Vehicle Electronics Explosion: Do You Know Your DTCs?
Having a thorough and complete understanding of DTCs and how systems are networked together is becoming more and more necessary when repairing vehicles.
EV Batteries: Handling, Disposal and Storage
Key considerations for the proper and safe handling, storage and disposal/recycling of EV batteries.
Auto Body Refinish: Are Today’s Colors Harder to Match?
It appears we’re dealing with the most unique and difficult colors in the history of car painting … or are we?
Vehicle ADAS: I Dumped My Old Car for a Computer
It was surprisingly not too hard to say goodbye to my old jalopy.
Modern Vehicle Construction: A Material Matter
ADAS grabs the headlines today, but let’s not forget about another vehicle complexity: advanced materials.
New Welding Technology: Good or Bad?
Welding technology in the collision industry has advanced tremendously. But is the industry allowing techs to avoid the “why” in welding?
Vehicle Scanning & Calibration Technology
Scan tools and calibration equipment have come a long way as far as ease of operation and ability to access the vehicle.
Welding on a Hybrid or Electric Vehicle
As more and more HEVs and EVs roll into your shop, there are considerations to take when welding.
Is Auto Glass Replacement Right For Your Auto Body Shop?
With ADAS features, required calibrations for auto glass and the variety of repairs currently being done in shops, glass seems an obvious fit to today’s business model.
Vehicle Calibrations and Mechanical Repairs
Whether you’re replacing a radiator or repairing collision damage, deviating from OEM requirements will make a shop a target for blame should something go wrong.
Preparing the Collision Industry for Electric Vehicles
Today’s electric vehicle/hybrid revolution combined with the lightning-speed proliferation of ADAS features has made training essential.
Automotive Painting: It’s Still a Good Trade
I can think of no other industry where a young man or woman can start in an entry-level position and excel to an extremely comfortable living — without ever going to formal schooling or training.
