Application of remanufacturing principles to an automotive engine valve component

With a motto to introduce concept of remanufacturing in a component manufacturing industry against the belief that remanufacturing is not implementable in such industries, an attempt has been made to modify a component design such that the product is transformedinto assembly of parts and thus facilitating remanufacturing. A case study was conducted in an Indian automotive engine valve manufacturing organisation. The reengineering study identified the potential of using an alternative design to facilitate remanufacturing of automotive engine valves. Further sustainable analysis of optimised design also has been conducted.