, to develop a comprehensive package of valuable content at the event, within which remanufacturing has a natural place. Ideas in development include opportunities for reman to demonstrate its expertise, contribution, value and use in day-today automotive activities through this programme, which will include business seminars, technical workshops and automotive forums.” n

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Transmission rebuilding – constantly increasing demand for expertise Transmission rebuilders, in particular those working in automatic transmissions, rank among the most specialised people in automotive and commercial vehicles’ repair and maintenance. Many spend a lifetime honing their craft. But more often than not, once they have reached near perfection, they have to start all over again.

Well, not quite perhaps, but the fact remains that rebuilding transmissions is a never-ending challenge. So fast has the industry’s technological development proceeded over the past many years that even highly experienced rebuilding businesses find it hard to keep pace.

In a number of situations, this is opening up new partnerships between “rebuilders” and “remanufacturers” within the transmission industry. As Dennis Madden, the long-term CEO of ATRA, the Automatic Transmission Rebuilders Association in Oxnard, California, puts it: ”If you go back to the year 2000, many rebuilders regarded remanufacturers as the enemy, as competitors that were moving in on their business.

This is no longer the case. Today, rebuilders see remanufacturers more like partners that perform useful services in areas where the rebuilders no longer wish to specialise or have the capacity to serve their customers.”

In most respects such areas are linked to the rapid rise in the number of different models and types of transmissions that have emerged in recent years. So many, in fact, that traditional rebuilders now find it more rewarding to specialise and use

standard production models from remanufacturers for more common tasks. “To some rebuilders, this works better for the customers because they get their vehicles back on the road quicker than if their transmission has to be rebuilt component by component,” Madden says.

“This is why rebuilders’ previous concerns about remanufacturers are now being replaced by partnerships. I think that rebuilding, i.e. component by component, is definitely here to

stay for a long time yet. But in view of the technical advances in transmission technologies and the constantly increasing proliferation of models and types, there will continue to be opportunities for remanufacturers.”

Greater complexity On the other side of the Atlantic, in the UK, one of the country’s most experienced transmission specialists, Alan Gadd of Sussex Auto Parts, has no doubt that the transmission industry is becoming considerably more complex – as a result of which demands on rebuilders have skyrocketed.

“I believe manufacturers are trying to make it so the aftermarket can’t fix cars.“

Dennis Madden, CEO of ATRA: Rebuilding and remanufacturing becoming closer in the transmission industry

“When I started out some 30 years ago, most transmissions were three-speed transmissions.

Today we’re seeing eight- or nine-speed models.

For garages to deal with these, highly specialised people are required and they are not easy to find, not least because we now have to deal with three types of transmissions: CVTs, double clutch gearboxes and conventional automatics. At the

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Kenny Hester of Whatever It Takes same time, because people are trying to do the work as cheaply as possible, lots of problems can arise due to the variety of models.”

an experienced transmission specialist, Joe Logue, in Pennsylvania, who runs Sussex’s operations in the Americas.

Suppliers like Gadd are facing up to the challenges in different ways. In the case of Sussex Auto Parts, one response has been to increase focus on technical research as well as bring in more specialists. Organising seminars, often in connection with exhibitions, is another important aspect. In addition, Sussex recently teamed up with

”Joe has been a real asset for us because of his experience and wide network in the industry,” explains Gadd. ”Our customers need to be confident that those they’re dealing with know what they’re talking about. This is – and will remain – hugely important as the transmission segment continues to develop.”

Regardless of the challenges, transmission remanufacturing remains a healthy industry. This was, once again, exemplified at the recent 2015 Powertrain Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada. Sponsored by the Automatic Transmission Rebuilders Association, professional automatic transmission experts from across the world gathered in large numbers to review the latest developments and exchange experiences.

Advances in technology Todd Rau, sales manager for Jasper Engines & Transmissions, Jasper, Indiana, said, “It is much harder today for rebuilders to keep up with advances in technology.” Founded in 1942, Jasper remanufactures gas and diesel engines, transmissions, differentials, rear axle assemblies, marine engines, performance engines and electric motors. “Computers internal to the transmission are making it hard for bench builders to work on the transmissions and needed parts are more expensive,” he explained.

David McGee, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Sonnax, says that electronics have had a big impact on transmission remanufacturing.

“It hasn’t changed the process so much as added another layer,” he said. Sonnax is headquartered in Bellow Falls, Vermont, and manufactures products that are used in the remanufacturing of torque converters, automatic transmissions and valve bodies.

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“Our customers’ expectations have not changed but their needs have,” McGee added. “We expect the complexity of the products to continue and that will present challenges for all of us involved in the transmission remanufacturing industry.”

Not enough test equipment Dave Neville, president of Portland Torque Products, Inc., (PTP) said the problem is exacerbated by the fact “that there is not enough test equipment available,” so remanufacturers “don’t know with 100 per cent certainty about quality.” PTP is a Portland, Oregan-based remanufacturer of transmissions, transfer cases and torque converters.

given way to volume remanufacturers – large shops that rebuild in quantity.”

In addition, the component suppliers are getting more involved in the reman business. “They may contract out the remanufacturing but they are trying to control the car from cradle to grave,” he said. “These contract remanufacturers do the actual work, but most adhere to strict standards set by the OEs. “The volume remanufacturers can afford the technology, the equipment, the people and the training to keep up with the product changes,” Giles added.

However, Scott Giles, president and CEO of Superflow, said his company, which is based in Des Moines, Iowa, manufactures testing equipment like transmission dynamometers, engine dynamometers, chassis dynamometers and flow benches. He said dynamometer testing of remanufactured components could cut comeback rates. “There are a lot of people who were satisfied with a 20 to 25 percent comeback rate,” he said, “but using a dyno can cut that to 4 per cent.” He said that one customer was able to save $4,000 a week by reducing comebacks.

