Complete Frame Machine
With BlackJack Frame Machines, tilt-down and drive-on happens fast. Plus, there’s a low drive-up angle, which means no wheel spin. It has a working height perfect for body work, and a winch and dead-wheel dolly is provided for dead cars. A mobile tool board reduces walking and increases production. And it comes complete with chains,
Legislative Lowdown
• Alabama – Alabama Gov. Bob Riley recently named Jim L. Ridling the state’s insurance commissioner. Ridling takes over the position from Walter Bell, who resigned in August to become chairman of Swiss Re America Holding Corp. Ridling is former president and CEO of Southern Guaranty and is one of the founders of River Bank
Clean, Dry, Heated Atomizing Air
Clean, dry and heat the atomizing air from your existing air compressor with The Solution. Its four-stage filtration is outfitted with an automatic moisture discharger. A controller, with digital outputs, allows users to set the temperature of the atomizing air up to 165 degrees F. It comes with a 3/8” ID x 35’ spray air
Space-Saving Compressor
The new SX AirCenter units include a rotary screw compressor, dryer and tank in one space-saving package. Available in 3 to 7.5 hp, they provide pressures from 125 to 217 and capacities to 28.3 cfm. Plus, they’re easy to install – just connect the power and air line and you’re running. These units also include
Remove Adhesives in Seconds
The INDUCTOR MAX3 is the most energy efficient induction heater available. It can perform tasks such as removing decals, stripes, vinyl graphics, molding, caulking and seam sealers to heating nuts and bolts red-hot in seconds. It comes with three attachments: Glassblaster, Fast-Off pad and Concentrator. All models operate on 120 volts. Call (877) 688-9633.
Document Repairs with Ease
The Velocity computerized measuring system allows you to generate more profitable estimates, measure SAI and caster, and measure the entire vehicle simultaneously – all while leaving it in place during repairs for real-time measurements with easy-to-read, full-color printouts. Call (800) 445-9262.
Reduce Heating Costs
AIROMAX units hung from your ceiling can reduce all of your shop’s air pollutants by 75 percent to 90 percent. Save your lungs and reduce clean-up. Also, reduce exhaust and save heat costs. Wash each of the pre-filters every six to eight weeks and replace each low-cost primary filter every 12 to 18 months. Call
Big Bucks Paid for Bugatti ‘Barn Find’
The 1937 Bugatti supercar recently unearthed in a deceased doctor’s garage in northern England sold to a European collector for about $4.4 million at a Paris auction Feb. 6. Auction house Bonham’s sold the Bugatti Type 57S Atalante at its Retromobile car show and sale on behalf of the heirs of its last owner, Dr.
Oral Arguments in Ford Parts Patent Suit Heard in Appeals Court
A panel of judges at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Feb. 5 heard oral arguments in the appeal of a 2006 International Trade Commission (ITC) ruling that prevents aftermarket parts manufacturers from duplicating several parts on 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 Ford F-150 models. In Dec. 2005, Ford Global Technologies
Oral Arguments Heard in Ford Parts Patent Suit
A panel of judges at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit heard oral arguments on Feb. 5 in the appeal of a 2006 International Trade Commission (ITC) ruling that prevents aftermarket parts manufacturers from duplicating several parts on 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 Ford F-150 models. In Dec. 2005, Ford Global Technologies
Export Estimates
If you can click “Create Invoice,” then you have what it takes to send your estimates directly from all major estimating platforms to QuickBooks. It will save you time and money and will increase the accuracy of the information going into Quick-Books. Call (360) 891-6174. .
Simplify Your Operation
Mitchell management systems simplify the process of operating a collision repair facility by helping to manage all aspects of a shop’s operations, from administration to accounting. Employing industry best practices, they provide managers with the insight they need to fine-tune a shop into a profitable business. Call (866) 655-2544.
