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October 2023

Digital Edition

How the elite compete

Oct. 6, 2023

Companies like AVL offer devices that guide repair professionals through essential steps to verify that a vehicle is properly discharged and safe to undergo repairs.

Body Shop & Structural Repair

Ensure safety and efficiency in EV repair

Oct. 5, 2023

Technicians must know how far the collision energy has traveled into the vehicle and where the damage stops. No matter where that impact occurred on that vehicle, we must know what parts of the vehicle still dimensionally correct and which ones are not.

Body Shop & Structural Repair

Navigating structural collision repair complexity

Oct. 4, 2023

The Jeep Wrangler 4XE (PHEV) OBC (On Board Charger) is integrated into the DC-DC converter. That is where it gets its unique name “Integrated Dual Charging Module”(IDCM). According to Stellantis, it “combines a battery charger and a DC/DC converter in a single unit that is more compact than two separate components, and a next-generation Power Inverter Module (PIM) that is reduced in size. These components are housed and protected from damage in a steel structure mounted below the battery” pack.

Body Shop & Structural Repair

EV connections for collision repairers

Oct. 3, 2023

Batch Powder Coating Equipment

Oct. 2, 2023

More content from October 2023

Paint & Refinish

Eliminate the bottleneck

Used properly, the paint booth can be a highly efficient resource designed to drive production and profit.

Sept. 28, 2023

The OEM repair procedures will dictate how the repair should be performed, including if MIG/MAG welding, squeeze-type resistance spot welding, or silicon bronze welding are appropriate.

Body Shop & Structural Repair

The importance of procedures and repair statements

Know how to search and understand these guidelines before you dive into the repair.

Sept. 26, 2023

SATAjet X 5500 universe

Beginning Sept. 25, purchase your SATAjet X 5500 universe, scan the QR code on your SATA universe gun, register, and become part of something big. The SATAjet X 5500 universe ...

Sept. 18, 2023