Arslan Automotive to distribute FIMER welders in North America
Pointe Clare, Quebec — February 16, 2016 — Arslan Automotive Canada has announced that it is now the sole North American distributor for FIMER. FIMER, headquartered in Italy, manufactures welders for a variety of different applications. Under the recently signed agreement, Arslan Automotive will be responsible for the North American sales and service for all […]
Urethane Supply Company launches Hot Spot cordless plastic stapler
Rainsville, Alabama — February 8, 2016 — Urethane Supply Company has launched the new 6203 “Hot Spot” cordless rechargeable plastic stapler. According to the company, the Hot Spot is perfect for holding broken headlight tabs and bumper tears in position while making plastic weld repairs. The Hot Spot stapler includes a wide variety of […]
Urethane Supply Company launches Bumpersmith 2.0
Rainsville, Alabama — February 2, 2016 — Urethane Supply Company has launched the new 6071 Bumpersmith 2.0. The new system offers a nitrogen plastic welding system combined with a fold-out bumper workstation. According to Urethane Supply Company, this allows the technician to hold the bumper in just about any position for easy repair work. The creation […]
CARSTAR Vision Park hosts aluminum repair sessions
By Mike Davey Hamilton, Ontario — January 26, 2016 — CARSTAR Canada has launched a series of one-day aluminum repair information sessions. The events take place at CARSTAR Vision Park in Hamilton, Ontario. The first of these sessions took place January 26. The next is set for January 27, with two more events scheduled for […]
Pro Spot and Color Compass hold new materials training session in Regina
Regina, Saskatchewan — January 8, 2015 — Now more than ever, a thorough understanding of new materials is necessary to perform safe repairs. According to Art Ewing of Pro Spot, that’s part of the reason Pro Spot and Color Compass have conducted a number of training seminars throughout Western Canada during 2015 and will continue […]
Spanesi to hold first Touch Training Week of 2016
Napierville, Illinois — December 28, 2015 — Spanesi has announced it will hold the first Touch Training Week of 2016 in mid-January. The training event takes place January 19 to 20, 2016 at the Spanesi Corporate Center located just outside of Chicago in Napierville, Illinois. Spots in the class are very limited, with space limited […]
Strong bonds: I-CAR and the provincial colleges offer welding certifications
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — November 19, 2015 — In an industry as complex as the collision repair business the importance of proper training and certification is impossible to overstate. A poor or improper weld performed during a structural collision repair can compromise the vehicle’s structural integrity. The result, as I-CAR points out, is […]
Color Compass receives Pro Spot Distributor of the Year award
By Mike Davey Vancouver, British Columbia — November 12, 2015 — Color Compass Corporation has received the Pro Spot International Distributor of the Year award, presented at the 2015 SEMA Show. In essence, this award is given to the distributor who sold the most Pro Spot product in the last year, but there’s much more to […]
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 […]
New materials call for new joining techniques
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — October 6, 2015 — The new era of “exotic” materials calls for new methods of joining, both at the OEM and on the shop floor. Chief Automotive Technologies hosted trade press reporters recently to showcase new joining tools the company is making available. The day-long session provided some fascinating […]
