B-TEC Systems
Scottsdale Arizona 85259
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B-TEC Systems Introduces High-Speed Dryer for Spray-Outsby BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 12-18-2015 The ST-01 Paint Sample Dryer is designed to produce rapid drying of both waterborne basecoats and urethane clears and single-stage coatings. The ST-01 can use infrared, air movement or both to obt... |
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B-TEC Systems Unveils New Infrared Curing Equipment Rangeby BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 09-28-2015 A new range of short-wave infrared equipment is being introduced in the U.S. The B-TEC Systems infrared range has been highly successful in Europe and will now be available to American customers. The ... |
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BASF Automotive Refinish
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BASF Launches Glasurit 100 Lineby BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 09-08-2020 Glasurit, the premium refinish paint brand of BASF, introduces its most advanced waterborne basecoat system – 100 Line. Focusing on a new standard of sustainability, process efficiency and product ... |
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BASF's Glasurit 90 Line Introduces New Color Boostersby BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 04-11-2016 BASF’s Glasurit 90 Line automotive refinish has introduced eight new Color Advance Boosters that increase efficiency and performance for challenging red, blue and green colors. The boosters prov... |
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BASF Launches Norbin Brand in the US and Canadaby BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 03-28-2016 BASF Automotive Refinish announced it has launched Norbin, a new brand of products, in the U.S. and Canada. Norbin primers and clears are now available for purchase through BASF distributors. ... |
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BASF Portable Color Matching Toolby BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 01-05-2012 BASF Automotive Refinish’s COLOR-MAXmobile2 solid color tool is compact and portable and provides 531 color chips that can be easily compared to the vehicle with up to five colors on a single swat... |
Recent News
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BASF Releases 2020-2021 Automotive Color Trends Collectionby BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 10-08-2020 BASF has released its 2020-2021 Automotive Color Trends collection with a variety of shades and effects that show the way of modern automotive coatings. Designers of BASF’s Coatings division aro... |
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BASF Customer Wins Toyota Certified Shop of Year for Third Timeby BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 10-07-2020 Balise Collision Repair is celebrating again after being named Toyota Certified Collision Centers' (TCCC) Shop of the Year for the third year in a row. Balise is an R-M customer with five collisio... |
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BASF Signs Preferred Supplier Partnership with Jaguar Land Rover in Asia Pacificby BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 07-29-2020 BASF’s Coatings division and Jaguar Land Rover's (JLR) global headquarters have signed a cooperation agreement with Glasurit and R-M, premium refinish paint brands of BASF, to support the developme... |
BASF’s John Shoemaker to Present at CCA Meetingby BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 02-11-2020 BASF’s John Shoemaker, business development manager for BASF Automotive Refinish Coatings, will present on “Practical Production Processes” at the Carolina's Collision Association (CCA) chapter... |
BASF Customer Celebrates 60 Years in Automotive Refinishby BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 02-06-2020 BASF announced that it recently awarded Ken Shaw Lexus Toyota of Toronto, Ontario, for over 60 successful years of being in business and their longstanding partnership as an R-M customer. Front ro... |
BASF to Host 2020 Bentley Glasurit Refinish Trainingby BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 01-13-2020 Paint technicians working at accredited or soon-to-be accredited Bentley body shops can now sign up for Glasurit refinish courses held at various BASF training centers throughout 2020. Bentley Lev... |
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BASF to Support Next-Generation of Auto Refinishers at WorldSkills Competitionby BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 05-02-2019 BASF Coatings announced that its Automotive Refinish business unit will once again be the global industry partner of WorldSkills International and sponsor the "Car Painting" category to support t... |
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Street Rod of the Year Award Goes to '48 Austin Painted with Glasuritby BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 04-05-2019 1948 Austin A40 by Straight Line Customs BASF announced that its customer, Straight Line Customs of Burnsville, Minn., was awarded the Street Rod of the Year by the Minnesota Street Rod Associatio... |
