Remanufacture vs Refurbish - What's the difference?
remanufacture | refurbish |
To make a system or subsystem that meets the standards of one newly manufactured by disassembling a used one, cleaning, inspecting, replacing worn and defective parts, and reassembling.
*{{quote-news, year=2007, date=June 7, author=Keith Bradsher, title=Chinese Auto Parts Enter the Global Market, work=New York Times
, passage=But used starters and alternators are still remanufactured in the United States, reusing the costly copper wiring in each device and selling them in the $1.5 billion market for replacement starters and alternators. }}
To rebuild or replenish with all new material; to restore to original (or better) working order and appearance.
As verbs the difference between remanufacture and refurbish
is that remanufacture is to make a system or subsystem that meets the standards of one newly manufactured by disassembling a used one, cleaning, inspecting, replacing worn and defective parts, and reassembling while refurbish is to rebuild or replenish with all new material; to restore to original (or better) working order and appearance.remanufacture
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