Live@NACE: Trends in car tech
By Jeff Sanford Detroit, Michigan — July 23, 2015 — Attendees at NACE 2015 are taking in an amazing amount of information. Industry educational organization, I-CAR, offered up a session on Vehicle Technology and Trends 2015. The amiable and entertaining Tony Nethery, from Blue Collar Collision Training, updated attendees on some of the new and fascinating […]
Live@NACE: I-CAR’s Production Management curriculum designed to drive bottom-line improvements
Detroit, Michigan — July 23, 2015 — Production management is of enormous importance in a modern facility. Highlighting this, I-CAR has announced at NACE the launch of its new Production Management curriculum, providing end-to-end instruction designed to drive bottom-line improvements in productivity and profitability throughout the collision-repair process. Beginning August of this year, Production Management […]
CARSTAR partners with golfer Brad Fritsch to raise funds for CF Canada
Hamilton, Ontario — July 23, 2015 — Members and partners of CARSTAR Automotive Canada will have their eyes on the action at the RBC Canadian Open at Oakville’s Glen Abbey Golf Course this week, where CARSTAR and Canadian Professional Golfer Brad Fritsch will kick off the #BF4CF (Brad Fritsch for Cystic Fibrosis) campaign in support […]
Live@NACE: Dr. Jody Hall on steel’s future and its ‘green’ capabilities
By Jeff Sanford Detroit, Michigan — July 23, 2015 — Collision repair professionals from around North America have gathered in Detroit. The booths are up. The cars have been rolled out on the convention floor. The drink tickets have been distributed. NACE 2015 is underway. The Volt lounge at the base of the Renaissance Center […]
Graphene may herald the next auto material revolution
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — July 23, 2015 — Much has been written about the current battle between high-strength steel and aluminum in the auto body mix. But looking deeper into the future there is another material being mentioned more frequently, graphene, that has strong advantages over either. Graphene is nothing more than carbon. […]
Media Spike #14 – There is NO Failure When you Test. Only Results.
by Dennis Kelly Greetings and let me ask you: How much is too much? When do you know if you’re spreading yourself too thin? Powerful questions. All the more reason that you need to keep testing.