As a manufacturer of testing equipment, Giles said it is his company’s job to keep up with technology as well. “Our customers come to us and say ‘how do we test this?’ and we need to help them.”

Consolidation of independent shops One change Giles has seen in the transmission remanufacturing business is consolidation of independent shops. “As technology of transmissions gets more complex it is harder and harder to keep up. It has become difficult to find people who want to do the remanufacturing and harder to train them,” he said. “A lot of independent shops have gone away and have

Louisville, Kentucky-based Whatever It Takes rebuilds transmissions and sells remanufactured parts, rebuilt valve bodies and new parts. “We are seeing a shift to where lots of transmission shops and general repair shops are buying reman rather than rebuilding the parts themselves,” Hester said.

“Seven- and eight-speeds are more complex and harder to repair and remanufactured units are now available with good warranties. I think there

Shift towards reman Speaking about the increased complexity of transmissions, Kenny Hester, president of Whatever It Takes, said, “I believe manufacturers are trying to make it so the aftermarket can’t fix cars. We are trying to help aftermarket repair by getting all the data we can about parts and components.”

will always be a place for the transmission shop, but there will not be as many as there used to be. They will become more of a place that installs units from manufacturers than to do the rebuilding themselves.”

Chris Forstik, president of Automotive Commodity Exchange, a core consolidator in Liberty, Missouri, said he is seeing the biggest demand for late model cores – products from three or four years ago. “The difference with those products is the electronics.

We call it complex electrical and they are the future of the industry.”

Dr. Bill Henney, founder of the UK’s Bluereach Automation & Control Ltd and a renowned transmission specialist, is one example of the need for advanced technology in transmission rebuilding.

He gives lectures on transmission rebuilding across the world. ”In past times, the technology was simple and a good rebuilder could do basic diagnostics and in most cases, would strip down a transmission to ‘see what they could find’,” Bill Henney says. ”Often, this approach worked, even if the diagnosis was not correct.” But this approach will not work today. The complexity of the new breed of transmissions requires a different education level for the rebuilder. A lack of understanding of the ’basic building blocks’ and the reason for the development of the new generation models will cause many rebuilder headaches, financial losses and in some cases they will go out of business.

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COP21 – Opening up new visions for remanufacturing

By Dr. Nabil Nasr On 12 December 2015, at an event with 196 nations in attendance, the global Paris Agreement was adopted to the sound of cheers and applause. The Agreement marked a historic act of determined diplomacy to set aside political discord to make a decision for a greater good.

“With these elements in place, markets now have the clear signal they need to unleash the full force of human ingenuity and scale up investments that will generate low-emissions, resilient growth … what was once unthinkable has now become unstoppable.” – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, a.k.a. COP21, was held in Paris, France, from 30 November to 12 December 2015, with the goal of establishing a new international agreement on climate change which would limit global warming to less than 2°C. Once the adopted Agreement is signed by at least 55 countries, representing at least 55 percent of total global greenhouse gases, it will become legally binding for those countries and the

corporate entities within them. In addition to the Agreement, the U.N. has been working on the planned implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, a new long-term program – global in scope and intent – for advancing fundamental change. The Agenda is based around achieving by 2030 a set of 17 sustainable development goals that seek to end poverty and inequality worldwide and safeguard the Earth for current and future generations.

One of the Agenda’s goals is to upgrade infrastructure and retrofit industries to make them sustainable, with increased resource-use efficiency and greater adoption of clean and environmentally sound technologies and industrial processes, with all countries taking action in accordance with their respective capabilities.

A concept that has gained a lot of attention in the last several years is the circular economy, an industrial economy that is designed to become more restorative in its relationship with the environment. Not surprisingly, remanufacturing plays an integral part in achieving a circular economy, with its nature of waste reduction and resource efficiency. One U.N. panel in particular, the International Resource

Panel, is exploring the many environmental benefits of reman.

The IRP The United Nations Environmental Program’s (UNEP) International Resource Panel (IRP) is commonly considered the most authoritative scientific forum for scientists and experts working in the field of natural resource management. The Panel provides advice and connections between policymakers, industry and the community on ways to improve global and local resource management. It is comprised of internationally recognized experts on sustainable resource management and governments from both developed and developing regions with the goal of steering the planet away from overconsumption, waste and ecological harm toward a more prosperous and sustainable future. I have been serving as a member of the Panel for two years with a primary focus on remanufacturing and the circular economy.

Currently, I am leading a major initiative for the Panel – an extensive study report, titled Assessment of Resource Efficiency and Innovation in the Circular Economy through Remanufacturing, which will contain policy recommendations

At one of the most important UN meetings for years, representatives from close to 200 nations agreed on measures to enhance sustainability.

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involving remanufacturing.

The report was requested by the G7 nations (Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan and the U.S.), and it provides the reman industry with a historic opportunity to provide the G7 members with the latest and best information on remanufacturing and its proven benefits.

In order to best capitalize on this opportunity and others likely to come, it is critical for the remanufacturing industry to identify and validate its own contribution to resolving resource consumption issues.

That means that the industry itself must proactively validate its own role and demonstrate its value in the global economy. Remanufacturing is a significant factor in various sectors of industry today, but it still has a low percentage of application in many product categories. Still, the potential for growth of remanufacturing in the world economy is huge, as is its potential to bring systemic environmental change.

“The potential for growth of remanufacturing in the world economy is huge, as is its potential to bring systemic environmental change.”

Global adoption The aforementioned IRP study on remanufacturing includes China as one of four countries reviewed for its potential to benefit from the broader adoption of reman. The report will expectedly validate the potential of remanufacturing in China’s economy and its importance for the country’s environmental conservation. Once light is shed on policy recommendations, this should encourage China’s leadership to understand the value of making significant changes to the country’s current resources policy, encouraging the growth of remanufacturing.

