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Sustainable manufacturing for obsolete computers based on 3R engineering

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The volume tendency of in-use and end-of-life computers in China were analyzed; the emerging danger of obsolete computers by incorrect treatment was summarized; the integration disposal technologies based on 3R (recycle, remanufacture and reuse) engineering aiming at monitors, electronic devices, metals, plastics materials, and overall computers were put forward; the economic and social benefits were also analyzed. The results show that the integration disposal process of obsolete computer is an optimum approach to save the resource of electromechanical products. Remanufacturing and disposal 100 thousand obsolete computers per year can create profits about RMB10 million yuan and provide employment for 300 persons. It can be deduced that there are great potential opportunities for the obsolete computers disposal industry containing recycle, remanufacture and reuse engineering.

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  1. National Key Laboratory for Remanufacturing, 100072, Beijing, China

    Shi Pei-jing PhD candidate, Xu Yi, Wang Hong-mei & Xu Bin-shi

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Foundation item: Project (50235030) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China

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Shi, Pj., Xu, Y., Wang, Hm. et al. Sustainable manufacturing for obsolete computers based on 3R engineering. J Cent. South Univ. Technol. 12, 138–141 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11771-005-0026-9

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