Remanufacturing with ECH - A concept

Abstract

A concept of remanufacturing is develops for expensive saving for new components. The cost of spare parts for aerospace and automobile engine are very high, in many cases repair of parts is cost effective. A lot of components are reused, which results in decreasing the amount of materials, energy and waste. This paper aims to find the remanufacturing possibilities with electrochemical honing (ECH) process, for difficult to machined alloy of engine parts. ECH process have their own advantages to remove any hard material with controlled surface generation with excellent surface finish. Furthermore, it provides highest productivity and increasing the service life of critical components. This paper presents a unexplored concept with some direction for future research with an objective to mature the remanufacturing engineering. © 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.