A supreme example of the impact remanufacturing can have on an economy can

be found in Singapore. Singapore’s government is very enlightened when it comes to reman, and the country is already doing very well in this area by providing incentives for companies to remanufacture in Singapore. The government has done its research, realized the importance of reman in its society and has provided significant assistance to companies seeking that solution.

In the rest of Asia, the question is: How long it will be before that kind of realization occurs? Direct government support may or may not be the key.

After all, remanufacturing in the U.S. has never received subsidies from the Federal government.

All remanufacturers need is to level the playing field and have their product treated as any other manufactured product.

Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Higher Education program, a collective worldwide effort by higher education institutions to accelerate the transition to a global circular economy.

Research and development in remanufacturing still needs a lot of work, and the industry will need to bring many more researchers and academics into the world of reman before it can see real change. At the same time, it’s very important that standards are defined for reman R&D; that the research being done truly relates to a problem that is considered to be a significant issue in the remanufacturing world. n

Bringing change to reman Recently, there has been an attempt to bring a lot of the research communities from the academic side and the industrial world together to try to bridge that gap. Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), for example, has a strong connection with the reman industry, and all reman research at the university is done in collaboration with the industry and with industry sponsorship.

RIT works with the groups that remanufacture imaging equipment, defense equipment, office furniture, compressors, electrical apparatuses and more. In addition to academic research, the university advises on trade policy, standards and definitions. A lot of the reman work done is in many Asian and South American countries, where education is offered to help government organizations comprehend remanufacturing and develop the infrastructure needed to support their own remanufacturing sector. Rochester Institute of Technology also joined other select universities in becoming a Pioneer University within the

Dr. Nabil Nasr is the associate provost and director of Rochester Institute of Technology’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability in the U.S., a member of the United Nations Environmental Program’s (UNEP) International Resource Panel (IRP) and a leading reman academic. He helps lead the IRP’s discussions and proposals surrounding remanufacturing and the circular economy.

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Ford strengthens focus on reman operations

By Denise L. Rondini U.S. Correspondent

and structure in those areas of the world to support a program the same as what we have in the U.S.”

“It’s a proud piece of our business,” says Mark Bondoni, strategic remanufacturing manager at Ford Motor Co., when referring to the company’s remanufacturing operation. “It is such an important effort and we have been involved in it for many, many years.”

While Ford has been doing business in the U.S. for decades and is well established in Europe, in some of the emerging markets, especially Asia Pacific, it is a relative newcomer regarding new vehicle sales.

“We are proactively building those assets as we speak and we will identify product programs that meet our business case criteria,”Bondoni said.

So important, in fact, that part of the responsibilities of his group is global expansion. “We are in the infancy stages of rolling out organisations in Asia Pacific as well as in South America. And when I say infancy, during 2015, we established a head count

”Most of our plans for South America and Asia are confidential but we are building bigger teams to launch new and to build on our current reman efforts in those regions.”

Growth opportunities Both South America and Asia are in their early development for reman and recycle, according to Bondoni, “and we are making positive strides that will help protect the environment while also offering a business growth opportunity for Ford.”

He added, “Europe is a different story as that region is already actively remanufacturing many products, very similar to our U.S. efforts. Our goals there are to continue to see new opportunities where they exist that will provide business growth, earth friendly processes and high levels of customer satisfaction when it comes to the repairs of their Ford vehicles.”

Meet Mark Bondoni Mark Bondoni, Ford’s strategic remanufacturing manager, is a 31-year employee of the company. He started his career in the New York region in parts sales through the dealer and aftermarket channels and in a service representative capacity assisting dealers with service growth and customer satisfaction issues.

After that he spent three years on a foreign service assignment in Puerto Rico where he covered the Caribbean and Latin American markets from a parts and service growth standpoint. In 1995, he came to Ford’s Detroit headquarters for the first time where he

worked in a number of different marketing functions before returning to the field as sales and marketing manager in San Francisco from 2004 to 2007.

In 2007, he returned to Detroit where he ran the company’s global warranty operations department and then the service side of the fleet department.

For the past five years he has been on the remanufacturing side of the business.

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Recycling Too Another responsibility that falls under Mark Bondoni, Ford’s strategic remanufacturing manager, is a corporate program to recycle components that can’t be remanufactured including used lighting and front and rear bumper fascia. “These are components that in the past would have ended up in landfills,” he explains.

Ford assesses its dealers a core charge when they purchase these parts and when they return the old, damaged part they are credited for the return. Ford then disposes of the products properly.

The company has kept 140 million pounds of damaged vehicle parts out of landfills including about 235,000 headlamps and 320,000 bumper fascia.

Bondoni explains that all expansion is looked at based on the three goals of Ford’s remanufacturing operation: • Protecting the environment: “Who does not want to be green? It is the right thing to do,” he says.

• Revenue growth opportunities: “We have a big piece of the aftermarket business and if we can reclaim these parts and remanufacture them to high level specs where our customers are receiving a quality product as opposed to something that may not achieve that same level of quality, we are taking good care of our customers,” he says.

• Lower priced repair solutions: “The typical customer for a remanufactured product has a vehicle that is a little further along in its life cycle – beyond the five or six year mark out to 10, 15 or 20 years – and they are looking for a lower priced solution. The reman fit is a good one for them,” he adds.

Ford works with a supply base that handles the actual remanufacturing. “For instance, our engines are remanufactured with a supplier based out of Dallas, our transmission work is done out of Oklahoma City with a supplier that specialises in transmission remanufacturing. Our other small part

“ We are always looking for new opportunities, new business cases to expand our offerings and to do the right thing for the environment.”

components are remanufactured in other areas of the United States. We have operations in Chicago, Tennessee and on the East Coast as well,” he explains.

Take what is old and make it new Bondoni says the goal of Ford’s remanufacturing operation is to “take what is old and make it new.” Company engineers work to develop remanufacturing specifications “so that we are providing a high quality product.”

