Pro Spot to debut new riveting system, aluminum welder at SEMA 2015
Carlsbad, California — November 2, 2015 — Pro Spot International has released a sneak peek of some of the company’s new products debuting November 3 at the SEMA Show, taking place at the Las Vegas Convention Center. First up is the PR-5 Riveting System. A statement from Pro Spot says the company has taken all of your […]
Report: ‘Efficient’ steel designs may be lighter than aluminum
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — October 26, 2015 — The aluminum vs. steel debate continues to play out with a new study from WorldAutoSteel suggesting high-strength steel can lead to lighter parts than using aluminum. Anyone who has watched an NFL broadcast recently will be aware of the debate, or at least how it’s […]
CSN-Hutten Collision Centre breaks ground for new building
By Mike Davey Fergus, Ontario — October 23, 2015 — John Hutten says it was a desire to be “bigger, better, more efficient” that lay behind a recent decision to erect a new building that will house CSN-Hutten Collision Centre in Fergus, Ontario. Hutten, the facility’s owner, made the comment at a sod-turning ceremony at the […]
Canadian auto parts maker bets big on the shift to aluminum
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — October 16, 2015 — Canadian auto parts giant Linamar Corporation announced this week it has tendered an offer for 100 percent of the shares of French aluminum casting firm, Montupet S.A. The deal was billed by Linamar executives as the “latest move to solidify the company as a global […]
Virtual technology aids in learning to weld advanced materials
by Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — October 5, 2015 — Chief Automotive recently hosted a meeting at its headquarters in Madison, Indiana. The purpose of the gathering: Introduce a new line of joining tools collision repair centres can use to keep up with the industry-wide shift to more advanced materials. The biggest news in the […]
Audi Q7 construction revealed at Pfaff event
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — October 4, 2015 — Last week Pfaff Autoworks hosted its annual insurance open house. The event is a chance for those in the insurance industry to become familiar with new trends in the collision repair space. The emergence of aluminum as a more common material in new cars took […]
Chief Automotive hosts aluminum welding demo in historic Indiana
By Jeff Sanford Madison, Indiana — October 1, 2015 — In the 19th century the Ohio river dividing Indiana and Kentucky was the interstate of its day. Steam boats tended the factories along the river. Towns like historic Madison, nestled in the Ohio River valley, were populated with factories tended by the boats that were […]
Pfaff Autoworks open house shines a spotlight on technological advances
By Jeff Sanford Vaughan, Ontario — September 27, 2015 — A crowd gathered at Pfaff Autoworks in Vaughan for the company’s annual insurance industry open house. For some on the insurance side of the business the event seemed to be an eye-opener in terms of some rapidly advancing changes about to hit the collision repair […]
Clinic demonstrates latest welding techniques
By Mike Davey Mississauga, Ontario — September 23, 2015 — Owners, managers and techs in the Greater Toronto Area had a chance recently to get up to speed on the latest welding techniques for modern materials, including aluminum. The clinic was presented by Sean Slaven and Jason Grey of Arslan Automotive and hosted by Fix […]
Move over aluminum: Carbon fibre steps up its game
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — September 9, 2015 — On the materials side, the big news in the industry of late has been the move to the use of more aluminum in vehicles, especially in the case of the latest Ford-150. But some are already looking beyond aluminum to carbon fibre, an advanced, lightweight […]
