The prospect of the remanufacturing industry in the remanufacturing industry

In 2005, the first batch of circular economy pilots will take remanufacturing as a key area in the "Several Opinions on Accelerating the Development of Circular Economy". The Circular Economy Promotion Law, which came into effect in January 2009, put remanufacturing on the track of legalization.

In May 2010, the National Development and Reform Commission and other 11 departments jointly issued a document on the 31st to announce that China will focus on the remanufacturing of automobile engines, gearboxes, generators and other parts, and expand the scope of auto parts remanufacturing pilot to drive shafts, oil pumps, water pumps and other components; At the same time, promote the remanufacturing of construction machinery, machine tools, etc., and the retreading of large-scale waste tires.

According to the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Environmental Protection, the Ministry of Commerce and other 11 departments jointly issued documents, by the end of 2009, China's auto parts remanufacturing pilot has formed a total of 230,000 sets of remanufacturing capacity of automobile engines, gearboxes, steering machines, generators. China has made important breakthroughs in the field of basic theory and key technology research and development of remanufacturing, and the development and application of remanufacturing technologies such as automatic nanoparticle composite brush plating have reached the international advanced level.

According to the relevant person in charge of the Department of Environmental Resources of the Development and Reform Commission, remanufacturing refers to the mass production process of professional repair of waste auto parts, construction machinery, machine tools, etc., and the remanufactured products achieve the same quality and performance as the original new products, which is an advanced form of "reuse" of the circular economy. Compared with the manufacture of new products, remanufactured products can save 50% of costs, 60% of energy, 70% of materials, and almost no solid waste. Therefore, the remanufacturing industry has broad prospects.

The remanufacturing model with Chinese characteristics focuses on the combination of basic research and engineering practice, innovates and develops the key technologies of remanufacturing with Chinese characteristics, and builds a remanufacturing quality control system for waste products to ensure the performance, quality and reliability of remanufactured products. Pay attention to the integration of enterprise needs and discipline construction, and enhance the core competitiveness of enterprises and laboratories; Pay attention to both social and economic benefits, and promote the construction of national circular economy.

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Recently, the 2022 World Manufacturing Conference came to an end in Hefei, as a global manufacturing event, which has attracted widespread attention from domestic and foreign manufacturing peers.

With the theme of "Manufacturing the World, Creating a Better World", this industry event focuses on the hot spots of emerging industries such as the new generation of information technology, high-end equipment manufacturing, and artificial intelligence, and brings together more than 600 Fortune 500 companies, China's top 500 enterprises, unicorn enterprises in various fields, specialized and special new enterprises, "little giants" and other "intelligent high-tech" enterprises.

The future trend of China's manufacturing is high-end, intelligent and green transformation.

First, high-end, new intelligent manufacturing

From the high-precision copper foil as thin as cicada wings, large unmanned excavators, aerial emergency command aircraft, and power maintenance robot dogs, to satellites that "explore the sky and the sea", metaverse virtual reality, and then to brain science and brain-like technology ......, which are known as the "ultimate frontier" of human scienceA series of high-tech products were unveiled at this conference, showing thatThe manufacturing industry is gradually transforming from low-end to high-end intelligent manufacturing.

Second, the intelligent coordination of the industrial chain promotes the transformation of the manufacturing industry

At the end of 2021, the "14th Five-Year Plan for the Development of Intelligent Manufacturing" issued by 8 departments including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the state put forward a "two-step" strategy for China's intelligent manufacturing: by 2025, most of the manufacturing enterprises above designated size will be digitally networked, and the backbone enterprises in key industries will initially apply intelligence; By 2035, manufacturing enterprises above designated size will fully popularize digitalization and networking, and backbone enterprises in key industries will basically achieve intelligence.

According to the statistics of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, as of June this year, more than 700 digital workshops or smart factories have been built across the country, among which intelligent manufacturing in the fields of home appliances, printing and dyeing, refining and chemical has been at the world's leading level.

The expert group of the Digital Intelligence Innovation and Development Forum of the conference suggested that enterprises should actively embrace the industrial Internet, carry out digital transformation as soon as possible, and promote cost reduction and efficiency increase. In the process of transformation of manufacturing enterprises, system engineering and top-level design need to be introduced at the technical thinking level, and the firmness of the top leader is needed at the management level. In order to realize the deep integration of manufacturing technology, information technology and organizational management, and drive the new digital growth engine of the enterprise itself.

3. Green manufacturing has become a reality from a concept

Pressing the brakes will cause the doors to close automatically, the sound of the waves will help you sleep when you turn on the nap mode, and the wide light carpet will be projected in front of the vehicle at night ......This is one of the achievements of the conference's new energy technology. In August this year, the production and sales of new energy vehicles in China reached nearly 4 million, a year-on-year increase of about 120%.

In the first set of major technical equipment exhibition area, a 150kW hydrogen fuel cell stack module generator has realized direct power generation through the addition of hydrogen fuel.

According to the statistics of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, since 2012, the compound annual growth rate of the total output value of the national environmental protection equipment manufacturing industry has exceeded 10%.

It can be seen that green manufacturing is no longer just a new concept, and green and low-carbon technology products have begun to be applied to energy production, transportation, urban and rural construction and other fields, which will make an increasingly important contribution to the stable development of the manufacturing industry.