Many of these supplier relationships have been in place for decades, Bondoni says. “However, the way they remanufacture our products is purely to a Ford Motor Company engineered spec. When we enter a supply agreement with one of our remanufacturers, they are remanufacturing that product back to a spec that is acceptable and approved by Ford.”

Ford collects a variety of cores including engines,

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transmissions, starters, alternators, air conditioning compressors, brake calipers, and 27 other small parts, through its dealer channel and then puts them in the hands of the suppliers that are doing the actual remanufacturing.

Ford uses 36 Regional Core Recovery Centers (RCRC) scattered across the United States to collect cores. “They match up to a certain number of dealers, and we have roughly 3200 Ford dealers across the U.S.,” Bondoni says. Every one of those

dealers is assigned to a RCRC and “once, twice or sometimes three times a month cores will be picked up at the dealerships, credit issued and the cores brought back to Ford to determine if they will go to scrap where they will be ground up to become a future new product or whether they will go on to a supplier to be remanufactured.”

Volume is key Volume to some extent dictates what products are going to be remanufactured, Bondoni says.

“We have developed a business case that looks at volume, remanufacturability and our ability to collect the cores that are out in the market so we can provide a final product.”

While global expansion is in the works, in the U.S. market, Bondoni says he does not expect to see any significant changes. But he adds, “We are always looking for new opportunities, new business cases to expand our offerings and to do the right thing for the environment.” n

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Taking it to the next level

By Denise L. Rondini, US Correspondent The remanufacturing industry is similar to a lot of other businesses in many ways and participants in it rely on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software to help them manage their businesses. But reman operations also have special needs revolving around cores and core management so off the shelf software solutions rarely work for them.

While working with a European reman company, Level Seven, a consulting-centric technology and marketing agency located in Independence, Ohio, discovered that no existing ERP program effectively handled cores. “From what we learned from this client, we built the reman modules into the functionality of the Microsoft Dynamic NAV platform,” says Stuart Taylor, president and CEO of Level Seven.

of reman functionality that does not connect to the Microsoft product but rather is built into it,” Taylor says.

Standard functionality of Dynamics NAV includes financial management, human resources management, supply chain management, reporting and sales and marketing.

Cores are the lifeblood of remanufacturing.

Monitoring and managing core inventory, tracking it to customers and suppliers, handling core returns and the inspection and approval process are all steps in a well-run core program.

“Level Seven is a certified Microsoft Dynamics NAV partner and as such is able to offer a suite

The Dynamics NAV for Reman is suitable for Fortune 100 companies down to start-ups with five employees, Taylor explains. It can be used for all types of remanufactured products and is scalable to accommodate business growth.

“Dynamic NAV for Reman allows businesses to

do these things and have the information and transactions flow into their financials,” Taylor says.

They do not need to have a separate system or manually transfer data from one system to another.

Design for reman Features designed specifically for remanufacturing operations include the ability to define core eligibility by customer, map a core part number to the remanufactured part number and model family, track cores both inbound and outbound, establish core terms by customers and supplier by part number, provide core charge invoicing, handle core returns and core credits, track cores in finished goods and provide financial core reporting.

When a customer wants to purchase a part, a sales order is opened tying the order to the correct customer. The item to be purchased is added to the order and once the quantity is entered the core charges are automatically added.

In addition, core eligibility is shown including when that eligibility expires. Assigning cores a

Level Seven’s Stuart Taylor (in front), Larry Morris and Matthew Pagni: Cores are the lifeblood of remanufacturing.

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part number allows them to be tracked separately from the part itself.

According to Matthew Pagni, director of enterprise solutions for Level Seven, one key aspect of the platform is core tracking and banking. There are three types of core eligibility: off, on and on with core bank. When a customer returns a core, the part number is entered into the system along with the quantity being returned. The system checks that customer’s eligibility to return that specific core.

Core bank “If a customer returns a core that he does not owe, it can put that core into the core bank and if he ever buys that part he will not be charged for the core,” Pagni explains. He adds, “The option of core banking is significant especially if you have hard to find cores.”

If the customer is eligible to return the core, the system automatically makes the necessary adjustments to the customer’s core tracking record.

Another problem experienced by people checking in cores is giving full core credit for cores that may be damaged. When receiving in a core, the Level Seven system asks the system user to rate

the condition of the core. If the core is given a low rating, the system prompts the user to take a picture of the core that then can be shared with the customer who wants proof of why a deduction in the value of the core was made.

A core portal allows customers to log in and verify

their own core eligibility so they will always know what cores they can return.

Taylor says Level Seven’s solution is a modern approach to core tracking and gives users what they need to make fast, informed decisions. n

Steering specialist on course for international markets A UK remanufacturer has plans to target the international sales market after passing its five-year turnover target with three years to spare.

Coventry-based NSL Automotive was established as a steering box, rack and pump specialist in 2013 after managing director Mick Parsons acquired a small steering parts remanufacturing business. It had a strong local customer-base and turnover in the region of £300,000. Two years, one acquisition and a significant amount of investment later, turnover has already exceeded the target of £1.5m that was planned by 2018. With brake calipers and drive shafts completing the company’s remanufacturing range, NSL has a broad parts portfolio.

Mick Parsons says that despite investing in the new technology required to remanufacture electric steering products – which are expected to dominate the steering reman market in the near future – a boom in hydraulic steering business appears to be fuelling the current growth.

“I’m not sure if this is a result of the switch by other companies towards electric steering, but we are being inundated with hydraulic steering work. I have 700 to 800 units going through the remanufacturing process, right now. We will have a record January, there is no doubt about that.”

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Extra capacity There’s little doubt that 2015 was a busy year. Last August, NSL moved to a larger factory, which is providing the extra capacity to cope with demand.

