to refurbish (a used product) by renovating and reassembling its components
to remanufacture a vacuum cleaner
2.
to make a new or different product of
to remanufacture fireplace logs from wood chips
noun
3.
the act or process of remanufacturing a product
4.
the product itself
Derived forms
remanufacturer
noun
Word origin
[1790–1800; re- + manufacture]This word is first recorded in the period 1790–1800. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: gelatin, ideology, infiltration, modular, standbyre- is a prefix, occurring originally in loanwords from Latin, used with the meaning“again” or “again and again” to indicate repetition, or with the meaning “back” or“backward” to indicate withdrawal or backward motion. Other words that use the affixre- include: refurbish, regenerate, retrace, retype, revert
Examples of 'remanufacture' in a sentence
remanufacture
It involves activities such as reuse, repair, remanufacture, refurbish, reclaim and recycle.
Ioana Olariu 2013, 'CONCEPTUAL ISSUES REGARDING REVERSE LOGISTICS', Studies and Scientific Researches: Economics Editionhttp://sceco.ub.ro/index.php/SCECO/article/view/218. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Recently, the remanufacture of used products has become an important production activity for many companies.
M. Andrew-Munot, R.N. Ibrahim 2013, 'REMANUFACTURING PROCESS AND ITS CHALLENGES', Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Scienceshttp://jmes.ump.edu.my/images/Volume_4/16_Andrew-Munot%20and%20%20Ibrahim.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Both remanufacture subsidy and tax rebate are beneficial to manufacturer and can further promote remanufacturing development.
Tong Shu, Zhizhen Peng, Shou Chen, Shouyang Wang, Kin Keung Lai, Honglin Yang 2017, 'Government Subsidy for Remanufacturing or Carbon Tax Rebate: Which Is Better for Firmsand a Low-Carbon Economy', Sustainabilityhttp://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/9/1/156. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
For environmentally conscious and sustainable manufacturing, many more manufacturers are acting to recycle and remanufacture theirpost-consumed products.
Jia Liu, Shuwei Wang 2017, 'Balancing Disassembly Line in Product Recovery to Promote the Coordinated Developmentof Economy and Environment', Sustainabilityhttp://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/9/2/309. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)