Point of View: Industry Week Elicits Thoughts on Associations
If this is the first page you read in TechShop, then you still have a lot to see of the new products and news from Automotive Aftermarket Industry Week (AAIW), held in November in Las Vegas. If this is the last page, then you’ve seen all the latest info on new and improved equipment, tools
Management: Can Your Retirement Meet the Reserve Price?
For the past five years, I have been a shopper of eBay Motors. I not only shop for parts for my project cars, but for tools. It is almost an addiction for me to find the best deal or rarest tool. In the automotive tool section, I have been noticing a disturbing type of listing. The listing is usually for a complete toolbox filled with top of the line tools or a major piece of shop equipment like an alignment system or lift.
Induction Innovations Introduces New Series of Attachments at NACE 2007 Show
Originators of the ‘INDUCTOR,’ the High Performance Magnetic Induction Heat System, Induction Innovations introduced and demonstrated their new series of attachments at the NACE 2007 trade show. These attachments are molded in impact/flame resistant epoxy polymers.
Ingersoll Rand Introduces Redesigned Air Ratchets
Building off innovative features in the originals, Ingersoll Rand introduces the redesigned 107XPA and 109XPA air ratchets. Among other improvements, the new ratchets provide increased torque and better ergonomics. The ratchets feature coil spring and ball tensioning in the ratchet head for more consistent, long-lasting head tensioning that is less susceptible to fork spreading.
STEINEL Introduces The Ultimate Butane Kit
The Ultimate Butane Kit from STEINEL includes heat tools and accessories for a wide variety of applications: shrink tubing; installing connectors; desoldering/soldering; cutting/cauterizing; welding; light brazing; loosening rusted bolts; and thawing frozen locks.
Goodson Introduces 2008 Catalog for Engine Builders
Goodson Tools & Supplies for Engine Builders of Winona, MN, will release their 2008 catalog at the PRI Show in December. The catalog features more than eight pages of new products.
Rancho Gives Retailers Backstage Pass to Brand-New Online Rancho Dealer Center
Authorized Rancho performance suspension parts retailers now can have access to a comprehensive Rancho Dealer Center – fully stocked with sales and marketing tools designed to sell Rancho products – at the enhanced www.GoRancho.com.
Posi Lock offers Grease Gun Applicator System
Posi Lock’s new Grease Gun Applicator System makes lubricating quick and easy. The kit can be installed with standard tools on most electric DC voltage grease guns in a matter of minutes.
Four Seasons Inc. Shows its ‘Green’ Side
Four Seasons Inc., a leader in the aftermarket parts industry, recently displayed its remanufactured compressors in the Green Zone during AAPEX to highlight its environmentally-friendly manufacturing processes.
A.R.E. Introduces the SuperNet Accessory for Pickup Trucks
A.R.E. continues to expand its truck accessory offerings with the new SuperNet – a flexible cargo net that can be used in the bed of most any pickup truck to secure gear.