APRA
Automotive Parts
Remanufacturers Association
Serving the automotive and truck parts remanufacturing industry since 1941
APRA is a non-profit
trade association whose members rebuild/remanufacture automotive and truck related
"hard" parts for passenger cars, trucks, off-road, marine,
equipment and industrial uses. These parts include, but are not limited
to, alternators, armatures, generators, starters, carburetors, clutches,
distributors, connecting rods, crankshafts, cylinder blocks, engine
assemblies, fuel pumps, brakes, master and wheel brake cylinders, power
brakes, starter drives, solenoids, automatic transmissions, regulators,
springs, windshield wiper motors and water pumps. If you would
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New APRA Chairman
New Remanufacturing Report
2009 Heavy Duty Summit
Sandra Standley Serves as
APRA Chairman
Sandra Galvin Standley was installed as the new Chairman of the
Automotive Parts Remanufacturers Association (APRA) during the
recent “International BIG R Show in Las Vegas, Nevada on November
1-3, 2008.
Standley is the President of Power Brake Sales in Sacramento, CA.
Her company, which she co-owns with her sister, Kathy Peter, was
founded in 1948 and specializes in remanufacturing vacuum pumps, air
brake compressors, air valves, spring brakes, wiper motors, power
brake boosters, hydrovacs, hydroboosts, treadlevacs and master
cylinders.
She previously served as Chairman of APRA’s Heavy Duty Brake
Division from 2001-2005. Power Brake Sales is also a member of the
California Automotive Wholesalers Association.
When asked about the challenges of her new position as the 2009 APRA
Chairman, Sandra stated, “I look forward to working with the board
and membership. Our association is very fortunate to have a strong
networking system in place. APRA’s strength lies in its
professionalism and the diverse knowledge and wealth of experience
of its membership. APRA is the epi-center and future of the
remanufacturing industry and I’m blessed and proud to be a part of
it.”
Standley will serve as APRA Chairman through the close of the BIG R
Show in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 31-November 2, 2009.
APRA Announces Availability
of New Remanufacturing Report
A new report published by Boston
University on the remanufacturing industry examines practices and
strategies employed by firms in the industry. Prepared by professors
William Hauser and Robert T. Lund, the 11 page report focuses on the
business of remanufacturing, the industry dedicated to restoring
life to a wide range of durable products, from lubricating oils to
locomotives. The report draws on the authors’ decades of study of
the industry, and from their database of thousands of
remanufacturers, and case studies of successful companies in the
industry.
The report,
“Remanufacturing: Operating Practices and Strategies,” is the third
in a series issued by the authors over the past 12 years. As stated
in its Executive Summary, “The report is intended for members of the
industry and their suppliers and customers, for students of the
industry, and for public policymakers who are interested in
promoting the activities of the industry.” Very little has been
published about this industry, despite its contributions to the
economy in terms of employment, energy and materials conservation,
and as an income source for many small to medium-sized firms.
HDRG Annual Summit to be Held
in Orlando The Heavy
Duty Remanufacturing Group Summit ‘09 in Orlando, Florida on
February 16th will feature an outlook for the reman business by
Bruce Plaxton, veteran industry observer and analyst. Bruce is
President of BGP Marketing Solutions in Schaumburg, Illinois, a
consulting practice with a focus on mobile capital goods. Plaxton
has been an advisor to many of the OEM’s, suppliers and aftermarket
companies in the industry.
He will focus on the green aspects of the remanufacturing business
and how it may be incorporated in to the market planning of
remanufacturers. The title of his presentation will be,
“Opportunities, Challenges and the GREEN Outlook for the Heavy Duty
Remanufacturer.”
There are two shades of
“green” according to Plaxton. Justifying a reman business can be
aided by the environmental concerns but must also face the ultimate
justification of dollars and cents, the other shade of “green.”
Plaxton’s keynote address will illustrate some industry trends and
concerns and provide a look at where we are heading.
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