A WIN FOR CANADA’S COLLISION COMMUNITY
WOMEN’S INDUSTRY NETWORK TO OPEN CANADIAN CHAPTER For those unfamiliar with the not-for-profit, WIN works with many women—and men—in management roles; individuals seeking strategies on how to improve retention for female employees and attract more women to the sector. Through the organization’s focus, WIN aims to sustain a healthy dialogue that continues to advance the […]
STUDENT AND TEACHER
REAL INSIGHTS ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BY MAX REID Cutting-edge artificial intelligence has quickly found its way into much of the equipment collision repair technicians use on a daily basis, as well as the systems that help manage repair facilities. When we see the phrase “powered by artificial intelligence” or “driven by machine-learning” on a new […]
THE DRAWING BOARD
THREE STRANGE PATENTS PURSUED BY OEMS BY ALLISON ROGERS Innovation is a staple of this industry. Every single day, automakers and other industry stakeholders file patents aimed to revolutionize the modern vehicle. While trends of today tend to centre around driver safety systems and electric or autonomous vehicle endeavours, other systems are, frankly, far less […]
READING GLOBAL RAINBOWS
MORE COLOUR VARIETY EXPECTED IN NORTH AMERICA, SAYS BASF 2022 COATINGS REPORT BY KATE NG White and black car coatings remain king across the world, but the rainbow of automotive colour broadens, according to BASF’s 2022 Color Report for Automotive OEM Coatings. According to the report released on Jan. 18, 2023, achromatic colours continue their […]
TEACHING TRIUMPH
Left to right: Normand Cormier, classroom training manager, Axalta; Rob Bearchell andPatrice Marcil, customer experience director for Axalta’s North American operations. ROB BEARCHELL NAMED AXALTA’S 2022 TECHNICAL INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR BY MAX REID Let’s give a big collision repair congratulations to Robert Bearchell, who was recently named 2022 Technical Instructor of the Year by […]
FRESHLY SQUEEZED
TROPICANA COMMUNITY SERVICES CELEBRATES GRADUATING PRE-APPRENTICESHIP CLASS BY ALLISON ROGERS Tropicana Employment Services hosted its long-anticipated Collision Repair and Auto Body pre-apprenticeship graduation, where the not-for-profit honoured three classes of now-working apprentices. The celebration honoured three graduating classes—the classes of 2020 and 2021 had their originally scheduled ceremonies cancelled due to the pandemic—and was held […]
PAINTING TILL’ PERFECTION
“When I was a kid, automotive wasn’t something I thought I would get into. My brother, dad, grandparents were all in the automotive industry, dealing with the mechanical aspect.” — DESIRAE ELLINGSEN, Head painter at Mervyn’s The Body Shop TRADES STEREOTYPING BEGINS EARLY, AND LEAD PAINTER SHARES HER STORY IN OVERCOMING FALSE ASSUMPTIONS. BY KATE […]
