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    ABRN December 2023
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    Are you being reimbursed for all waste disposal?

    John Shoemaker
    Dec. 11, 2023
    All disposal expenses incurred during a collision repair are directly linked to the insurance claim and are reimbursable.
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    Post-collision driveability diagnostics

    Pam Oakes
    Dec. 4, 2023
    What was the cause of this Challenger's surging and stalling?
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    How OEM rivet testing ensures automotive safety

    Dave Gruskos
    Dec. 4, 2023
    The smallest components, such as rivets, play a pivotal role in ensuring the structural integrity and safety of vehicles.

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    The PPG MAGICBOX™ smart device eliminates the need for specialized computers in the mixing room by delivering a PPG patented body shop assistant, connectable to new and existing USB scales in body shops.
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    Modernizing the body shop

    Alban d’Epenoux
    Nov. 30, 2023
    PPG partners with owners to adopt innovations for better operations and customer service
    No Mar Gauge
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    No-mar gap and flushness gauges

    Assembly Tool Specialists, Inc
    Nov. 9, 2023
    The "no-mar" gap and flushness gauges from Assembly Tool Specialists Inc. are used in the majority of the auto OEMs as auditing gauges to ensure that none of the fixtures that...
    Opus IVS ADAS Map
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    ADAS Map

    Opus IVS
    Oct. 28, 2023
    The Opus IVS ADAS Map is a comprehensive software platform designed to identify ADAS systems, their components, precise component locations, necessary calibrations, and the underlying...
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    SATA QMR
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    SATA QMR - Quick Material Regulator

    SATA Spray Equipment
    Oct. 25, 2023
    Discover the revolutionary SATA QMR - Quick Material Regulator Where application processes require frequently recurring adjustments between reduced and fully open material flow...
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    Extended Reverse Cut-Off Tool, No. KTIXD707
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    Extended Reverse Cut-Off Tool, No. KTIXD707

    K-Tool International (KTI)
    Sept. 21, 2023
    The K-Tool Extended Reverse Cut-Off Tool, No. KTIXD707, has a 4" low profile head for use in tight spaces. It cuts metals (and more) with accuracy while the reverse operation ...
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    HF4R Work Headlamp
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    HF4R Work Headlamp

    Ledlenser
    Sept. 12, 2023
    The Ledlenser HF4R Work Headlamp has a lightweight and slim design. The HF4R is equipped with a high color rendering index for close-range work and a flexible head. Additional...