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BASF Expands Asia Pacific Presence with New Facilities at Innovation Campus Shanghaiby BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 03-12-2019 BASF announced it is enhancing its regional innovation capabilities with new facilities at the Innovation Campus Shanghai to further strengthen collaboration with the automotive industry and to offer... |
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BASF Announces Platinum Sponsorship of NORTHEAST Showby BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 02-25-2019 BASF Refinish Automotive Coatings has announced it will once again be the platinum sponsor of the AASP/NJ NORTHEAST Show March 15-17 and will have a booth on the show floor featuring its latest offe... |
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BASF Announces New Director of Refinish Salesby BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 07-23-2018 BASF announced that it has named Troy Neuerburg as the new U.S. sales director for Automotive Refinish. Neuerburg has been a BASF employee since 2016, working as a sales zone manager with respon... |
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BASF 2018-2019 Auto Color Trends Inspired by Future Mobilityby BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 06-20-2018 BASF has released its 2018-2019 Automotive Color Trends theme. The theme, "Keep it Real," was chosen because of focus on innovations in artificial intelligence and autonomous driving, making the ... |
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BASF Names Micro Distributor of the Yearby BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 06-08-2018 BASF Automotive Refinish has named Micro Auto Paint & Supplies (Micro) its 2017 Distributor of the Year at the annual ColorSource conference. Approximately 135 single-line distribution partners ... |
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BASF Named a General Motors Supplier of the Year for 13th Timeby BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 05-08-2018 General Motors named BASF a 2017 Supplier of the Year, marking the 13th time since 2002 that BASF has received the honor. The award goes to suppliers that distinguish themselves by meeting perf... |
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BASF Expands Single-Line Distribution with New Stores in New Jersey, Pennsylvaniaby BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 05-04-2018 BASF Automotive Refinish continues to add distribution locations with its single-line ColorSource partners. Matthew’s Auto Supplies recently opened a third ColorSource store, in Washington, N... |
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BASF Expert to Discuss OEM Influence on Collision Repair Industry in Webinar for Refinish Distributors Alliance Customersby BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 04-23-2018 At the request of the Refinish Distributors Alliance (RDA), Jeff Wildman, manager of OEM and industry relations for BASF, will present a webinar called “The Increasing Influence of OEMs on the C... |
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BASF to Bring Bogi Lateiner, Female-Built Chevy Montage to 2018 Women’s Industry Network Conferenceby BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 04-19-2018 Bogi Lateiner of Bogi’s Garage and Velocity’s “All Girls Garage” will be at the 2018 Women’s Industry Network (WIN) Conference in Indianapolis. BASF is sponsoring Lateiner’s appe... |
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BASF Color Ideation Vehicle Wins Big at Goodguys Del Marby BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 04-11-2018 BASF announced that the 1940 Ford Convertible, “Lucille,” a Goolsby Customs build and owned by Debbie Walls and coated with BASF Glasurit 55 Line in a custom color, “Glasurit Cabernet, Gools... |
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BASF VisionPLUS University Course to Focus on Pre-Repair Planning, Schedulingby BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 05-10-2017 VisionPLUS University, BASF’s series of seminars and workshops for body shops, will hold an Advanced Production Management class June 6 at the Audi Training Center in Ashburn, Va. Geared towa... |
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BASF Set to Dazzle With Cars, Colors and Business Solutions at SEMAby BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 10-17-2016 BASF Automotive Refinish revs up to make a colorful splash at the 2016 SEMA show in Las Vegas when it unveils the latest in restyled and custom vehicles, new color offerings, advanced business sol... |
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Refinish Expert from North America Wins Two Awards at International R-M Best Painter Contestby BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 10-10-2016 BASF announced that Canadian automotive refinish painter Myles Veljacic took home third place and was named the most sustainable painter in the international R-M Best Painter Contest. Th... |
Fitzgerald Auto Group Celebrates Golden Anniversary with BASFby BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 10-06-2016 BASF announced that the Fitzgerald Auto Group, started by Jim and Jean Fitzgerald in 1966, has celebrated its golden anniversary with the paint manufacturer. Now with two locations – Monroeville and... |
