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Refinish: The Painter’s Toolbox

A painter’s toolbox shouldn’t just include equipment but also intellectual resources as well as education and training to further their knowledge and development.

Paint, Body and Equipment Specialists Announces Full Schedule for 2017 Annual Conference

The conference will feature an Innovation Fair and a meet-up for young auto care professionals, in addition to previously announced keynote presentations and educational sessions.

The 2017 PBES Conference will take place in Chicago.
Registration Open for the 2017 Paint, Body and Equipment Specialists Conference

The 2017 PBES Conference will gather leaders of the paint, body and equipment industry for education, collaboration and solutions for the industry’s pressing concerns.

The 2017 PBES Conference will take place in Chicago.
RGI Spray Booth Co. Opens New Facility in Tracy, Calif.

As part of the grand opening, 300 body shop professionals, product distributors, vendors and other guests toured the 60,000-square-foot facility, which will be used as a manufacturing plant, warehouse and showroom with a staff of 20 people.

RGI Spray Booth ribbon cutting
Axalta Supports China Auto Dealers After-Sale Service Skill Competition

Axalta supported the competition by providing products from its premier refinish brand Cromax, and by developing the competition program.

Bodyshop Revolution Enters the Canadian Market

Maker of gas catalytic drying equipment have established a distribution network in Canada, naming TED Group and AutoQuip as distributors that will provide local sales and support for its technology and processes.

FinishMaster Completes Two Acquisitions in Northeast

PBE jobber acquires Blaise of Color Inc. and Crown Auto Body Supply LLC, two distributors of industrial and automotive paint and supplies located in South Plainfield, N.J., and Salem, Mass., respectively.

Paint, Body & Equipment Specialists 2017 Conference Dates Announced

The conference, themed “Innovate to Dominate,” will take place May 16-18, 2017 in Chicago, Ill., at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile.

Larson Electronics Releases Spraybooth LED Light Fixture

The EPL-48-2L-LED-20C-EPP explosion-proof LED light fixture is ideal for operators seeking top-quality lighting that will reduce operating costs, improve lighting quality and reduce downtime incurred from frequent servicing intervals.

AkzoNobel Receives Approval from American Honda and Acura for All Warranty Repair in the US

AkzoNobel and its brands Sikkens and Lesonal have been named approved paint lines to be used by anyone performing paint repairs paid for by American Honda.

Automotive Coatings Gain Demand for Energy-Efficient Technologies

Environmental issues and OEMs’ desire to accelerate production cycle times have prompted OEM coating suppliers to develop integrated coating processes such as those that do away with primer coatings.

Tong Yang Industry Co., Ltd. Approved to Use New CAPA Waterborne Low VOC Primer Label

Tong Yang Industry Co., Ltd. is the first manufacturer in the CAPA program approved to use the new label.