Since 2016, one of the world’s top 10 largest LCD and AMOLED panel manufacturers that we will refer to as TG Optronics in Southeast Asia has been investing time and effort into finding a new, long-term solution for a regular electronic problem they were experiencing in their assembly line robotic equipment.
Willian Santos of ABI Electronics and RepairDontWaste.com recently had the pleasure of being a special guest on the UK’s top manufacturing-focused podcast and had the opportunity to speak about the evolution of the ‘Repair, Don’t Waste’ movement and the successes it has made so far.
AmePower’s investment in ABI’s electronic troubleshooting system BoardMaster and reverse engineering equipment RevEng will provide exclusive capabilities to AmePower for highly sophisticated refurbishment, recovery, and modernisation of power electronics used in railway.
The subject of this case study is a company we’ll call IDS, short for “in deep ship.” IDS is the designer and manufacturer of RSS drill heads for offshore oil drilling. Prior to finding ABI and BoardMaster, IDS was having a problem with their RSS drill heads. Deep under the seabed, something was causing a fault in the transmission from the drill head. Without a drill head location signal, drill rig operators were forced to pull the drill.
The Royal Mint has revealed plans to build a “world-first” plant in South Wales to recover gold from UK electronic waste. The pioneering facility will help address the growing environmental issue of E-Waste, alongside fostering invaluable skills in Britain’s job market When complete in 2023, the new venture will support about 40 jobs. Although the Royal Mint recycling plant is an exciting prospect for many, it does not address the root of the issue – why are we wasting electronics rather than repairing them?
The rework of circuit boards has increased drastically over recent years due to the shortage of components in the global market. Many technology users and service providers are quickly becoming aware of needing to repair and recycle their electronic equipment and components, not only for financial benefit but in order to reduce waste and its damaging effects on the environment.
