Towards automated remanufacturing process with additive manufacturing

Abstract

Automated remanufacturing or repair is of great interest in many industries. Most of the current remanufacturing processes are carried out manually, and hence, they are prone to human error, inconsistent in quality, and costly. Several research works have been performed towards achieving an automated remanufacturing process. However, up until now, a fully automated remanufacturing process has not yet been achieved. This may due to some technical limitations in automating the process. Therefore, this paper attempts to review the current state-of-the-art developments of automating the remanufacturing process and aims to provide directions for the future works. A framework that describes the automated remanufacturing process flow is also proposed.