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Remanufacturing Sectors: Office Furniture

Remanufacturing Sectors: Office Furniture

Learning Objectives
1. Hear an overview of the Office Furniture sector.
2. Understand unique challenges and opportunities for the remanufacturing of office furniture.
3. See remanufactured office furniture in action.

Remanufacturing Sectors: Office Furniture

Remanufacturing Sectors: Information Technology

Learning Objectives
1. Hear from an Ewaste company with an overview of the waste produced by the IT sector and how it is handled.
2. Hear about the challenges reman companies contend with when cheap knockoffs flood the market.
3. Hear about how remanufacturing companies cope with rapid technology advances and how they weigh the trade off between new products with less environmental impact vs the lower environmental impact of remanufacturing.

Remanufacturing Sectors: Office Furniture

Remanufacturing Sectors: Consumer Products

Learning Objectives
1. Learn the difference between refurbishing and remanufacturing in the Consumer Products sector.
2. Hear how a company decides what level of effort to put into a Consumer Product before remarketing it.
3. Understand how Consumer Products are remarketed and what impact that has on the sale of new products.

Remanufacturing Sectors: Office Furniture

Remanufacturing Sectors: Electrical Apparatus

Learning Objectives
1. Learn about the Electrical Apparatus sector.
2. Hear best practices and challenges that are similar to, and different from, your own.
3. Discover new ideas that can be applied to your own sector.

Remanufacturing and Industry 4.0: Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence

Remanufacturing and Industry 4.0: Robotics

Learning Objectives
1. Learn the state-of-the-art and nomenclature for industrial robots and cobots.
2. Hear the design and application considerations from a leading manufacturer.
3. See implementation strategy and use cases from a member company.
4. Hear the principles to apply in order to evaluate your own potential applications.

Remanufacturing and Industry 4.0: Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence

Remanufacturing and Industry 4.0: Vision Systems

Learning Objectives
1. Hear an overview of Industry 4.0.
2. Understand how Industry 4.0 relates to remanufacturing.
3. In this first session, learn about various uses for vision systems within remanufacturing.

Applications of Polymer 3D Printing within Remanufacturing

Applications of Polymer 3D Printing within Remanufacturing

Learning Objectives
1. Become aware of the various polymer printing technologies and materials.
2. Learn about part development and printing services.
3. See applications in prototyping, tooling, fixturing, finished parts and more.

Applications of Metal Printing within Remanufacturing

Applications of Metal Printing within Remanufacturing

Learning Objectives
1. Develop awareness of the technology, machines, and process steps.
2. Understand material options and properties versus traditional methods.
3. Recognize typical applications and limitations.

2020 ACE Awards Virtual Celebration

2020 ACE Awards Virtual Celebration

Learning Objectives
1. Hear stories of good deeds in manufacturing in a pandemic.
2. Hear about past scholarship winners.
3. Hear the announcement of the 2020 ACE Award Winners.

Understanding the Standards Development Process

Understanding the Standards Development Process

Learning Objectives
1. Summarize the rigor of the standards development process.
2. Recall the objective and the timeline for the upcoming revision process.
3. Describe how you can participate in the process.

Directed Energy Deposition in Additive Manufacturing

Directed Energy Deposition in Additive Manufacturing

Learning Objectives
1. Understand the use of laser technologies to repair parts.
2. Identify process and material elements that need to be considered to have successful salvage.
3. Recognize the range of potential applications and validation.

Applications of Metal Printing within Remanufacturing

The Role of Additive Manufacturing Within Remanufacturing

Learning Objectives
1. Discover the various ways industry leaders are using additive manufacturing/3D printing in their reman processes.
2. Learn what’s next for this new technology.
3. Find out what resources are available to learn more.

Core Evaluation Process

Core Evaluation Process

Learning Objectives
1. Identify the core evaluation process as defined by PEARL.
2. Understand the four steps used in the evaluation process and the five criteria used in a PEARL inspection.
3. See the most effective inspection method a technician can perform.

Remanufacturing Standard Panel Discussion

Remanufacturing Standard Panel Discussion

Learning Objectives
1. Identify the 12 points of the remanufacturing process outlined in Section 6 of the standard.
2. Hear how companies have implemented the reman standard.
3. Understand the importance of the reman standard for your own operations.

Environmental Benefits of Remanufacturing

Environmental Benefits of Remanufacturing

Learning Objectives
1. Identify environmental benefits of remanufacturing.
2. Understand how to assess the environmental benefits of remanufacturing.
3. View case study examples that illustrate the analysis process.

Remanufacturing Pathways

Remanufacturing Pathways

Learning Objectives
1. Recall the plans for the new remanufacturing program at OTC.
2. Outline how the new program was developed between OTC and Industry.
3. Develop similar relationships in your local community.

Digital Product Life Cycle Approach to Remanufacturing

Digital Product Life Cycle Approach to Remanufacturing

Learning Objectives
1. Understand the digital impact on the product life cycle for reman products.
2. Unleash the supply chain power for a rapidly growing digital economy.
3. Review theory, case study, and lessons learned.

Redefining Value in Manufacturing

Redefining Value in Manufacturing

Learning Objectives
1. Name the Value-Retention Process methods.
2. Understand the various benefits of the different VRP methods.
3. Understand the relative value of each VRP.

Core Management Insight

Core Management Insight

Learning Objectives
1. Explore strategies for managing core.
2. Gain insights for handling core efficiently and reliably.
3. Identify strategies for maintaining a sustainable, profitable and successful reman program.

Returns Management Best Practices

Returns Management Best Practices

Learning Objectives
1. Understand the importance of the reverse supply chain.
2. Identify the five lenses of returns management.
3. Explore the role the five lenses play in a returns management strategy.