Sika launches SikaBaffle-230 for body shop applications
Madison Heights, Michigan — January 29, 2017 — Sika Automotive expands its product portfolio with SikaBaffle-230, a rubber-based, highly-expandable elastomeric tape for sealing and acoustic treatments in the automotive body shop. According to Sika, SikaBaffle-230’s reduced mass and high expansion help enable lightweight vehicle initiatives, combined with enhanced performance properties including tenacious adhesion, wide substrate […]
The Autonomous Report: AVs could generate $1 trillion in revenue, but black hat hackers may have a new weapon
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — January 29, 2017 — News continues to flow from the emerging world of autonomous vehicles (AVs). This week we look into a report by KPMG on the revenue potential of AVs, the nomadic communities of the future, how cars may become the next big weapon for black hat hackers […]
CCIF panel looks at state of training in Canada’s colleges
By Mike Davey Vaughan, Ontario — January 29, 2017 — Continuously advancing technology is making itself felt throughout the industry, but Canada’s trade colleges may be feeling the impact the most. A panel discussion at CCIF Vaughan looked into the challenges today’s collision repair trainers are facing. The OEM repair procedures are constantly under revision, […]
Need for documentation highlighted during CCIF scanning panel discussion
By Mike Davey Vaughan, Ontario — January 29, 2017 — “Possible injury or even death.” Those are among the possible consequences of not scanning and performing the correct calibrations during the repair process, according to Scott Wideman of Volkswagen Canada. Wideman made the comment during a panel discussion at the first CCIF meeting of 2017. […]
