For over 30 years,
Rockwell Automation's remanufacturing
services have provided our customers
with an environmentally friendly option,
reducing waste to landfill and
enabling the circular economy.
Electronic waste represents
2% of solid waste streams,
but makes up 70% of the hazardous waste
that ends up in landfill. Remanufacturing
preserves approximately 85% of
energy expended and uses almost
90% fewer raw materials
than production of the original product.
Your company will be positively
impacting the environment
by using this service.
Our processes and rigorous testing
lead to a remanufactured product
with quality metrics that approach
those of our new products.
This allows us to confidently
back our remanufactured products
with a warranty that is comparable
to, or better than, new products.
Let's review some of the environmental
practices we use to enhance
our own sustainability.
We begin with quality and
sustainability in every step.
From receiving to shipping, our facilities
follow ISO 9001 and 14001 procedures to
ensure quality and environmental standards.
Our process begins with check-in and barcoding.
We inspect your equipment
for handling damage,
then verify serial numbers
and manufacturing dates.
Our technician performs the initial analysis,
including recovery of fault history,
runtimes and your setup parameters.
The unit is then
evaluated for condition and cleaned.
We completely disassemble and
clean the unit using a fully
automated aqueous wash system
run by our own PowerFlex drives.
Delicate components are hand-washed
to prevent them being contaminated.
This process is environmentally
contained and our specialized cleaning
system discharges no wastewater
to the municipal sanitary system,
by using an evaporation process.
Each unit continues through the
remanufacturing process before we perform
product-enhancing firmware upgrades.
Our technicians implement
engineering changes impacting safety,
reliability and performance and
replace any failed parts with
original certified components,
a feature that's only available when
Rockwell Automation does the remanufacturing.
When we remove components for updates,
we review and inspect them,
allowing us to perform trend
analysis and track other details,
which translates to a better product for you.
Every remanufactured product is tested
with original engineering specs
under various loads and operating conditions,
using the most up-to-date equipment.
We provide circuit and board-level
testing and have the capability
to conduct full current tests on
products up to 1200 horsepower.
We thoroughly test your equipment from
control logic to full load testing
under environmental conditions.
Quality inspection includes checking
all records to make certain everything
is done correctly and is verified.
When we're satisfied that the
quality meets our standards,
we print a new label that identifies
the product and denotes its updated
configuration and series revision.
Then we carefully package it
with environmentally approved
material and processes and ensure
its safe arrival back to you.
Now that you know our remanufacturing
process and understand how it impacts
your own sustainability initiatives,
let's talk about the sustainable
practices at our global repair
and remanufacturing facilities.
Solid wastes such as packaging materials,
metals, wood,
and plastics are recycled,
according to local regulations.
Batteries, printed circuit boards and
other electronic wastes are broken
into recyclable parts by our
corporate electronic waste recycler.
We are also conserving resources
and helping prevent pollution
with conversion to energy
efficient equipment,
energy reduction initiatives
and sustainable facility design.
Our corporate goals and regulatory
compliance efforts reinforce our commitment
to improving the circular economy.
Whether remanufacturing our
customers' equipment or implementing
practices at our own facilities,
Rockwell Automation is working every day
to achieve more sustainable outcomes
for our customers,
ourselves and our communities.