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3M
www.3m.com
3M Company's Automotive Aftermarket Division is well known for innovative solutions for the automotive aftermarket that encompass industry leading abrasives, tapes, paint preparation systems, paint finishing products, adhesives, coatings, sealers, compounds, waxes, glazes, plastic repair materials and personal safety products designed for use during the collision repair process. |
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ACCUDRAFT
accudraftpaintbooths.com
Accudraft specializes in manufacturing high-performance spray booths and finishing systems for fast-paced automotive refinishing. Accudraft maintains a strict dedication to superior build quality & performance. U.S. Headquarters in Randolph, New Jersey. Made in Italy since 1977.
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Car ADAS Solutions LLC
caradas.com
Welcome To The Future Of Automotive Repair — ADAS Calibration
Our ADAS solution enables your shop to operate its own calibration center, so that you can yield the numerous benefits that performing calibrations in-house provides. You’ll be able to cut out the middle man and return the vehicle to the customer with its ADAS systems performing as intended while generating significant financial returns.
Owning a calibration center requires minimal investment in time and money. We supply the ADAS equipment and help our clients with setting up their facility, employee trainings, implementation, quality control, and support. |
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CCC Intelligent Solutions
cccis.com
CCC is proud to be one of the repair industry’s top choices for powering their operations, modernizing estimating, and elevating the customer experience. CCC ONE digitally connects repair facilities with 300+ insurers, nearly every major OEM, and thousands of parts suppliers. Come see how our team and technology can help you modernize operations, drive more business and achieve more five-star reviews.
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Collision Career Institute
CollisionCareerInstitute.com
The Collision Career Institute (CCI) is a career & technical school headquartered in California founded in 2015 to deliver automotive collision repair apprenticeships. CCI is approved by the Division of Apprenticeship Standards and is registered with the US Department of Labor. CCI has evolved into a national program standardizing skills-transfer to learners in schools and in live production repair centers. Learning content is online and hands-on skills are developed in school labs, and in production facilities throughout the country. The system provides easy to use and well laid out learning plans for educators and training managers in shops.
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ComCept Solutions, LLC
comcept.net
ComCept Solutions, LLC provides the leading distribution management software for the automotive Paint Body and Equipment (PBE) industry. ComCept .Net is a powerful, modern ERP with point of sale, inventory management, automated ordering, eBusiness, cost analysis, advanced reporting and accounting in an online environment. ComCept has recently added the CollisionVend line, the only cloud based, integrated, automated, and secure inventory control system for Collision Centers. ComCept provides complete solutions including business consulting to PBE distributors, IT management services, hosting services, and cloud-based services to maximize communications and business productivity. |
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GLOBAL FINISHING SOLUTIONS
globalfinishing.com
The World Leader In Paint Booth Technology
Global Finishing Solutions is the world's leading manufacturer of paint booths, spray booths, and finishing systems for industrial coating and finishing, automotive body shops, aerospace finishing, and truck and large equipment finishing. GFS leads the way in spray booth innovation, and is dedicated to providing the most energy-efficient and ecologically friendly paint environments.
