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Collision Repair Training Notes
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• Nov. 21-Squeeze-Type Resistance Spot
Welding
• Nov. 22-Collision Repair for Select
High Volume Vehicles
• Dec. 13-Hazardous Materials, Personal
Safety, and Refinish Safety
Hannah Dealer Group-
Vancouver, Wash.
• Nov. 7-Electrical Circuits and DVOM
Usage
• Nov. 14-Collision Repair for Select
High Volume Vehicles
• Nov. 16-Restraint Systems Damage
Analysis
• Nov. 21-Plastic and Composite Repair
• Nov. 28-Detailing
• Nov. 30-Refinishing Equipment and VOC
Regulations
• Dec. 5-Electrical Circuits and DVOM
Usage
• Dec. 12-Exterior Panels Damage
Analysis
• Dec. 14-Steel Structures Damage
Analysis
Bellingham Technical College-
Bellingham, Wash.
• Nov. 15-Movable Glass
Wenatchee Valley College Skills
Center-Wenatchee, Wash.
• Nov. 15-Squeeze-Type Resistance Spot
Welding
• Nov. 16-Adhesive Bonding
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Wesco Autobody Supply-
Mountain Lake Terrace, Wash.
• Nov. 9-Measuring
• Nov. 15-Hazardous Materials, Personal
Safety, and Refinish Safety
• Nov. 29-Overview of Cycle Time
Improvements for the Collision Repair
• Nov. 29-Equivalency Test
• Dec. 7-Steel Unitized Structures
Technologies and Repair
• Dec. 15-Inspecting Repairs for
Quality Control
West Sound Technical Skills Center-Bremerton,
Wash.
• Nov. 9-Collision Repair for Ford and
Lincoln Vehicles
• Nov. 15-Steel Unitized Structures
Technologies and Repair
• Nov. 22-Measuring
• Nov. 29-Squeeze-Type Resistance Spot
Welding
Denver—Summit Consulting Int’l (SCI)
has announced its FastTrack process
control system is now available as part of
the Toyota Certified Collision Center
(TCCC) and Lexus Certified Collision
Center (LCCC) programs. FastTrack
allows those shops to proactively manage
every vehicle in production and easily
access and report on key performance
Idaho State University-
Pocatello, Idaho
• Nov. 5-Lighting, Starting, and
Charging Systems
PPG Training Schedule
For more information, contact your
local PPG or Nexa Autocolor distributor
or territory manager or visit
www.ppgrefinish.com.
Seattle Business Development
Center-Kent, Wash.
• Nov. 9-10-PPG Color
• Nov. 15-16-Custom- Flames Design
• Nov. 17-Custom- Airbrushing Real Fire
• Nov. 21-PPG Conversion-
Envirobase HP
• Nov. 29-30-PPG Color-Envirobase HP
• Dec. 2-Nexa Conversion-Aquabase Plus
• Dec. 6-7-PPG Certification-
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Toyota and Lexus adopt FastTrack
indicators in order to improve shop
efficiencies, profitability, and customer
service, company officials said.
“We’re excited to roll out the FastTrack
system to all of our certified dealers — it
will play an important role in assessing
current operations and making sure our
collision centers are at the highest
performance levels,” said Brad Brahe, body
shop process improvement manager,
Toyota Motor Sales USA. “The system is
easy to use and can be customized to track
metrics related to each shop’s operations so
our shops can work more efficiently, which
drives stronger business results and more
satisfied customers.”
FastTrack provides quick access to
accurate information so collision centers
can understand the impact their processes
and personnel have on production levels
and profitability. It is a flexible, web-based
system that integrates within a collision
center’s existing production model.
FastTrack allows shops to collect data and
report on all repair records, and more
effectively act on that information in order
to improve processes across the entire
operation. Shops can access a snapshot of
key information or complete reports so they
can make decisions that will help drive
better results. n
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