ABRN eNewsletter - Nov 21st, 2023
 
 
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November 21, 2023
Once a novelty, virtual reality is now a staple in the national tech scene. See how it could help your shop’s training regimen one day soon.
Frank Terlep of Opus IVS shares how to inform your customers and prepare your staff for ADAS calibration work
General Motors has acquired Tooling & Equipment International, the company responsible for helping Tesla implement gigacasting.
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Masterfully designed for today’s collision repair shops, the Edge™ Paint Booth from GFS delivers advanced controls; precise, adjustable lighting; and premium contamination control for maximum productivity in a high-tech painting environment.

Henry Ford once said, “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” This quote may explain the logic behind technology's rapid transformation in and around vehicles today. In the last five years as a shop owner, you’ve had to transform your team, their training, equipment, SOPs, repair plans, partnerships, and risk management...
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Designed to remove 2K coatings
The Matco Tools Limited Edition Ghost Series 2023 Rolling Tool Cart, No. MSC4FDGST23, is an MSC4 cart with an overall dimension of 39.4" height by 34.5" width by 21.2" depth. Equipped with full extension roller bearing slides, the six drawers come in various sizes, accommodating tools of different dimensions and functionalities. The cart features four...
The TOPDON TB6000PRO Battery Tester and Charger combines two battery tools in one. It features a nine-step smart charging mode, which can display a pre- and post-report showing accurate data comparison. The expert mode function gives users the ability to adjust more values within its nine steps, including current, voltage, pulse current, duration, ...
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To ensure a safe and proper repair, shops must utilize empirical data that verifies they’re choosing the correct tool scan for a particular vehicle.
Engineered with built-in temperature controls and a battery status indicator, the new series will efficiently charge a variety of ODYSSEY battery models as well as other brands of 12V absorbed glass mat (AGM) flooded lead acid and 12V lithium batteries.
What is ADAS calibration? How long does an ADAS calibration take? Keith Wray from Snap-on Diagnostics takes a closer look at the different methods and tools.