Services · Parts harvesting
Faulty doesn’t mean worthless.
MB-Smart also buys faulty smartphones, tablets, laptops and servers, recovers usable components as spare parts and sends the rest to certified recycling.
In brief
At a glance.
- What
- Recovery of faulty devices and usable components
- For whom
- Businesses, insurers and lessors with damaged or end-of-life devices
- Proof
- Erasure certificate or proof of destruction, proof of disposal
- Process
- Testing, data erasure, component removal, recycling of the remainder
- Area
- Collection anywhere in Germany
Parts harvesting
Which faulty devices still have value?
A smartphone with a broken display may still contain working cameras, circuit boards and housing components. A server with a failed motherboard may yield CPUs, RAM and power supplies suitable for reuse. The key is a clear assessment: we evaluate each device individually and determine the most viable route – repair, parts recovery or recycling.
Parts harvesting
What we recover.
- Displays, housing parts, cameras and boards from smartphones and tablets
- Components from laptops and PCs, e.g. keyboards, memory, power supplies
- Server components such as CPUs, RAM, power supplies, fans and controllers
Parts harvesting
How we handle damaged inventories.
- 01
Report your inventory
Businesses, insurers and lessors send models, quantities and known faults – mixed inventories are welcome.
- 02
Test and value
We identify repairable devices, usable components and parts that cannot be recovered; valuation reflects the actual condition.
- 03
Protect the data
Drives undergo certified erasure where technically possible; drives that cannot be erased are destroyed with documentation.
- 04
Recover and document
Usable components stay in circulation and the remainder goes to certified disposal. Evidence is collated for your project.
Parts harvesting
Your benefits.
Revenue even for faulty devices
Lower disposal costs
Closed loop with documentation
For insurers and warranty providers: recovery of claims devices and refurbished replacements
Good to know
Frequently asked questions.
Do I need to separate faulty and working devices?
No. We test everything and assign each device to the best recovery route.
Are faulty devices erased too?
Yes, with certified erasure where technically possible. Drives that cannot be erased are properly destroyed.