New apprentices have been employed to develop the skills base and in September, NSL acquired Coventry Core Supplies. That’s a move that has secured a regular source of good quality core and helped to fuel the rapid growth. Meanwhile, a sponsorship deal confirmed in January 2016 with Coventry City Football Club will help raise the company’s local and national profile.

With one foot in the door to the market for international sales, NSL is already satisfying one customer’s increasing need for remanufactured

Mick Parsons: Growth fuelled by boom in hydraulics steering racks for Left Hand Drive products. The road ahead in 2016 looks promising. n

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APRA moves into new home APRA, the Automotive Parts Remanufacturers Association, celebrated the new year by switching its long-standing headquarters from Chantilly outside of Washington to Gainesville, Virginia. The celebration, however, is tempered by the fact that APRA’s long-standing staff in Chantilly are no longer part of the Association.

MERA, the Motor & Equipment Remanufacturers Association has approved an amendment to its by­­ laws that welcomes members from all remanufacturing industries.

“We regret parting from our loyal colleagues for so many years but the new location enables us to provide a much improved service for our members,“ APRA President Joe Kripli said. “The move means more horsepower for less money as well as greater efficiency and access to new software that will facilitate our daily operations.”

As part of the update APRA is planning a new 4 colour membership magazine, a newly designed website, more extensive coverage of technical issues and, in general, broader provision of info relevant to the membership.

Founded in 1941, APRA has 1000 members

MERA extends membership

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The change adds a class of membership for cross-industry remanufacturers. In addition, core or component supplier companies and professional services firms that serve various industries may also join the association. Accordingly, crossindustry remanufacturer members are now also eligible to serve on the MERA Board of Directors, the association has announced.

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ERN shows the way to efficient remanufacturing If any confirmation of remanufacturing’s continuing progress was needed, it was to be found in Bayreuth in Germany on Thursday January 21. Within the ultra-modern surroundings of the Fraunhofer Institute and Bayreuth University’s new high tech centre for Manufacturing and Remanufacturing, the recently formed European Remanufacturing Network (ERN) rolled out a new series of workshops that are set to give an added boost to scientific and industrial partnerships in remanufacturing.

Under the headline “Challenges and Perspectives in Remanufacturing”, the event attracted a significant number of industry representatives and scientists from leading European research institutions to discuss the outlook and opportunities for remanufacturing. At the same time, the UK consultancy, Oakdene Hollins, which is establishing itself as a new force in remanufacturing, delivered a fresh 146-page, EU-backed report listing crucial facts and figures about the industry.

The main conclusions are that remanufacturing in Europe already employs around 190,000 people, with German firms dominating the market and accounting for almost a third of remanufacturing turnover. Moreover, the report claims that government policies and private sector investment could combine to deliver a period of rapid growth for the industry, and predicts that remanufacturing

Speakers and organisers at the first ERN meeting in Bayreuth, Germany. Back row from left: Steffen Butzer, Bayreuth University; Ingo Forster, Robotif; Nina Boorsma, Philips Healthcare; Felix Hempel, Siemens Healthcare; Professor Rolf Steinhilper, Bayreuth UJniversity. Front row: Seigo Robinson, Oakdene Hollins; Dr. Eric Sundin, University of Linköping, Sweden; Frank Merwerth, Knorr-Bremse, Germany. could generate € 90bn in revenues and employ 255,000 people across Europe by 2030.

Remanufacturing is widely regarded as the most resource and energy efficient option for a wide array of products when they reach their end of life, and remanufacturing services are seen as critical to the circular economy model the EU is keen to promote, states the report.

Encouraging view Seigo Robinson, senior consultant at Oakdene Hollins, who worked on the report, said there was also a compelling business case for many businesses to embrace remanufacturing. “The top motives for businesses to remanufacture are higher profit margins, environmental responsibility, a strategic advantage and increased market share.

These all point to an encouraging view of the future of the remanufacturing industry from those within the business.”

Seigo Robinson

A number of speakers from as diverse back­

grounds as Linköping University of Sweden, the German Knorr-Bremse braking giant, and Robotif, a new German robot remanufacturer, Siemens Healthcare and Phillips also delivered lectures on their respective organisations’ focus on remanufacturing.

While different approaches, of course, characterised the presentations some common traits were clearly in evidence.

Dr. Steffen Butzer of the Fraunhofer Institute, who organised the event, summed it up as follows: “We had some doubts as to how much the different segments of the reman industry would interact with each other. That question was clearly solved. Although remanufacturers and their scientific partners cover very large areas, there is clearly common ground between them. This will increasingly be of benefit to the whole industry as the European Remanufacturing Network proceeds with its workshops over the coming months and years.”

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Starting from scratch Starting from scratch, the European Remanufacturing Network now aims at further emphasising remanufacturing as an important component of a resource efficient manufacturing industry. “Remanufacturing is an undervalued part of Europe’s industrial landscape and an under-recognised sustainable industry by keeping components and material in use for longer, and avoiding emissions to air and water. In addition to environmental benefits, remanufacturing provides opportunities for the creation of highly skilled jobs and economic growth,” Oakdene Hollins’ Seigo Robinson commented.

He added, “In Europe, unlike in the recycling industry, cross-sectoral activities to facilitate knowledge transfer and promote the industry do not exist. Our major competitors, the U.S. and China, already have a common vision and strategy for remanufacturing within their industrial landscape. An outcome may be that European remanufacturing could lose competitiveness against these more organised sectors. As a result, there is a real need for a European-level solution to encourage remanufacturing throughout Europe.” n

Concluding round table at the European Remanufacturing Network in Bayreuth.

From left: Nina Boorsma, Philips Healthcare; Felix Hempel, Siemens; Ingo Forster, RobotIf; Rolf Steinhilper, University of Bayreuth; Frank Merwerth, Knorr Bremse; Seigo Robinson, Oakdene Hollins and Eric Sundin, University of Linkoping.

