LDC Equipment Relocates to New Facility
LDC Equipment has announced that it will relocate into a new facility in Puyallup, Wash. The new location will enable the company to provide a new training center for Northwest-based collision repair companies. According to the company, the facility will be equipped with the latest welding, measuring, clamping and holding equipment, which will be provided
Bonding Time
Following the automakers’ recommended repair procedures when using adhesives is critical to consumers’ safety and the completion of a quality repair.
In the Thick of It
Today’s advanced vehicles use steels of varying thicknesses for safety and lighter weight. A welding test has to reflect this to ensure a technician has the skills to weld these cars’ advanced structures.
Sectioning: 2010-11 Chevrolet Equinox – GMC Terrain
Identifying the various types of steels in a vehicle’s structure and their repair recommendations is crucial in today’s cars. The 2010-11 Chevy Equinox – GMC Terrain is no exception.
Collision Industry Repairer Forum and Exhibition Slated for Mississippi Feb. 24-25
Consumer Auto Repair Excellence (CARE) Inc. is hosting its 2012 Collision Industry Repairer Forum, themed “The ABCs to Succeed” Feb. 24-25 at the Imperial Palace Resort and Casino in Biloxi, Miss.
CIC Panel Discusses How Changes in Vehicle Technology Will Affect Collision Industry
At almost every Collision Industry Conference (CIC), heavy emphasis is put on the need for collision repair facilities to get the proper training and equipment and gain access to OEM repair procedures in order to properly and safely repair modern vehicles. The CIC held Nov. 2-3 at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas was no exception.
Sectioning the Front Hinge A-Pillar of the Buick Regal
Here is an excerpt of an OE repair article for a 2011 Buick Regal A-pillar – front hinge pillar body sectioning (upper).
Destructive Weld Tests
Destructive weld testing is a vital part of making sure you perform a safe repair – which is why you should do it prior to making any structural weld.
Buying Welding Equipment for Your Body Shop
With all of the advanced metals being introduced into modern vehicles, repairers need the proper welders to perform repairs to OEM specifications. We take a look at some of the great technology available.
Collision Repair: A Lost Art?
Some say the art and craft of collision repair has disappeared and that we’ve become an industry of “parts changers.” But it may just be that the definition of what a “craftsman” is has changed… because the industry has changed.