SCRS announces feature presentation for 2020 Repairer Roundtable in Florida

March 10, 2020

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The Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) will be hosting the annual "Repairer Roundtable" from 9:00 - 11:00am on Wednesday, April 8th at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront in Jacksonville, Florida. The meeting is open to all industry participants and is free of charge. SCRS only requests that attendees pre-register so we can accommodate the audience as best as possible. Register by clicking here.

The 2020 Repairer Roundtable will feature a presentation from Mark Edwards, Service Engineer for Advanced Driver Assist and Brake Stems for Mercedes-Benz USA LLC. Mr. Edwards works in the Engineering Services facility in Jacksonville, Florida, responsible for Product Technical Support for Body, Chassis & Electrical Systems. The 90 minute presentation will feature will give insight into:

How to identify what systems are on a vehicle
Differences between generations of ADAS and components that are different between varying generations
What the features are and their role in vehicle operation
Discussion of examples from cases in the field
Impact on components and systems as a result of repair and replace operations
Importance of following OEM documentation surrounding repair, diagnostics, calibration and re-initialization of systems.
The program will conclude with the opportunity for audience interaction and Q&A. Edwards and his department are interested in garnering a better understanding of the challenges facing the collision repair market with respect to service engineering, what areas their department may be able to assist with, and what type of information we could use. This program will be highly informative, and encourage interaction in the end.

Immediately following the Repairer Roundtable, SCRS will be holding the annual Corporate Member Recognition and Industry Awards Luncheon from 11:15am – 12:45pm. This event is also no cost to attend, but RSVP is required.

Register for one or both of these events by clicking here.

Other SCRS events taking place during the week in Florida include:

    Tuesday, April 7
    3:00pm - 5:00pm            SCRS Board of Directors Open Meeting

    5:15pm - 5:45pm            SCRS Annual Election (SCRS members only)

For more information about SCRS, or to join as a member, please visit www.scrs.com, call toll free 1-877-841-0660 or email us at [email protected].