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The material for this page has been supplied by FIRM, International Federation of Engine Remanufactures and Rebuilders

Update on national activities In this edition of the FIRM pages we provide you with an update on the outcome of our General Assembly 2015, held on 13 November 2015, in Istanbul.

France About 80 to 90 engine remanufacturers are part of the FEDA association. FEDA has recently set up a quality policy online called “eLabel”, which is a self-audit set to replace the audit done by an external organization. In the future, FEDA will contact other independent automotive associations with the intention of setting up a larger association.

Belgium FEDERAUTO has changed its name to TRAXIO (see announcement on the website). The workload in the shops has increased on average with 12%.

Thanks to last year’s OE-dealership changes, the engine remanufacturers receive more enquiries on engine works.

A new website has been launched, offering jobs in the automotive industry (info@mobilityjobs.be).

Sweden The activities during the first half of the year were concentrated on an exhibition for vehicles and

New secretary of FIRM With effect of 1 January 2016, Frederique Daublin (current secretary of Traxio) will take over the administrative work of FIRM from Traxio’s Brussels office.

We welcome Frederique and wish her all the best for her responsibilities within FIRM. In addition to that, it is intended to contract a lobbyist in Brussels, involved in the automotive market. To continue the highly effective lobbying of FIRM as part of a reman network (see topic) until today, it is important to integrate the lobbyist into the huge network of national and international reman and reman-related associations, universities and contacts. n

workshops, with a special interest for the heavy duty vehicles in Kista, Stockholm.

MO-RE has had two board meetings, as well as an annual meeting on November 6.

A delegation of 18 engine remanufacturers travelled to Equipauto in Paris. Thanks to the organization by their French colleagues, they had the opportunity to visit the workshop ”Ets Mr Chambon in Nemours”.

Most members report that the situation in their workshops is quite good.

United Kingdom Since this year, FER has set up a partnership with a service provider for office work, which has been very fruitful (training programs for FER members refinanced by the government).

Most of the members have a little niche in the market, for example HD motorsports.

Turkey GMY counts 45 members. They offer technical workshops for their members. Although the Turkish economy is currently suffering from the crisis, the numbers of reman engines is increasing.

GMY is partnering with technical high schools.

They also organized a presentation of FIRM during the XIII. Otomotiv ve Yan Sanayi Sempozyumu ve Sergisi (Turkey Automotive Symposium).

Germany In Germany, new EU emission regulations for Non Road Mobile machines (Stage V) will be issued in January 2016 to become effective in 2018.

Since exchange engines and reman engines are considered to be the same type, both will be subject to other new regulations like the lifetime in use limited to 10 years, which could affect all the engines reman workshops.

FIRM outlook for 2016 A number of topics will be important for FIRM in 2016: • F orecast from all members with key figures • Improvement of communication between members down to their national members • Participation at the world’s largest construction equipment exhibition BAUMA in April in Munich • Participation of APRA’s 2016 symposium in Birmingham • Member Acquisitions (e.g. Italy’s FIR, new associations, new remanufacturers) • Update of the website • General Assembly 2016 will take place on Friday, 16 September 2016, during Automechanika Frankfurt n

Frame program OTOsem symposium Istanbul At this symposium organized by the main association in Turkey representing the automotive industry, similar to the VDA in Germany, FIRM’s president was given the opportunity to speak.

Presenting about FIRM in general and the engine reman garages in particular, he discussed the benefits, the competence and skills of the remanufacturers, as well as the daily challenges with regards to technical specifications, spare part sourcing and legal aspects of the business.

Visit of new GMY-transmission reman hub in Istanbul GMY, FIRM’s member in Turkey under the lead of Emre Cicin (also Vice President of FIRM) has established a transmission reman plant (GMY Atco) in Istanbul. GMY followed the needs of the industry for such a specialized hub. In the planning phase, GMY benefited from the contacts and network available within FIRM, as well as from FIRM’s part and role in the global reman network – a good example showcasing the benefits of being a member of FIRM. n

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FIRM as part of the global reman network Lobbying and networking are the most effective ways of raising political and public awareness of the engine reman industry. As it is much more effective to do so when cooperating with other relevant associations, FIRM meanwhile is member of APRA’s European Division.

As such, both associations are in close cooperation with CLEPA’s aftermarket division, especially in its reman strategy group. In addition, APRA and FIRM are part of the ERN (European Reman Network), funded by the EU-commission as part of their “Horizon 2020” program, with the involvement of the chair of reman of the University of Bayreuth.

Representatives of FIRM are also part of the VDA’s reman working group.

How FIRM works on putting remanufacturing on the global agenda: • E stablishing a common automotive reman definition with CLEPA and ACEA (completed)

• E stablishing a definition of a reman process (completed) • Matching the reman process definition with the RIC (Reman Industry Council, USA) shortly before completion • Establishing a definition of what a core is, to distinguish a core from waste (completed) • Matching the definition of ‘core’ with RIC • Participation in the Basel Convention in the framework of the UNEP (United Nations Environmental Program) about transboundary movement of e-waste to avoid cores to be defined as waste – with huge administrative restrictions for the reman industry, including engine reman (partly completed, and still ongoing) • I nvolvement in defining the common reman terminology in the Free Trade Agreements and Non Tariff Barriers with regards to the terms part, process and core. Involvement through CLEPA’s contacts to the Directorate-General

Enterprise and Industry (DG-ENTR) as well as DG Environment. That also includes the Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership (TTIP).

• Inclusion of Reman in the documents of the last G7-summit in Germany • Participation in the ERN (European Reman Network) with the aim to be part of the European Reman Council to be installed later this year. n

Note on behalf of FIRM Since 2011, Mr. Volker Schittenhelm, corporate member of FIRM, with his independent reman consulting office IMT and well-known in the European reman industry has had the mandate to fill FIRM’s blue pages.

