vision website, the trading environment for remanufactured capital equipment is booming. Used machinery can be a viable alternative when a company is considering the purchase of capital equipment. According to the essay, sales of used and remanufactured electronics assembly equipment alone generated more than $750 million in export sales and this industry regularly posts double-digit annual growth rates (Pixley).
Key opportunities: The most important consideration when evaluating remanufactured equipment is the level of remanufacture that has occurred. Some pre-owned equipment sellers sell or export equipment without reconditioning of any kind. Some simply act as intermediaries and arrange for goods to be drop-ship directly from a previous owner or lessee to the new buyer. One opportunity is for brokers to add value and increase prices by performing repairs, upgrades or other value-added services.
Purchasing a piece of capital equipment directly from an Original Equipment Manufacturer increases the likelihood that the machine has been remanufactured to the original specifications. Buyers assume that the OEM knows better than anyone what can go wrong. Purchasing from an OEM also increases the chances that new engineering developments or upgrades will be added or included during the remanufacturing process. Therefore, a key opportunity involves convincing OEMs to refurbish rather tha
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