A review on remanufacture of dies and moulds

Dies and moulds, which are essential tools for manufacturing engineered products, usually fail or become obsolete after a certain period of use for a variety of reasons. Thus, they often need remanufacture. The objectives of this paper are to review the current state of the art in remanufacture of d...

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Main Authors: Chen, Changrong, Wang, Yan, Ou, Hengan, He, Yan, Tang, Xianzhi
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author Chen, Changrong
Wang, Yan
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He, Yan
Tang, Xianzhi
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description Dies and moulds, which are essential tools for manufacturing engineered products, usually fail or become obsolete after a certain period of use for a variety of reasons. Thus, they often need remanufacture. The objectives of this paper are to review the current state of the art in remanufacture of dies and moulds and to investigate the potential benefits and opportunities associated with remanufacturing. In this paper, the benefits of introducing remanufacture into the die and mould industry are firstly discussed. This is followed by a summary of the unique characteristics of remanufacturing of dies and moulds compared to those of other products. Industrial repair strategies of the main types of dies and moulds are examined. Key technologies needed for remanufacture are then reviewed in detail including welding repair technologies, remaining useful life evaluation methods, and reliability analysis. Finally, challenges and opportunities facing the industry and academia are discussed in order to draw several key conclusions.
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spelling nottingham-477052020-04-29T15:01:40Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/47705/ A review on remanufacture of dies and moulds Chen, Changrong Wang, Yan Ou, Hengan He, Yan Tang, Xianzhi Dies and moulds, which are essential tools for manufacturing engineered products, usually fail or become obsolete after a certain period of use for a variety of reasons. Thus, they often need remanufacture. The objectives of this paper are to review the current state of the art in remanufacture of dies and moulds and to investigate the potential benefits and opportunities associated with remanufacturing. In this paper, the benefits of introducing remanufacture into the die and mould industry are firstly discussed. This is followed by a summary of the unique characteristics of remanufacturing of dies and moulds compared to those of other products. Industrial repair strategies of the main types of dies and moulds are examined. Key technologies needed for remanufacture are then reviewed in detail including welding repair technologies, remaining useful life evaluation methods, and reliability analysis. Finally, challenges and opportunities facing the industry and academia are discussed in order to draw several key conclusions. Elsevier 2014-02-01 Article PeerReviewed Chen, Changrong, Wang, Yan, Ou, Hengan, He, Yan and Tang, Xianzhi (2014) A review on remanufacture of dies and moulds. Journal of Cleaner Production, 64 . pp. 13-23. ISSN 1879-1786 Moulds repair; Remanufacture; Failure modes; Remaining useful life evaluation; Welding technology http://http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652613006173 doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.09.014 doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.09.014
spellingShingle Moulds repair; Remanufacture; Failure modes; Remaining useful life evaluation; Welding technology
Chen, Changrong
Wang, Yan
Ou, Hengan
He, Yan
Tang, Xianzhi
A review on remanufacture of dies and moulds
title A review on remanufacture of dies and moulds
title_full A review on remanufacture of dies and moulds
title_fullStr A review on remanufacture of dies and moulds
title_full_unstemmed A review on remanufacture of dies and moulds
title_short A review on remanufacture of dies and moulds
title_sort review on remanufacture of dies and moulds
topic Moulds repair; Remanufacture; Failure modes; Remaining useful life evaluation; Welding technology
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