All (!) members of FIRM are once again invited to send news and information about their activities and projects to communication@firm-org.eu.

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Birmingham event - April 20 - 22, 2016

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This year a big remanufacturing event is scheduled in Birmingham, United Kingdom for April 20 - 22, 2016. This event has the character of a workshop and also offers networking possibilities:

After a very successful 2014 Symposium in Italy, we are now finalizing preparations for our next conference in the UK. Between April 20th and 22nd 2016, everything will revolve around remanufacturing and circular economy.

The APRA Symposium will be the only event in Europe next year, completely dedicated to the remanufacturing industry. It is a ‘must go’ for everyone who is involved in Reman subjects in Europe. Regardless of whether you are a core dealer, supplier of components or test equipment, remanufacturer, consultant or service provider, all are welcome to attend.

Catch up with the latest industry trends and meet remanufacturing professionals from all over the world. Due to the unique modular event structure

APRA EU chairman Peter Bartel was invited to hold a speech in Milan, Italy at ‘Intelligent Factory for Advanced and Sustainable De-production’. The project funded within a Framework Agreement between CNR (National Research Council) and Regione Lombardia on December 14, 2015.

you can take part as participant, exhibitor or even as sponsor to increase your company’s exposure.

A variety of modules will be available, including technical, marketing and scientific workshops, a networking gala-dinner with entertainment, COREmania Party, plant visits etc. Because of the modular event structure, you have the chance to select modules individually, hence there is no need to register for the full event.

In addition, there will be opportunities to promote your company/products during the exhibition and via sponsorship.

Make sure you do not miss out! Save the date in your calendar!

Further details will follow soon but should you have any queries in the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact us at info@apra-europe.org.

APRA European Remanufacturing Symposium 2016, NEC Birmingham – United Kingdom. n

APRA announces officer for UN relations APRA announces Carsten Wengel as official “APRA officer for UNEP”. He will defend the interests of APRA members regarding the UNEP (United Nations Environment Program) during the Basel Convention (BC). The Conference of the Parties is the governing body of the Basel Convention (BC) and advances implementation of the BC through the decisions it takes at its periodic meetings.

As a result of the BC COP-12, APRA was also invited to provide comments on certain issues related to the technical guidelines, that will be integrated to the work program of the Open-End Working Group (OEWG) in order to prepare draft revised guidelines for consideration by COP-13.

Carsten Wengel’s task is to prepare the automotive industry for the upcoming United Nations Environmental Program COP13

(Thirteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties) in 2017. Carsten Wengel will also align forces with other associations.

Concerning his personal career: Carsten Wengel (49) currently works as Director and Board Executive at Danish Crown, CW Management in Horsens/ Denmark. He has more than 25 years of experience in the industry sector. During the last 15 years he worked in leadership positions in international and global industry enterprises. Mr. Wengel has a Masters degree from the University Aalborg in Industrial Management, is married and has one daughter.

Overall, Carsten Wengel will support APRA in being our voice of Remanufacturing.

Carsten Wengel

Next to other lobbying activities, this action shows that APRA is actively defending the interests of the worldwide automotive remanufacturing industry. n

The theme of the speech was ‘Opportunities and barriers of Automotive Remanufacturing in Europe’. The event aimed to promote the growth of the national De- and Remanufacturing Community. The audience consisted of industries, academies and governmental organizations. In the morning other interesting speeches were held, whereas in the afternoon there was also the opportunity to take part in a guided tour of ITIA-CNR Pilot Plant for mechatronics components De-Manufacturing.

ABOUT CNR: The National Research Council (CNR) is a public organization; its duty is to carry out, promote, spread, transfer and improve research activities in the main sectors of knowledge growth and of its applications for the scientific, technological, economic and social development of the country.

Institute of Industrial Technologies and Automation ITIA mission is to perform research and innovation on enabling technologies, processes and products, integrated in a factory-level framework, in order to enhance knowledge in manufacturing. The final aim is to strengthen the competitiveness of the nation, supporting technology leadership, new employment, prosperity, sustainability and social cohesion. This high level mission is then specialized in synergic goals in the different areas of activities: Road mapping, Research, Innovation, Training. n

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World Reman Summit switches ­spotlight to China China’s rapidly developing remanufacturing industry and the need for scientific and technological partnerships between remanufacturing and the academic world will be core subjects when the 2016 World Remanufacturing Summit takes place in Beijing on May 25.

Hosted by the National Key Laboratory for Remanufacturing, China’s leading remanufacturing organisation, the summit will be held at the Hotel New OTANI Chang Fu Gong, Jianguo Menwai Avenue, where prominent speakers from the Chinese administration and representatives from world class reman businesses will join together to discuss global remanufacturing issues.

Included among the prominent reman executives is Greg Folley, Caterpillar Vice-President with responsibility for the U.S. giant’s Sustainable Solutions Division, which was set up in 2015.

China’s leading reman academic, Professor Xu Binshe of the National Key Laboratory for remanufacturing in Beijing will act as the event’s Honorary Chairman, while the Key Laboratory’s Director, Professor Zhu Sheng, Professor Rolf Steinhilper of Bayreuth University in Germany and Nabil Nasr, Director of the Golisano Institute for Sustainability from Rochester Institute of Technology, New York, constitute the Summit’s permanent chairmanship. Since the Summit series’ inception in 2012, ReMaTecNews has been the event’s main media partner.

The organisers expect more than 200 domestic participants and 80 participants from outside China to participate in the World Remanufacturing

Professor Zhu Sheng

Summit which runs one day prior to a local Chinese reman conference, the Sixth China Remanufacturing Conference, in the same venue.

