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Bodyshop - February 2009

Features

Separating Fact From Fiction
The Unstable State Of The North American Economy Was On Everyone's Agenda At CCIF Toronto.; CCIF Report

Quick And Easy Clean Up

Reality Check
Labour Rates Are Good, But Not Great. Skilled Workers Are In Short Supply. Dealer Health Is The Only Unknown Factor.

The Trouble With High-Strength Steel
... is that it looks like traditional mild steel. As advanced steels make their way into mass-market vehicles, it becomes more critical for estimators and body repair technicians to have information at their fingertips to identify the various steels and the proper repair procedure.

5 Reasons To Use A Management System
No shop is too small to invest in good shop management software. Here, managers at four small bodyshops explain the real benefits of a management system.

Do You Know What Your Numbers Are Telling You?
A management system generates the numbers you need to run your business profitably, but also provides the insight you need to understand those numbers.

Spray Booths Slow Down To Save Money
New spray booths have a number of features that lower operating costs by reducing energy demand and precisely controlling temperature and time for the bake cycles.


Departments

Internet Directory

Product news

News

I-CAR Tech Update

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Viewpoint

Are You A Candidate For Lean?
It's not something you can buy off the shelf and install like software.

Publisher's comment

Green Times Three
Whether you believe that Environment Canada will stick with the 2010 low-VOC date to get your waterborne house in order, or think that it will push the enforcement date a little downstream of that, there is no doubt that you will be greener in a year's time than you are today.