Glossary & Reference

Reuse is the continued use of an Asset in the same or a new application without substantial transformation.

Requalification is the evidence-based determination that an existing or recovered Asset is suitable for a declared future configuration and service condition.

Refurbishment is the controlled restoration or improvement of an Asset’s condition through cleaning, adjustment, repair, replacement of limited parts, or renewal of protective features.

Remanufacturing is a controlled industrial process that returns a used Product to a defined Product specification through disassembly, inspection, processing, replacement, reassembly, testing, and release.

Reuse does not establish Requalification. Refurbishment does not necessarily restore original performance. Remanufacturing does not make an item historically new, even where it satisfies the declared specification.

Decisions shall consider:

identity and provenance;

service and load history;

damage and environmental exposure;

material degradation;

Interface and version compatibility;

inspection and test evidence;

remaining useful life;

intended new use;