“Since the last World Remanufacturing Summit in Shanghai two years ago, remanufacturing has made very significant progress across the world – and certainly in China,” said Professor Zhu Sheng. “Following on from the last two events in Rochester, U.S.A., and Amsterdam, the Netherlands, this year’s summit in Beijing will once again reflect the rapid pace with which remanufacturing is gaining ground globally - but also, and perhaps, in particular, how China is becoming a significant force in remanufacturing.

On a national level, remanufacturing is enjoying strong support from China’s government and the summit in May will provide the worldwide

Professor Rolf Steinhilper

reman industry with further proof of this.”

Launched to highlight the importance of scientific/ academic research to remanufacturers worldwide, the World Remanufacturing Summits are now in their fifth year. By emphasising the link between the science and remanufacturing, the summits have gained wide respect for organising highlevel exchange of ideas and technological and reman-related knowledge. Founded by the world’s three leading academic reman centres, Bayreuth University and Fraunhofer Institute in Germany, Rochester Institute of Technology and the Golisano Institute of Sustainability in New York, and China’s National Key Laboratory in Beijing, Singapore’s Advanced Remanufacturing and Technology Centre will be next in line to join the organisers of the WRS events. n

Professor Nabil Nasr

Professor Xu Binshe

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Balancing machines

Schenck RoTec GmbH Landwehrstr. 55 64293 Darmstadt | Germany P +49 6151 32 2311 E rotec@schenck.net W www.schenck-rotec.com

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Test Equipment SDA Import - Export BV Duizeldonksestraat 7, 5705 CA Helmond The Netherlands P +31 (0) 492 524463 E tony@sdaim-export.nl W www.sdaim-export.nl

Lizarte S.A. Polígono Agustinos C/B 31013 Pamplona, Navarra (Spain) P +34 (948) 303436 E info@lizarte.com W www.lizarte.com

STP-Parts GmbH Otto-Hahn-Str. 7, D-40721, Hilden Germany P +49 (0) 2103 978 66 10 E info@stp-parts.de

Pos Service Holland­­ Stichtse Kade 47c 1244 NV ’s-Graveland The Netherlands P +31 (0)35 6563180 E psh@psh.nl W www.psh.nl

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RECICLANOVA METAL S.L. C/ Rosa de los vientos nº40 Polg. El viso, 29006 Málaga P +34 952240970 E adreciclanova@gmail.com W www.reciclanovametal.com

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Cores

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ROBARCKO B.V. Markerkant 1306a 1314 AN Almere Stad The Netherlands P +31 ( 0 )36 530 46 02 E info@robarcko.nl W www.robarcko.nl

Vitobello Ricambi Srl. Via Luciano Lama, 28 47020 Longiano (FC), Italy P +39 0547/52839-56209 E info@vitobello.it W www.vitobello.it

Diesel Line Srl Via Verona 7 31046 Oderzo (TV) Italy P +39 0422 717572 E info@diesel-line.it

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GFX Corp.

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Turbo Parts

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Emmetec S.r.l.

Sede operativa-Headquarters: via Stazione, 8 - 21020 Ternate (VA) Italy P +39 0332 9618.86 / 96 E info@emmetec.com W www.emmetec.com

Arrowhead Electrical Products, Inc. 3787 95th Ave. N.E. Blaine, MN 55014 United States of America (USA) P (763) 255-2555 E info@arrowheadep.com W www.arrowheadep.com

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Canadian International Auto Show Toronto | Canada

International fair for Parts, machinery and Technology for the motorindustry St. Petersburg | Russia

24/02 - 28/02/2016 FIACRUZ - AUTOMOBILE FAIR

15/03 - 17/03/2016

Santa Cruz | Bolivia

AUTOMECHANIKA ST. PETERSBURG

25/02 - 27/02/2016 AAC CHINA - CHINA (GUANGZHOU) International Automotive Air-conditioning & Equipment Exhibition Guangzhou | China (PR)

Russia’s Leading Regional Trade Fair for the Automotive Service Industry targeting Trade Visitors from North West Russia and the Baltic States St. Petersburg | Russia

17/03 - 22/03/2016 25/02 - 28/02/2016

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Cairo International Motor Show Cairo | Egypt

China International Auto Accessories Commercial Expo Beijing | China (PR)

18/03 - 20/03/2016 BUDAPEST MOTOR SHOW

26/02 - 28/02/2016

Budapest | Hungary

AAITF China International Automotive Aftermarket Industry and Tuning Trade Fair Shenzhen | China (PR)

18/03 - 20/03/2016 AUTOSALON CHEMNITZ Motor Show Chemnitz | Germany

29/02 - 03/03/2016 EQUIP AUTO ALGERIA

20/03 - 23/03/2016

Algiers | Algeria

AUTOTECHNICA BENELUX

03/03 - 06/03/2016 AMR - AUTO MAINTENANCE & REPAIR The China International Trade Fair for Auto Maintenance Technology and Equipment, Auto Parts and Accessories Beijing | China (PR)

International Automotive Trade Show for Spare Parts, Accessories, Tools, Garage & Bodywork Equipment Brussels | Belgium

23/03 - 03/04/2016 BANGKOK INTERNATIONAL MOTOR SHOW Bangkok | Thailand

03/03 - 13/03/2016 GENEVA INTERNATIONAL MOTOR SHOW

23/03 - 28/03/2016

Geneva | Switzerland

VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL MOTOR SHOW

04/03 - 06/03/2016

Pacific International Auto Show Vancouver | Canada

MOTO PARK Moscow International Motor-Park Moscow | Russia

25/03 - 03/04/2016

09/03 - 12/03/2016

New York | USA

NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL MOTOR SHOW

ERBIL AUTOSHOW International Automobile, Automotive and Spare Parts Exhibition Erbil | Iraq

29/03 - 01/04/2016 INAPA Indonesia International Auto Parts, Accessories and Equip Exhibition Jakarta | Indonesia

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