Meet our industrial partner Beko (Arçelik A.Åž.)
Established in Istanbul in 1955, Beko serves as the central entity of a global network comprising 124 subsidiaries in 58 countries and 46 production facilities worldwide, employing 55.000 employees. Its commitment to innovation is evidenced by over 2.300 researchers across 30 R&D and design centers globally, with more than 3.300 registered patents across all operational segments. Beko has been the industry leader in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) Household Durables Category since 2019.
In the durable consumer goods and consumer electronics sector, the company’s principal focus in product and technology development has been on promoting energy efficiency, reducing water consumption, decreasing noise levels, enhancing consumer value through improved sensors and connectivity, increasing the use of environmentally friendly and recycled materials and, of particular relevance to rEUman, remanufacturing some household appliances to add value to circular economy while boosting up sustainability.
Arçelik contributes to the rEUman project as an industrial partner by leveraging its expertise in remanufacturing for home appliances, especially for washing machines. Arçelik will deploy a new use case for rEUman. It focuses on increasing the regeneration rate of remanufacturing process, developing human centric disassembly methods, worker empowerment for safety, post-use product remanufacturability assessment, faster and more reliable test methods for the washing machine and its components. Besides, Arçelik will also study with the other rEUman partners in the consortium to develop sustainable solutions for rEUman project. The developed solutions for the washing machine remanufacturing facility will be a pioneer for household appliances industry and provide an enormous potential for other Arçelik household appliance factories to help achieve a more sustainable world.
