remanufacture

verb

re·​man·​u·​fac·​ture (ˌ)rē-ˌma-nyə-ˈfak-chər How to pronounce remanufacture (audio)
-ˌma-nə-
remanufactured; remanufacturing; remanufactures

transitive verb

: to manufacture into a new product
remanufacture noun
remanufacturer noun

Examples of remanufacture in a Sentence

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By rethinking the lifecycle of their products, companies can generate entirely new revenue streams through product returns, refurbishing, remanufacturing or even leasing models. Angeley Mullins, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024 The following slide shows how remanufacturing and refurbishing to achieve an average 8.5 year total use (significantly longer SSD life) could reduce NAND supply chain greenhouse gas emissions by 40%. Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024 Russia is thought to simply remanufacture each nuclear weapon about every ten years. Jeffrey Lewis, Foreign Affairs, 30 July 2024 This discarded aluminum, steel, plastic, paper and cardboard should instead be turned into feedstock for remanufacturing new products and packaging, saving natural resources and millions of dollars in the process. Kevin Bommer, The Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2024 Western Electric invented the 300B in 1938, and the company, resurrected in 1996, soon began to remanufacture the legendary tube. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2024 At full capacity, the center can guide roughly 9,000 battery packs through their full life cycle, from repair and remanufacturing to ultimate recycling. IEEE Spectrum, 8 Feb. 2024 Reused, remanufactured, and refilled cartridges that reuse the HP chip or electronic circuitry are unaffected by Dynamic Security. Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 9 Mar. 2023 This means looking beyond the product in the design process, reinventing supply chains and business models, and prioritizing product and parts recovery, reuse, and remanufacturing over recycling. Matthew Cockerill, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of remanufacture was in 1825

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“Remanufacture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remanufacture. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.

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