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BASF Supplies 37 Custom Colors to Jaguar Land Rover Special Vehicle Operationsby BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 10-06-2016 BASF announced that its collaboration with Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is expanding globally in that it will supply 37 unique colors for the Jaguar Land Rover Special Vehicle Operations for 2017 mode... |
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BASF Automotive Refinish Expands Distribution in Californiaby BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 09-23-2016 Industrial Finishes & Systems, Inc., has expanded its distribution of BASF Automotive Refinish paint brands (Glasurit, R-M and Limco) to Northern California. The location in Concord, Calif., r... |
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BASF Automotive Refinish Expands Distribution in Floridaby BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 09-20-2016 BASF distributor Albert Kemperle, Inc., has expanded its distribution of BASF Automotive Refinish paint brands Glasurit, R-M and Limco in Florida. The new location in Fort Myers, Fla., opened last... |
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BASF Sponsors Repairer Driven Education Series at SEMAby BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 09-16-2016 For the seventh consecutive year, BASF Automotive Refinish is a Masters + OEM Level Sponsor of the Repairer Driven Education (RDE) Series at the SEMA Show. “BASF has always placed a clear em... |
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BASF Automotive Refinish Expands Distribution in Denverby BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 09-14-2016 Capital Paint & Refinish, a BASF ColorSource distributor, has expanded its distribution of BASF Automotive Refinish paint brands (Glasurit, R-M and Limco) into the Denver metropolitan area and... |
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R-M Sponsors 'Back to the Bricks' for Second Yearby BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 08-31-2016 BASF’s R-M automotive refinish paint brand recently served as the Platinum Sponsor for the Back to the Bricks car show in Flint, Mich., for the second year in a row. With more than 4,000 vehicle... |
American Honda and Acura Approve BASF Automotive Refinish Paint for All Warranty Repairs in USby BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 08-30-2016 American Honda Motor Co., Inc., has approved BASF’s Glasurit and R-M Automotive Refinish paints for its warranty and goodwill repairs. This is the first time American Honda has issued a service b... |
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BASF Automotive Refinish Hires Marvin Gillfillanby BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 08-29-2016 Marvin Gillfillan has joined BASF as vice president, Automotive Refinish Solutions, North America at its Southfield, Mich., location. “Marvin brings a wealth of global experience and knowledg... |
BASF Automotive Refinish Continues 25-Year Partnership with CARSTARby BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 08-25-2016 BASF Automotive Refinish has signed an agreement with Driven Brands, extending its 25-year relationship with CARSTAR North America. As a preferred partner, BASF will continue to provide CARSTAR shops ... |
BASF Accepting Entries for 2nd Annual Glasurit Best Paint Awardby BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 08-10-2016 Glasurit Automotive Refinishes will honor outstanding excellence in painting during the 2nd annual Glasurit Best Paint Award, judged and presented by the legendary Chip Foose. Vehicles must be on disp... |
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BASF to Sponsor MSO Symposium at NACE | CARS 2016by BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 08-08-2016 BASF is returning to the NACE | CARS Expo & Conference for the fifth year as a sponsor of the MSO Symposium – a popular and exclusive educational event drawing attendance from multi-shop ope... |
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Toyota Names Connecticut BASF Glasurit Shop Certified Collision Center of the Yearby BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 08-03-2016 A-1 Toyota, a BASF Glasurit shop in New Haven, Conn., has won the Toyota Certified Collision Center of the Year award. This marks the first time a Toyota dealer from the Northeast has received the... |
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BASF Boosts Research and Development for Automotive Coatings in Asia Pacificby BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 07-27-2016 BASF is stepping up its regional research and development (R&D) activities for automotive coatings at the BASF Innovation Campus Asia Pacific in Shanghai, China. At the new state-of-the-art co... |
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BASF to Bring Chip Foose to CARSTAR Conferenceby BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 07-05-2016 BASF Automotive Refinish announced it is bringing Chip Foose, world-renowned restoration expert, to the 2016 CARSTAR conference July 9-11 in New Orleans. In addition, BASF is a Gold Sponsor of CAR... |
