November News: New Reman Lab, Reman Day 2020, ACE Award Winners, and much more!

Congratulations to the Remanufacturing ACE Award winners. Each winner receives a $1,000 scholarship to share with a student in their community. We will be sure to keep everyone updated as those scholarships are awarded. 2020 nominations are open. Go to RemanACEAwards.org. Below is more information on the ACE Award winners.

On another note, global Reman Day is less than six months away. Register your event at RemanDay.org. Once registered, you can access planning tips and tools (more on that below). Proclamations do need to be submitted to local and state government officials each year. Be sure to include Reman Day in your 2019 budget planning.

Wishing you and your families a safe and Happy Thanksgiving!

On October 22, 2019, Ozarks Technical Community College and Springfield Remanufacturing Corp (SRC) opened the college’s new SRC Diesel Remanufacturing Lab. The lab will support new remanufacturing curriculum offered by the college.

The new remanufacturing curriculum was established in conjunction with local remanufacturing companies, SRC Holdings Corp., CNH Industrial Reman, and John Deere Reman. These companies collectively approached OTC with a request that the college address the field’s growing workforce needs.

In an interview with Gabriel McLaughlin, Department Chair-Transportation Technology, Ozarks Technical Community College, we learned more about the new lab and reman curriculum.

Q. What types of certificates/degrees will be offered?

A. Two options are available: a certificate in remanufacturing and an Associate Degree in Remanufacturing. The Certificate in Remanufacturing will take nine months to one year to complete and is comprised of diesel, industrial systems, and precision machining courses. The Associate Degree in Remanufacturing will take two years to complete and is comprised of diesel, industrial systems, and precision machining courses, plus general education courses (English, math, science, etc.).

Q. How has the local reman industry been involved in shaping the curriculum, faculty, and lab for the program?

A. Curriculum. Our local industry drove the curriculum process. Industry professionals identified several different needs. Industry professionals identified courses currently offered at OTC that could meet the needs of remanufacturing. For example, our remanufacturing industry is focused on heavy-duty diesel engine remanufacturing. As a result, our remanufacturing program has several diesel engine diagnosis and repair courses. What was not already currently being taught was added to the new “Principles of Remanufacturing” course.

Faculty. Local industry shared our faculty needs with their employees and suggested that they get involved. The instructor for our “Principles of Remanufacturing" course is a current industry professional.

Reman Lab. We worked directly with the local industry to identify the necessary equipment for the lab and to determine the layout.

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Reman Day 2020 is less than six months away so start your planning now! Events can range from online celebrations to more elaborate tours with students and local government officials. What's most important is that your event exposes more people to the industry and shows them the benefits of remanufacturing.

There are a variety of resources available at RemanDay.org to plan your event. These resources include a Host Media Guide. The guide provides useful instructions and tools to promote your Reman Day event through media outlets like newspapers, magazines, radio/TV broadcasting, and websites.

The Host Media Guide includes samples of the following:

Press release
Letter to the editor
Media advisory
Reman infographic for the media

Remember to submit a 2020 Reman Day proclamation to your local or State government. A new proclamation must be submitted each year. The proclamation template is available on the website.

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Three winners were announced on October 9, 2019, for the prestigious Remanufacturing ACE Awards. With over 150 people in attendance, the awards ceremony took place during a networking reception and dinner at the RIC-RIT World Remanufacturing Conference in Rochester, New York.

Vaughn Henson, Vice-Chair, Remanufacturing Industries Council, and Director of Business Development, SRC Holdings, emceed the event. Mr. Henson spoke about the importance of Remanufacturing to growing economies and to sustaining and preserving precious resources. Henson pointed out that, "This was our third year to present the ACE Awards, and it's clear that their popularity continues to rise. I expect even more nominations next year." He continued by asking the attendees to nominate individuals that are making a positive impact for remanufacturing.

Remanufacturing ACE Awards trophies were presented to each of the winners along with a scholarship, one in honor of each winner, to award within their communities, encouraging future industry leaders to become more engaged with remanufacturing before graduation.

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ATC Drivetrain, a global remanufacturer of automotive drivetrain components, has launched a joint venture with Luwote (Zhangjiagang) Power Remanufacturing Technology Co. Ltd. (Luwote) in Zhangjiagang, China. The joint venture will focus on providing a local solution for the remanufacturing of automotive engines and transmissions for ATC’s existing global customer base in China as well providing local automobile manufacturers with the highest-quality remanufactured engines and transmissions in the China market.

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On November 7, RIC Director, Nabil Nasr, delivered a presentation titled, "Resource Efficiency and Innovation in the Circular Economy Through the Advancement of Remanufacturing," during the 25th meeting of the United Nations Environment Programme's (UNEP) International Resource Panel (IRP) and its steering committee in Bled, Slovenia. Nasr's latest initiative is the result of a request from the Group of Seven (G7) nations and expands on his groundbreaking report released last October at the World Circular Economy Forum in Yokohama, Japan.

Anniston Army Depot (ANAD) is a state-of-the-market maintenance facility recognized for its heavy combat vehicle, small arms weaponry and locomotive expertise. ANAD is the Department of Defense's Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence (CITE) for combat vehicles (minus Bradley), assault bridging, artillery, small caliber weapons and locomotives, rail equipment and non-tactical generators.

Broadly diversified skills are deep-rooted at Anniston and their success is attributable to the teaming of our highly skilled workforce with a strong management support structure.

To learn more go to www.ANAD.army.mil.

Solar Turbines Incorporated, headquartered in San Diego, California, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc. Solar manufactures the world’s most widely used family of mid-sized industrial gas turbines, ranging from 1 to 23 megawatts. More than 15,000 Solar units are operating in more than 100 countries with more than 2.8 billion operating hours. Solar is a leading provider of energy solutions, featuring an extensive line of gas turbine-powered compressor sets, mechanical drive packages, and generator sets. The company offers customers a variety of overhaul solutions from its overhaul and remanufacturing facilities placed strategically around the world, and through its dedicated team of field service technicians.

To learn more, visit www.solarturbines.com.

PRC Industries is an industry leader in returned product management, return center services, remanufacturing, reprocessing, repairing and recycling of returned industrial and consumer products. Instead of discarding millions of defective, damaged, and un-repairable returned products into America's overflowing landfills, which cost manufacturers millions of dollars to transport, process and dispose of annually, PRC developed environmentally conscious proprietary remanufacturing, reprocessing and recycling processes with the highest recovery rate of those very products without the use of new replacement parts.

To learn more go to www.PRCind.com.