DPFs - Reman versus Aftermarket

I just read an interesting article from VehicleServicePros.com titled The Impact of Clones - https://www.vehicleservicepros.com/vehicles/on-the-vehicle/article/20986359/the-impact-of-clones?utm_source=FMS+Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=VSP180223003&o_eid=0885J0366767B5U&rdx.ident%5Bpull%5D=omeda%7C0885J0366767B5U

I found the article worth sharing. In the diesel aftertreatment market there are DPFs being sold, by the OEMs, that are labeled as “reman DPFs”, however according to this article the industry should not recognize them as remanufactured parts. The industry’s definition of a remanufactured (reman) part is:

"Genuine remanufactured products are factory rebuilt by an OEM using a mix of reconditioned components and brand-new components from the original equipment suppliers. Components that are exposed to high stress or increased temperatures, or at risk of fatigue or corrosion, are replaced with original spec components identical to those on a brand-new product. Remanufactured components help reduce replacement costs and extend vehicle life while reducing environmental impact of new part production." 

This is not the case with Reman DPFs! The DPFs are simply cleaned and tested prior to resale. There is no evidence that they are installing new components in these DPFs. Which would actually make them used components.

The article goes on to talk about "Clone parts" and describes a clone as:

"Clone parts are form-fit-function copies of OEM products even though they lack OEM performance; they are designed using dimensional approximations, since the manufacturer doesn’t have access to the original design specs. The quality of these parts ranges from extremely poor to questionable. Clones are marketed as value-priced alternatives (in some cases they are fraudulently referred to as remanufactured), and they often appeal to second, third and fourth owners – or first owners who may be looking for a cheap fix before trading in their vehicle."

This is even more shocking when one considers that in the DPF aftermarket, the manufactures are held to a different standard than mentioned above. Our products are monitored by the EPA to ensure they function as well as or better than the new OEM DPF. Aftermarket DPFs do indeed meet or exceed OEM specifications of the new parts, unlike the reman DPFs on the market today.