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Collision Repair
Chief’s NACE exhibit puts the focus on aluminum tools
By Jeff Sanford Detroit, Michigan — July 31. 2015 — Equipment supplier Chief Automotive Technologies had a large presence at this year’s NACE event. The company offered up training demos. Attendees were able to witness Chief’s latest aluminum joining equipment in action. “Many collision repair professionals are still in the learning phase with aluminum, and […]
The new PNP90 self-piercing rivet gun from Chief Automotive. The rivet gun was part of the suite of aluminum tools the company demoed at NACE.
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NACE shows steady growth in Detroit
Detroit, Michigan — July 30, 2015 — The industry returned to Detroit this summer for NACE 2015. With celebrities, industry giants, technical experts, live demos, and a wide array of leading industry associations converging in the Motor City, it was a busy week of business, training and deals. With more than 6,600 automotive industry professionals […]
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Symach bringing robotics technology to North America
By Jeff Sanford Detroit, Michigan — July 29, 2015 — Those attending this year’s NACE show came from every corner of the US and Canada. Some even came from overseas. Flying in all the way from Italy were executives of Italian company, Symach. The CEO of the company, Osvaldo Bergaglio, explained that the company offers sophisticated […]
A painter works in a Symach equipped booth. A RoboDry Plus, one of the company's drying robots, is visible in the background.
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Shanghai Auto Parts T&C ‘looking to enter the global stage’
By Jeff Sanford Detroit, Michigan — July 29, 2015 — The rise of car-based culture in China is the biggest story in the auto world over the last decade. Residents of the worlds most populous country are buying autos in ever-greater numbers. Auto sales in the country increased by 45 percent in 2009. China accounts […]
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Lusid launches new paint line specifically for Canadian market
By Jeff Sanford Detroit, Michigan — July 28, 2015 — Several new products were launched at this year’s NACE, including an interesting new innovation from Lusid Technologies. Based in Salt Lake City, Lusid is the US distributor of products made by a sister company, General Paints, which is based in Beirut, Lebanon. General sells high-quality paints […]
Lusid Technologies has launched the new GenVerde line, a solventborne system that meets Canada's stringent VOC regulations.
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Technology & Telematics Forum raises questions around driving data
By Jeff Sanford Detroit, Michigan — July 27, 2015 — What subject is more trendy today than telematics? The idea that cars of the future are going to be tied into the Internet and will pass data between them is a story everyone in the industry is talking about. The conversation at this year’s NACE […]
Telematics and the connected car were hot topics at NACE.
MSO Symposium spells out the ABCs of consolidation
By Jeff Sanford Detroit, Michigan — July 27, 2015 — The big story in the industry these days is the ongoing process of consolidation. There are several major firms involved in buying up existing collision repair facilities to create large chains of stores that can offer lower cost service by reaping economies of scale. This […]
Mike LeVasseur of Keenan Auto Body speaking at the MSO Sympsosium at NACE. The event included many useful insights into the world of finance and consolidation.
Live@NACE: Photo Gallery
Detroit, Michigan — July 26, 2015 — NACE 2015 took place July 21 to 25 at the COBO Center in Detroit, Michigan. This marks the show’s second year in a row in Detroit, spiritual home of the North American auto industry. This year’s event drew together hundreds of collision repair stakeholders from all over the world, […]
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Live@NACE: MSO Symposium
Detroit, Michigan — July 26, 2015 — The MSO Symposium was possibly the most highly anticipated event at NACE 2015. Focused on delivering content to executives, multi-store owners and those looking to join their ranks, the MSO Symposium delivered five different panel discussions, each focusing on a different key issue. Prior to the panel discussions, […]
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Live@NACE: CCIF at NACE
Detroit, Michigan — July 26, 2015 — For the second time, NACE has played host to an event presented by the Canadian Collision Industry Forum (CCIF). Fittingly for a Canadian event in an American city, the event was “Global Trends: Changing the Course of the Collision Repair Business in Canada,” and looked at the Canadian […]
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Alternate Revenue Streams panel looks beyond the traditional
By Jeff Sanford Detroit, Michigan — July 27, 2015 — Increasing traditional revenue streams in collision repair can be very difficult. This is one reason for an interesting panel session at NACE 2015 that looked outside the traditional. The panel, Alternate Revenue Streams, examined various methods for facility owners to increase revenue. As panel members […]
The panel on alternate revenue streams at NACE. From left: Chris Chesney, Sr. Director Customer Training for CARQUEST Technical Institute; Donny Seyfer, Co-Owner of Seyfer Automotive; Greg Buckley, President of Buckley's AutoCare; Todd Westerlund, CEO of Kukui Corporation and Bill Moss, President of EuroService Automotive.
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 […]
Some heads-up displays for cars have been available in years past, such as this GARMIN HUD system, but we may see much more widespread adoption in the near future.
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