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Rework

Meaning in industrial engineering & manufacturing, with examples

/ˈriːwɜːrk/nounCore term

In industrial engineering & manufacturing, rework means: Extra work done to correct a defective product so that it meets the specification, instead of scrapping it. It is also a verb meaning to do this work.

In Turkish: yeniden işleme, tamir, rötuş

How it is used

Used in quality and cost discussions. Parts are sent to rework, put in the rework area or reworked. Rework saves material but costs labor and time, and lean thinking counts it as a form of waste.

Example sentences

  1. About 5% of the welded frames need rework before painting.

  2. Can these parts be reworked, or do we have to scrap them?

Common collocations

  • rework area
  • send to rework
  • rework cost
  • rework rate
  • scrapMaterial or parts that are defective or left over and cannot be used or repaired, so they are thrown away or recycled. As a verb, to throw such parts away.
  • defectA fault in a product or part that means it does not meet its specification, such as a scratch, a crack, a wrong dimension or a missing component.
  • first pass yieldThe percentage of units that come out of a process right the first time, with no rework, repair or scrap. Shortened to FPY.
  • nonconformanceA failure to meet a specified requirement in a product, a process or a management system, for example a part outside tolerance or a skipped procedure step.

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