Data Solutions Provider RAN Wireless Adds Fleet Tracking to Its Offerings
As the pandemic makes fleet tracking more prevalent, there is an increased demand for integrated technology and hardware that saves businesses up to thousands of dollars POMPANO BEACH, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–RAN Wireless is saving business owners thousands of dollars with its integrated fleet tracking technology. The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the importance of fleet tracking more […]
FANUC Expands Line of High-Performance SCARA Robots
More Options to Help Companies Achieve Their Production Goals ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#Assembly–FANUC America, the leading supplier of CNCs, robotics, and ROBOMACHINEs has expanded its line of high-performance SCARA ROBOTS, offering more reach and payload options to companies with assembly, packaging, pick and place, and inspection processes. FANUC’s family of 4-axis SCARA robots has grown […]
MORE THAN A PAYCHEQUE
Many newly qualified skilled trades workers entering the industry today are searching for something other than just big paycheques. Recent reports from college educators and industry consultants are seeing youth becoming more attracted to job opportunities that encourage professional growth instead of just high-paying salaries—and Canada’s collision repair industry provides a wealth of opportunities. Skills/Compétences […]
IN TODAY’S AGE
SKILLSONTARIO TAKES TRADES PROMOTION ONLINE BY MAX REID Last year saw the collision industry endure a period of uncharacteristic helplessness for a trade so foundationally dedicated to ingenuity and independence. The pandemic kept shops apart from their customers, and by extension, the communities in which they operate. Many felt, understandably, as though they were losing […]
CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS?!
SPRING BROKE Some people believe that miracles happen all over the world, every day; a mother lifts a car to save their child; a lost dog returns home after 20 years—a driver in Gatineau tows a pontoon boat with a Toyota Echo. But alas, there was no miracle in Gatineau when police pulled over a […]
DOUBLE DUTY
Brianne’s experience helps Boyd navigate the current environment Brianne Walker has been part of the Boyd team in Brandon, Manitoba, since 2015. She’s held the role of estimator for a few years but, given the current pandemicinduced environment, Brianne was asked to cross-over into a dual role function–and she is handling it with the utmost […]
Tech Trends
THE PACE OF PROGRESS American automotive technology company CCC Information Services is reporting a more than 50 percent year-over-year increase in claims processed using artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning. The company also reports that more than 5 million unique claims have been processed using a CCC deep learning AI solution, and the number of […]
Training
VOLKS-REALITY Volkswagen is exploring virtual reality (VR) training delivery to educate collision repair students on the automaker’s technology, repairing mixed materials, joining techniques, electric vehicle repairs and more. During February’s SkillsCanada Automotive Technology Summit, Volkswagen collision repair program manager Scott Wideman delivered a demonstration and discussion of the automaker’s endeavours in VR training. The demo […]
