Tony Larimer, director of sales and marketing for Dan-Am Co., an importer and distributor for SATA, introduces the new SATA Jet 4000B.
Elektron Offers Welders for High-Strength Metals
Timothy Morgan, managing director of Elektron Inc. Americas, talks about the company’s new welders, designed for use on high-strength metals.
Collision Repair Education Foundation Helping Fuel The Future of the Collision Repair Industry
Thanks to Jake Weyer, editor of Fender Bender magazine, we have live video updates from NACE 2011 in Orlando, Florida.
In this video interview, Jake is interviewing Scott Kruger, executive director at the Collision Repair Education Foundation. Announced at NACE was a $35,000 makeover grant awarded to Lake Technical College in Eustis, Florida.
Click the video below to watch the live interview.
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Again, thanks to Jake for making it possible for all of the students, instructors, and technicians that were not able to make it to NACE this year, to stay updated on the event.
NABC expands Recycled Rides program to automotive schools
I found this interesting article on FenderBender and thought that I would share it with you.
“We want to get students late model vehicles to work on and repair,” Tuuri said. “Some schools are still working on vehicles from 1987, and they keep fixing the same car over and over again.” You can read the full article on FenderBender.
This program will allow students to learn modern technology and understand cars that are on the road today so they can be efficient technicians when they graduate, Tuuri said. “The program will help improve school curriculums, help instructors teach, help students learn, and help the industry obtain productive technicians in shops,” Tuuri said.