Advanced spray booth technology and decades of experience as the premiere paint booth manufacturer make us the foremost authority in spray booth finishing environments. Global Finishing Solutions enjoys strong relationships with paint manufacturers as well as exclusive body shop spray booth supplier status in all major car manufacturers’ shop equipment programs. Global Finishing Solutions is a GSA approved supplier of aviation paint booths for the United States Government. |
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Hedson Technologies
www.hedsonna.com
Hedson Technologies supplies equipment for professional refinishers working in the automotive aftermarket collision repair industry. Hedson markets and sells its products under three separate brands, Drester, IRT and Trisk. Under the Drester banner Hedson supplies spraygun cleaning equipment and solvent recyclers. The IRT brand encompasses a complete range of infrared curing products and the Trisk lineup includes infrared curing products and venturi style air blowers. For additional information please contact us at 1-866-478-4328 or visit our website at www.hedsonna.com. |
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I-CAR®
www.i-car.com
I-CAR®, the Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair, is an international, not-for-profit organization dedicated to training the collision repair inter-industry. The I-CAR® Vision is that every person in the collision industry, current and future, has the necessary knowledge and skills relevant to their position to achieve a complete and safe repair. Formed by the industry in 1979, all I-CAR® activities, programs, services, and resources focus on supporting industry professionals in achieving a high level of technical knowledge with timely and relevant training. Through the I-CAR® Professional Development Program™, inter-industry professionals receive performance-focused training tailored to specific roles within the collision repair inter-industry. Training is offered through a variety of formats, including instructor-led training, online training, the I-CAR Welding Qualification Series, and more. |
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PartsTrader®
partstrader.com
As the world’s leading parts procurement marketplace, PartsTrader brings together repair shops, parts suppliers, and insurance carriers on one efficient, intuitive platform. We help repair shops make more accurate decisions regarding part-type, price, and availability in order to best serve their customers. Suppliers can quickly grow their market presence to reach thousands of new shops while improving the way they serve their current customers. Insurance carriers strengthen their DRP relationships and experience a reduced total cost of repair without compromising quality. By offering a fully transparent, integrated, real-time marketplace, PartsTrader helps the collision repair industry make smart decisions every day. PartsTrader LLC, based in Chicago, is privately held. |
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OEM Certifications & Approvals
PPG Automotive-Refinish/OEM-Approvals
HAS YOUR OEM CERTIFICATION SHIP SAILED?
COME TALK TO THE PPG EXPERTS FOR TOUR GUIDANCE!
Did you know that PPG has a team of OEM Certification and OEM Technical and Color Approval experts that not only keep in regular contact with the OEMs but also study the programs for their requirements on standards and tooling. This knowledge, along with various digital tools and data, allow us to be a business developmental central database that can help advise you to make your best decisions for which programs you may still be eligible for, which ones to consider, what the general cost may be and what the best tooling choices would be to consider. We invite everyone from beginners that wish to discuss benefits to veterans who already participate in multiple programs to stop by!
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OEC
OEConnection.com
OEC connects those involved in the vehicle parts and repair ecosystem so they finally have an easier way to get their job done.
They get access to the network and data needed to transform selling, sourcing, leasing, managing, billing, and claims.
Learn more at OEConnection.com |
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PPG LINQ™ End-to-End Digital Ecosystem
ppglinq.com
Connect. Automate. Digitize.
PPG goes beyond paint. Our revolutionary industry-leading connectivity platform has been exclusively designed to completely transform the customer experience, partner relationships and internal collision repair shop operations. With PPG LINQ, painters can modernize their repair processes using the cloud-based platform and its interconnected digital hardware, software, and innovative services.
With the PPG LINQ digital ecosystem, you can streamline collision repair processes, optimize operations, connect with partners and maximize profits.
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PPG MOONWALK® Automated Paint Mixing Machine
ppgmoonwalk.com
Step into the new era of paint mixing and collision repair
Introducing PPG MoonWalk, an innovative solution that replaces manual mixing processes with a more efficient, easy-to-use, automated mixing system. MoonWalk saves labor time, reduces waste, and transforms your collision repair shop into a clean and safe environment. These features combined with PPG ENVIROBASE® High Performance waterborne basecoat technology offers collision repair shops excellent color matching accuracy, a low VOC product, and increased productivity. For more information, visit www.ppgmoonwalk.com.
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PPG REFINISH TRAINING
ppgrefinish.com/training
"WHERE EXPERTS COME TO LEARN'
Supporting our Customers with In-person, live virtual, and on-demand training.
