Using Heat to Improve Your Cycle Time
By implementing heat in your shop, solvents evaporate faster, isocyanate catalysts crosslink quicker, and body fillers, sealers, basecoats and clearcoats all accelerate.
Caliber Collision Donates Recycled Ride to U.S. Air Force Mom
Jalisa Watkins, a senior airman with the U.S Air Force stationed at Tinker Air Force Base, receives refurbished car on Valentine’s Day.
National Auto Body Council Gifts Four Recycled Rides at SEMA Show
Four Las Vegas families in need receive refurbished vehicles during annual giveaway; local charity receives donated van.
Schedule to Reduce Cycle Time
Sit back and let me tell you the story of a shop that improved its scheduling processes…and improved its cycle time.
Master Parts for Better Cycle Time
The single biggest impediment to productive collision repair is poor crash parts management.
Seven Keys to Better Cycle Time
Most of the secrets to better cycle time are simply common sense ways to avoid doing anything more than once.
Reader’s Choice: Cycle Time
“Why is cycle time so important? It seems the body shop industry has changed in that insurance companies’ No. 1 focus is now cycle time.”
H&V Collision to Participate in Recycled Rides
Donation in 2012 marks third time H&V Collision Centers has contributed a vehicle to a needy family.
Caliber Collision Donates 7th Recycled Rides Vehicle in 2012
Caliber’s Woodlands, Texas location gives refurbished 2004 Volkswagen Jetta to local veteran.
BodyShop Business Presents Cycle Time Survey Findings at Sherwin-Williams Vision Group Event
Survey reveals what national cycle time average is and clues to how shops can improve this key metric.