An industrial reconversion implies a technical evolution to achieve modernization.
Reconversion consists of modifying again something that had previously been transformed. The most frequent use of the notion is in the context of industries , referring to the technical evolution that allows an activity to be modernized.
In this sense, industrial reconversion supposes an adaptation of the industry to a new historical period. The techniques that were used until then are no longer valid or useful, which leads to the development of new processes that take advantage of current technology or that are favorable according to the current context. The industry, in this way, is reconverted.
Industrial reconversion in the 1980s
In the decade of the 80s was when a strong industrial reconversion took place throughout the world, with the clear objective of reactivating the economy after the strong crisis that occurred at the beginning of the 70s and of promoting the sectors that were most affected. they had seen damaged by it.
In the case of Spain , for example, this reconversion was based on a series of specific measures such as the launch of other industrial branches that were considered to have more future prospects and the productive capacities of certain industrial sectors were limited.
These industrial reconversion changes that were proposed and continue to be proposed around the world have become the protagonists of well-known films on numerous occasions. Thus, for example, they can be discovered through films such as “Mondays in the Sun” by Fernando León de Aranoa or “Full Monty” by Peter Cattaneo .
A sports coach can promote a reconversion of his team.
State push
It is common for reconversion to be promoted by the government through its economic policies. The intention is that the national economy can be integrated into the international context according to the current conditions and the country's capabilities.
Suppose that a nation that exports raw materials begins to experience the consequences of a drop in the prices of these products that it usually sells almost unprocessed. This price change results in lower profitability for exporters, who must reduce their costs, lay off workers, etc. To avoid an economic crisis, the government is promoting a reconversion of the industry: the objective is to now export already processed products, whose price is higher. For this, the authorities can provide subsidies, facilitate access to credit, etc.
Reconversion in other areas
Reconversion is also often used within the sports field. Specifically, it is usually used to define the changes that a team experiences, both in mentality and in the game system. This, as you can imagine, usually happens when a coach leaves and a new one arrives, who “lands” on the team ready to implement his ideas and his way of understanding the discipline.
That happened, to mention one case, when Real Madrid fired Rafa Benítez as coach and announced former player Zinedine Zidane as his replacement. At that time, at the beginning of 2016 , supporters demanded a profound reconversion of the team, demanding that it become more hard-working and offensive.
In colloquial language, finally, reconversion can be used in relation to people who change again and again . For example: “In a new reconversion, the political leader now appears close to socialism, after passing through the ranks of liberalism and being part of the conservative movement.”