BASF Provides Exclusive Advanced Training for Bentley Motorsby BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 06-14-2016 BASF Automotive Refinish is conducting its annual Bentley training at two of its competence centers in the U.S. The three-day advanced course is being held in Houston June 14-16 and in Buena Park, Cal... |
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Chip Foose and KC Mathieu Demonstrate Dueling Spray Guns at BASF Automotive Refinish Open Houseby BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 06-14-2016 Chris Toomey, BASF senior vice president, Coatings Solutions North America, welcomed guests and hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for BASF’s new Houston competence center along with members of th... |
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BASF Participates in R-M Best Painter Contestby BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 06-14-2016 For the first time, BASF Corporation will participate in the R-M Best Painter Contest, with Brandon Rixse of Thomas E. Brown, Inc., representing the company. Rixse will travel to R-M global headqu... |
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BASF Glasurit-Painted Nissan GT-R Aims to Raise Awareness for Kidney Cancerby BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 06-13-2016 Andrew Lee was diagnosed with a rare and incurable kidney cancer last year when he was just 19. He is using his customized 2015 Nissan GT-R as a way to bring attention to kidney cancer and is unve... |
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BASF Glasurit and R-M Automotive Refinish Products Receive Global GM Approval for 21st Timeby BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 06-08-2016 General Motors paint engineering reviewed and approved BASF’s comprehensive standardized test process for its Glasurit and R-M automotive refinish materials. All products tested received approva... |
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BASF Coatings Division Releases Upcoming Automotive Color Trendsby BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 05-16-2016 BASF’s Coatings division has announced its up-and-coming colors of automotive design. The overarching theme for this year’s collection of 65 colors is “Parallax,” a concept where objects ... |
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BASF Wins Ohio Chemistry Technology Council Excellence Awardby BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 05-12-2016 The BASF Whitehouse, Ohio, site has received the Eagle Award for Excellence for its exceptional performance in environmental, health, safety and security from the Ohio Chemistry Technology Council... |
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BASF Names WASCO Distributor of the Yearby BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 05-06-2016 BASF Automotive Refinish has awarded its 2015 ColorSource Distributor of the Year award to Wholesale Automotive Suppliers of Columbus (WASCO) at its recent annual ColorSource conference held in Cl... |
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BASF Names Colortone Automotive Paints Distributor of the Yearby BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 05-07-2015 BASF’s Automotive Refinish business recently awarded its 2014 ColorSource Distributor of the Year Award to Colortone Automotive Paints at its annual ColorSource Conference. “The Los Angeles mar... |
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BASF Automotive Refinish Awards Employee and Salesperson of the Yearby BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 03-27-2015 BASF Automotive Refinish presented its Employee and Salesperson of the Year awards at its recent 2015 North America Team Meeting. This marks the first time BASF Automotive Refinish has named an... |
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BASF Coatings Receives iF Design Awardby BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 03-24-2015 BASF’s Global Color Designers received the internationally renowned iF Design Award for the current edition of its Global trend book, “Under the Radar.” The trend book is published exclus... |
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GM Names BASF 2014 Supplier of the Yearby BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 03-20-2015 BASF received General Motors’ (GM) Supplier of the Year Award for the 10th time in the past 13 years. The award was presented to Joe Schmondiuk, BASF's vice president of global accounts, during ... |
Videos
SEMA VIDEO: BASF Automotive Refinish
by BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 01-23-2017
BASF Automotive Refinish has launched 108 new colors for custom car builders. In this video, you'll also learn about the limited edition R-M spray guns featuring the Detroit skyline....
BASF Improves R-M Onyx HD System
by BodyShop Business Staff Writers - 08-06-2015
BASF has recently made improvements to its R-M Onyx HD automotive refinish system to provide more precise color matching capabilities. BASF states that Onyx HD is the industry’s first and only lo...