Refurbishing
Refurbishing refers to the quality-assured overhaul and repair of products for the purpose of reuse and marketing (= remarketing ).
The refurbishing of products is of considerable economic importance
- IT and office equipment ( PC , monitors , software , printer , copier , also toner and ink cartridges ),
- Components from motor vehicles ,
- Production machines and entire production lines.
Refurbishing helps to avoid waste and conserve primary resources .
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A product is z. B. by the valid 14-day right of withdrawal or returned to the manufacturer as a guarantee case. This product is thoroughly checked and overhauled by the manufacturer so that it can then be sold again - often with a significant price reduction under the name refurbished . Usually the manufacturer gives a new guarantee on such a product. Regardless of the manufacturer's guarantee, the statutory guarantee of two years applies to refurbished products as well as to all products purchased in stores, which, however, is limited by the provider (e.g. in terms and conditions) to one year for used goods in accordance with Section 476 (2) BGB can be.
Export to developing countries
The export of "refurbished" devices from the industrialized countries to less developed countries makes it easier to equip low-income customers in developing countries with mass products due to the low costs (the devices are usually already written off ) and represents a significant economic factor there.
Refurbishments in the real estate sector
In the real estate sector, the term refurbishments or revitalization is often used in the sense of maintaining the value (renovation measures) of existing properties.
Refurbishments in the infrastructure sector
A life cycle assessment study (LCA) by the Dutch research institute CE Delft shows the sustainability of re-galvanizing guard rails. The use of newly galvanized motorway crash barriers (including transport and dismantling and reassembly) has a five times lower CO 2 footprint and five times lower primary energy consumption than replacing it with new crash barriers. 112 kg of CO 2 and 1405 MJ of energy are saved per meter of newly galvanized crash barriers .
Refurbishments in the IT industry
Operators of industrial server systems are increasingly turning to refurbished IT remarketing products in the course of the ever shorter product life cycles. In contrast to the widespread assumption that used computer equipment can no longer be used for productive use due to the outdated technology, the used market offers systems that are more than sufficient for most requirements and have proven themselves in practice.
New technologies that may still be in error in circumstances in the implementation phase, at rest in a production environment is a significant security risk. The failure of a production system could possibly financial ruin a company mean when data is permanently lost or process chains rest of a company. For this reason, system administrators prefer to use technologies that have already proven themselves in practice.
The supply of spare parts in the IT industry is another problem, which is why operators of industrial EDP systems are sometimes forced to buy used components. A product is only supported and manufactured by the manufacturer for a limited time . This also applies to spare parts, which results in a shortage in the market with corresponding price increases for new parts.
Refurbishments of leading IT companies
Large IT companies such as Oracle , Hewlett-Packard , Cisco and NetApp have recognized the potential of the used market and created internal departments that are dedicated to the sales and marketing of refurbished hardware. In addition to the well-known sales platforms for used items such as Various companies , e.g. Ebay or Amazon, have specialized in the marketing and sale of used computer systems. Some companies specialize in the marketing of refurbished server hardware.
Refurbishing also occurs in the spare parts sector. Here old or defective parts are reconditioned. They are usually a good alternative to original spare parts, which in some cases are not even available on the open market. An example of this are the displays of smartphones that are still fully functional but have broken or scratched glass.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ LCA results on crash barriers. Retrieved May 6, 2020 .
- ↑ Productive system: definition of a productive system . In: Computerwissen Online .
- ↑ Oracle reseller agreement. Oracle.com, accessed January 31, 2014 .
- ↑ HP RENEW program. HP, accessed January 31, 2014 .
- ↑ Cisco - Channel Partner Program. www.cisco.com, accessed January 31, 2014 .
- ↑ Netapp partner program. (No longer available online.) Www.netapp.com, archived from the original on February 2, 2014 ; accessed on January 31, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
