SCOTLAND

摘要

Funding has been awarded to nine projects which will help Scottish remanufacturing businesses explore how to make the most efficient use of materials. The Scottish Institute for Remanufacture has awarded a total of £238,360 between nine companies. These include Cummins Diesel ReCon, ACS Marine, Campers Scotland Ltd and WEEE Scotland. Projects involve areas such as logistics in recovering products for remanufacture, material wear, cleaning technologies and end-of- life assessment. Hosted at the University of Strathclyde, the institute supports industries looking to increase reuse, repair and remanufacture in their manufacturing operations. Remanufacturing describes a range of activities, whereby used products or components are rebuilt and returned to at least 'as new' quality and specification and are given the same or similar guarantees as equivalent new products. This is in keeping with the concept of a 'circular economy' model which means re-using products and materials continually.