Feats of Engineering Part 2: Transportation Case Studies - (03/19/2020)
For utility trucks, service trucks and heavy-duty trucks hard daily use is the norm, however for trucks with a dump-bed, the situation is extreme. Panels must endure almost constant...
10 Things Auto Body Shop Technicians Need to Know - (02/20/2020)
Vehicles are changing—and so is the repair industry. Not only are new designs and technologies driving change, but recent litigation, in which repairers were held responsible for substandard...
Why Does NVH & Lightweighting Matter in Autonomous Vehicles? - (12/12/2019)
Noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH) control are already an important part of the collision repair process, but they are expected to play an even larger role as to autonomous vehicles (AVs) continue...
Engineering Breakthrough Speeds Up Manufacturing Process Part 2: Structural Polyurethane Adhesive Applications - (11/12/2019)
In Part 1 of our series, Engineering Breakthrough Speeds Up Manufacturing Process, we learned how fourth-generation structural polyurethane adhesives have a much shorter cure time than previous...
Beyond Noise Reduction: Using NVH for Corrosion Protection - (11/12/2019)
Using noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) materials in vehicle repair is about more than just noise reduction and customer comfort. They also provide excellent corrosion protection.New technologies...
Engineering Breakthrough Speeds Up Manufacturing Process Part 1: The Development of a Fast-Curing Structural Polyurethane Adhesive - (10/24/2019)
For bonding composites, plastics or painted metal, urethane structural adhesives offer benefits such as low exotherm, low odor and high elongation. Despite these advantages, OEMs have often used...
Generate Revenue and Increase Customer Satisfaction with NVH Materials - (10/16/2019)
If a customer returns a vehicle to the body shop because it “just doesn’t sound right,” a technician now has to re-evaluate the repair.Regardless of whether the vehicle comeback is...
Helping Customers Succeed Through Application Engineering - (10/03/2019)
Innovating solutions for our customers is what we do – we help them make the impossible real by building more efficient processes and using the latest technology for their bonding challenges....
How Autonomous Vehicles May Impact Collision Repair - (09/18/2019)
It’s no secret that there are potential effects – both negative and positive – autonomous vehicles (AVs) will have on collision repair, but it’s also a trend that the industry...
Composites in Transportation - (08/27/2019)
The dictionary defines a composite as something made up of various parts or elements.When talking about composites in the manufacturing or construction industries, two questions immediately arise:...
