PROCESS IS PRECISION
AUTEL MAXISYS IA800 INTELLIGENT ADAS – OP TICAL POSITIONING SYSTEM PROCESS IS PRECISION When it comes to the calibration of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) components, there are two essential servicing concepts, follow the prescribed vehicle manufacturer instructions and document everything from pre-calibration setup to post-calibration validation. The Autel Standard Frame ADAS Calibration System, the […]
New and Hot
THE MOST SOUGHT-AFTER SUPPLIES FEATURED AT SEMA 2021 By Allison Rogers It’s not a SEMA Show spectacle without the glitz and glory of the New Products Showcase. This year’s showcase marked the first time new collision repair and refinish products were featured on the Las Vegas strip since 2019—meaning the repair community was raring to […]
WE’VE GOT IT ALL
WE’VE GOT IT ALL TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE NOW—AND THE FUTURE BY DARRYL SIMMONS There’s something special about a new product Buyer’s Guide. Cracking open the magazine and flipping through the pages is sure to get your blood flowing and pulse racing with excitement and anticipation. And this year’s 2022 Buyer’s Guide is guaranteed […]
Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy Media Matters Inc. and it’s properties adhere to the highest standards in assuring our customers’ privacy. All information relating to customers’ accounts, transactions and correspondence are handled with discretion and absolute confidentiality. Protecting Your Personal Information “Personal information” is information about you that is personally identifiable and not otherwise publicly available, such as […]
ON TO THE NEXT
ON TO THE NEXT NEW NORMAL? NO PROBLEM If you recall, in last year’s Collision Repair Buyer’s Guide, we had cautioned that the 2020s would see the business of collision repair change beyond recognition. Clearly, we were right. This year brought far more chaos than anyone could have imagined. Sure, we’d expected the typical fast-paced […]
ENLIGHTENING LIGHTS
ENLIGHTENING LIGHTS HIGHWAY THRU HELL’S AL QUIRING AND J.W. SPEAKER TEAM-UP ON ROADSIDE SAFETY If there’s one thing Al Quiring really wants to see his fellow towing professionals do, it is to take their personal safety more seriously. In fact, when asked what advice he would share with ambitious young people in the towing sector […]
FIRED-UP FOR THE FUTURE
FIRED-UP FOR THE FUTURE THE NEXT GENERATION OF WELDERS ARRIVES It is a safe bet that, however your business conducted welds in the first decade of the 2000s, it changed the approach in the 2010s. It is also a safe bet that the 2020s will bring even more significant changes to your business’s approach. The […]
INCREMENTAL INNOVATIONS
INCREMENTAL INNOVATIONS HOW SMALL TIME-SAVINGS ADD UP For every impressive, technologically advanced individual piece of equipment purchased by collision repair businesses, hundreds of pieces of equipment are bought by facilities that have been designed in a very similar way. Were a modern collision repairer to— through some magical accident—find themselves transported into the bronze age; […]
CHANGE RESISTANCE
CHANGE RESISTANCE SOME BUSINESSES ARE SKEPTICAL OF HIGH-TECH TOOLS The past few decades have transformed the tools used to conduct repairs. Products such as ultraviolet lamps, which promise to reduce extensive paint drying times to fractional numbers, or diagnostic scanners that allow technicians to remotely dial in to receive assistance with repair procedures are no longer seen […]
CAN’T TOUCH THIS
CAN’T TOUCH THIS HOW A GLOBAL PANDEMIC SPURRED WIDESPREAD INNOVATION IN INDUSTRY SOFTWARE SUITE DESIGN During the months that humanity hid indoors in 2020, the marketing teams at many organizational management suite providers decided it would be a good idea to inundate the internet with ads about all the impressive things you could do with […]
