LiDAR technology on self-driving vehicles requires a certain amount of light reflected back to their sensors in order to detect surrounding objects. And your paint department can compromise that light. Here’s how LiDAR technology and paint interact on autonomous vehicles.

Bryan Andersen went from capping out at 1,200 hours in the paint department to now 1,500, without adding staff or extending business hours—here’s how.

Managing paint and materials sales and costs requires careful attention to KPIs and a unified team effort. Ensure profitability is part of shop culture by discussing these numbers with your team, from the paint department to the estimators.

Team management, thoroughness and attention to detail keep Jeremy Winters' paint department running smoothly

Jeremy Winters, head of the paint shop at Harrison’s Body and Glass, logs every color formula his shop has created

Eddie and Carol Lupinek’s quest for better throughput, combined with their ingenuity and craftsmanship, resulted in big improvements in the paint department.