The remanufacturing evaluation for feasibility and comprehensive benefit of retired grinding machine.

• Main Authors: Tianbai Ling, Yongyi He
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
• Series: PLoS ONE
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234603

Grinding is the last and most important process of parts processing, the purpose is to achieve high precision and surface roughness. Therefore, grinding machine has the characteristics of high added value, high technology content and great remanufacturing value. However, the evaluation of machine tool remanufacturing is based on imprecise and fuzzy information at present. The aim of this study is to present the remanufacturing evaluation for feasibility and comprehensive benefit of retired grinder. Firstly, according to the unique structure of grinder, the feasibility evaluation model of grinder remanufacturing is established, including technical feasibility criterion, economic feasibility criterion and resource environment feasibility criterion. Secondly, the comprehensive benefit evaluation model of remanufacturing grinder is established, in which the weight of each evaluation criterion is determined by Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). Finally, combined with the remanufacturing case of the cylindrical grinder, the evaluation method is verified and analyzed. The results show that the remanufacturing of the waste grinding machine through the feasibility evaluation can obtain better comprehensive benefits, and the remanufacturer can get considerable benefits and reduce the potential risks in the remanufacturing process.