PPG training instructors are the best of the best in the refinish industry. With careers spanning five decades, they have mixed and sprayed almost as much paint as PPG has manufactured. Our instructors are versed on every aspect of automotive and custom painting techniques, equipment, and common industry challenges. Review the instructor bios below to find one with experience that matches your needs.
Come by the booth to learn more about what is available for your business and staff.
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Reading Technologies, Inc
drair.com
Reading Technologies, Inc. has been at the forefront of advanced air system technology since 1986. Our innovations include compressor room desiccant and refrigerated dryers, mainline separators/coalescers, point-of-use dryers, and filter/regulator/lubricator units.
Our units are built to eliminate water, dirt, oil, oil vapors, and any other particulate/contaminates that can show up in compressed air lines. We strive to give your shops the best air for painting and to keep costly down-times to a minimum. RTi provides drying systems which enable shops to increase throughput and improve paint finishes.
The RTi brand prides itself on providing clean, dry air and great customer service. Call us to find out more: (800) 521-9200, or visit our website at www.rti-pbe.com. |
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Profitable Glass Solutions
proftiableglasssolutions.com
Profitable Glass Solutions (est. 2007) partners with collision repair businesses currently offering or considering adding automotive glass, to their product portfolio. Collision repair companies seeking to improve their auto glass turn times and margins benefit from our consulting and/or management services. Our low cost to market model has proven successful through improved daily cash flow, financials and increased share-of-wallet with important insurance clients.
Additionally, we offer an ever-growing library of Continuing Education (CE) courses in partnership with PPG MVP Business Solutions to expand share of market with local insurance agents. Offering CE courses deliver value to those in the collision repair and automotive glass markets as our courses reinforce the importance of partnering with professional repair companies to drive customer satisfaction and retention. |
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SEM Products, Inc.
semproducts.com
SEM
BUILT BETTER™
Established in 1948, SEM Products manufactures labor-saving products for the collision, marine, industrial and aerospace markets. We are wholly focused on building products that increase efficiency and throughput in repair centers. We succeed by helping customers exceed the norm in repair efficiency and quality. Our elite product range includes adhesives, seam sealers, sound dampening, texture repair, aerosol filling, UV-cured technology, interior/flexible coatings, equipment and more. |
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SummitCRS
summitcrs.com
SummitCRS is the Premier Collision Repair Management Software
Summit CRS provides an “End to End” shop management system designed to help you operate your collision repair business more efficiently. Summit CRS provides solutions for image transfer, KPI tracking, real-time online repair status as well as live business and production tools. Houston Digital has been in the Auto body management industry since 1990. Bringing innovative ways to keep track of the complex daily function of repair shops. |
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Torque Financial Group
Torque Financial Group.nm.com
Torque Financial Group is a financial planning firm serving the collision industry. Partnered with Northwestern Mutual, the team at Torque Financial Group offers comprehensive financial planning for Collision Shop owners navigate startup, growth and transfer of the business along with personal planning for owners, technicians and professionals of the industry. We will help you pull together all the data you need to get clarity on where you stand today, align on where you want to go, and build a plan to help you get there- walking with you step-by-step through it all. Come learn more about our work!
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Tsunami Compressed Air Solutions
A division of Suburban Manufacturing Inc.
Suburban Manufacturing, Inc. designs, manufactures, and distributes compressed air filtration and automatic lubrication systems, hydraulic hose protection products, along with contract manufactured components and assemblies for the Industrial, Agricultural, Automotive, Medical, and Defense Industries. Suburban Manufacturing, Inc. is committed to the principles and structure of ISO 9001:2008 registration. Tsunami Compressed Air Solutions include: Air Dryers 5-100 Hp, Ultra Systems 10-30 Hp, Membrane Dryers, Compressor Systems, Tsunami Water Seperators, Tsunami Oil Coalescers, Tsunami Filter Packages, Breathable Air Grade D, Traditional Filters/Regulators/Lubricators, Automatic Piston Drain Valves, Solenoid Drain Valves and Spray Hose. |