Auto parts remanufacturing: there is a large marketIn the remanufacturing industry, the remanufacturing of auto parts in the remanufacturing industry is to complete the whole process of remanufacturing production through the dismantling, surface treatment, reprocessing, parts testing, reassembly, and whole machine testing of waste and old automobile generators and starters. According to the data of the Ministry of Commerce, from 2014 to 2019, the number of scrapped cars in China showed an upward trend.

In 2019, the number of scrapped cars in China's formal channels was only 1.95 million, a year-on-year increase, and the scrap rate was less than 20%. It means that there is a large market for auto parts remanufacturing.

Industrialization and urbanization have promoted rapid economic and social development and progress, but also exacerbated resource and environmental constraints. Building a circular economy and achieving sustainable social and economic development has become a common concern all over the world, and vigorously carrying out remanufacturing projects is an inevitable choice to achieve circular economy, energy conservation, emission reduction and sustainable development.

Remanufactured parts in the country or belong to the emerging industry, although there are many problems encountered at present, but with the establishment of some standardization systems, the improvement of national awareness and the establishment of relevant laws and regulations, etc., the development prospects of remanufactured parts in the future are still good, and many large automobile companies are in the relevant research and development, production and sales, such as Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-Benz auto parts remanufactured parts are made by the original factory, remanufactured parts are also in line with the relevant national policies, And in accordance with Mercedes-Benz global standards for manufacturing, for consumers to be assured of quality. Secondly, the remanufactured parts greatly reduce resource consumption and ensure quality, while providing a more competitive market.

In view of the current problems in China's remanufacturing industry, relevant experts believe that China's economy has entered a period of rapid development, the consumption of resources and environment is very large, the development of remanufacturing industry, is conducive to saving resources, reducing energy consumption; It is conducive to reducing pollution and protecting the environment; It is conducive to reducing product costs and improving the competitiveness of enterprises. The experts made the following recommendations.

The first is to strengthen the formulation of policies conducive to the development of the remanufacturing industry. Relevant departments should formulate feasible incentive policies in a timely manner according to the actual situation, implement tax exemptions and exemptions for remanufacturing enterprises, strengthen financial support, etc., give financial support to carry out research on key technologies for remanufacturing, and encourage foreign investors to invest in remanufacturing. At the same time, timely adjustment and liberalization of restrictive policies for the development of remanufacturing industries such as automobiles.

For the dismantling and remanufacturing of scrapped products, we will realize "turning blockage into sparseness", and establish a system of remanufacturing and manufacturing, dismantling and dismantling.

The second is to revise and improve relevant laws and regulations. Formulate management methods conducive to the remanufacturing industry to eliminate the circulation of counterfeit and shoddy accessories. Regardless of whether these product defects are caused by the existence of the original product itself, the performance of the original product after use, or the remanufacturing process, the manufacturer shall be responsible for the quality of its products.

At the same time, strengthen the establishment and implementation of the manufacturer's extended responsibility system, requiring manufacturers to take responsibility for the first and remanufacturing of their products after entering the scrap period. Manufacturers are encouraged to upgrade the technology of remanufactured products, and use environmentally friendly designs, detachable designs and remanufacturable designs for initial manufacturing to improve the modularization and standardization of products.

The third is to further expand the demonstration pilot and guide the formation of remanufacturing industrialization. On the basis of the current pilot work of remanufacturing auto parts and tires, the content and scope of the remanufacturing pilot will be gradually expanded, such as expanding to household appliances, construction machinery, chemical metallurgy and other fields. We should guide the exploration of remanufacturing industrialization, support the implementation of industrialization projects, and gradually form an integrated industrial chain of R&D, manufacturing, sorting, remanufacturing, logistics, and after-sales service.

Fourth, strengthen the construction of the circulation supervision system. First of all, develop strict remanufacturing industry standards. For example, the formulation of scrapped product inspection standards, remanufacturing technical standards, remanufacturing product quality standards, etc., to strictly ensure product quality.

Secondly, a strict market access system should be adopted for the remanufacturing industry. For example, remanufactured products are subject to product certification, compulsory identification, product information filing and other systems; Enterprises engaged in remanufacturing shall implement administrative examination and approval systems such as production licenses or filing systems.

Fifth, improve innovation and research and development capabilities, and attach importance to talent training. Enterprises and scientific research institutes should increase the research and development of key technologies for remanufacturing, and strengthen independent innovation on the basis of introducing, digesting and absorbing foreign advanced technology, so as to form high-tech with independent intellectual property rights. Large-scale, qualified remanufacturing enterprises can consider establishing their own corresponding scientific research institutions or experimental bases, to create their own patented technology, brand, the country should increase support in remanufacturing research and development, application, pay attention to the training of professional talents, promote the transformation of scientific and technological achievements in remanufacturing engineering, and strive to build a combination of production, education and research technology chain.

China's remanufacturing industry has great potential for development, but there is a lack of extensive understanding of the remanufacturing industry, insufficient policy support, imperfect legal system, lack of manufacturing market supervision, no good reverse logistics system, manufacturing key technology innovation research and development capabilities need to be strengthened and other bottlenecks. It is possible to strengthen the formulation of policies conducive to the development of the remanufacturing industry by strengthening extensive publicity

The manufacturing industry is a general term for a production activity that produces and processes raw materials into products, and the remanufacturing industry refers to an industry that repairs and transforms waste products by technical means on the basis of the original industry. It is an industry guided by the theory of product life cycle and aimed at improving the performance of waste products.