Readiness Through Repair: How the US Military is Strengthening Capabilities with Right to Repair

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In the high-stakes world of defence, mission readiness is everything. A single malfunction can ground fleets, stall strategies and cost millions. But what if the key to stronger equipment resilience isn’t in buying new, but in developing strategies to repair what we already have? That’s the powerful mindset shift now underway in the United States military. In April 2024, the Secretary of the Army announced plans to embed Right-to-Repair (R2R) provisions into all new and existing Army contracts. This marks a pivotal moment that recognises when the ability to repair is limited by manufacturer restrictions, readiness, efficiency, and safety are compromised.

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Configuring Your Electronics Repair Lab

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In celebration of the art of repair, our repair myths series highlights the issues growing beneath the surface of industrial electronics maintenance. Our increasing dependence on electronics in some of the most critical industries has meant that over the past 20 years, we’ve seen a transition from mechanical components to…

Repair is the Real E-waste Solution: International E-waste Day Podcast

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One often overlooked yet crucial aspect of this transition is the role of electronic repair and maintenance in ensuring long-term efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and reduced waste. Without adequate planning and support for electronic sustainability, this energy transformation could lead to increased waste, supply chain disruptions, and rising costs, undermining the benefits and leading to an environmental and economic disaster!

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‘Ghost Machines’ and Rogue Components: A Repair Security Wake-Up Call

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One often overlooked yet crucial aspect of this transition is the role of electronic repair and maintenance in ensuring long-term efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and reduced waste. Without adequate planning and support for electronic sustainability, this energy transformation could lead to increased waste, supply chain disruptions, and rising costs, undermining the benefits and leading to an environmental and economic disaster!

Business woman holding a model wind turbine with a repaired circuit board/PCB on the desk next to soldering iron and some integrated circuit chips. A metaphor for how electronics repair benefits renewable energy sustainability.

How Electronics Repair Will Save the Renewable Energy Transition from an Environmental and Economic Disaster

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One often overlooked yet crucial aspect of this transition is the role of electronic repair and maintenance in ensuring long-term efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and reduced waste. Without adequate planning and support for electronic sustainability, this energy transformation could lead to increased waste, supply chain disruptions, and rising costs, undermining the benefits and leading to an environmental and economic disaster!

Alstom collaboration with Repair, Don’t Waste goes from strength to strength.

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Global rail operator Alstom have been fans of the Repair, Don’t Waste mindset since their first investment in specialist test and troubleshooting technology in 2015, equipping their Chilean site with the in-house capabilities to repair their own faulty circuit boards. In 2023, Alstom have 11 locations across 3 continents that are Repair, Don’t Waste members and expect this number to increase significantly as net-zero target dates grow ever closer. The close relationship between Repair, Don’t Waste and Alstom is crucial to their long-term sustainability plans – and here’s why.