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FREE Analysis Reveals Comprehensive Approach to the Certificated Green Advantage RENO, NV - July 30, 2008 – A FREE analysis from Government Regulatory Compliance LLC (GRC-Pirk) will show shops how becoming “certified green” can save money... |
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PPG ANNOUNCES N.A. MARKETING ORGANIZATION APPOINTMENTS STRONGSVILLE, Ohio – July 28, 2008 – PPG Automotive Refinish announced the appointment of two key marketing management positions. Randy Cremeans has been appointed director of marketing, collision USCA and Mary Kimbro has been appointed director, global color... |
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PPG INTRODUCES D8152 PERFORMANCE + GLAMOUR CLEARCOAT STRONGSVILLE, Ohio – July 28, 2008 – PPG Automotive Refinish has introduced D8152 Performance + Glamour Clearcoat, the latest addition to its Global Refinish System® product line. This premium performance clearcoat is easy to apply and offers exceptional gloss and appearance... |
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Mitchell Releases Latest Edition of Industry Trends Report San Diego, CA – July 28, 2008 – Mitchell International, Inc., a leading provider of information, workflow, and performance management solutions to the collision claims and repair industries, today released the third quarter 2008 edition of its Industry Trends Report (ITR)—the company’s quarterly publication that highlights industry-related trends, news items and statistics... |
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Assured Performance Board Votes to Expand Co-op July 12, 2008 – Irvine, California – Assured Performance Network announced today their Board of Directors, comprise of 14 leading shop owners across the US has voted to approve the expansion of their co-op with dozens of new Vendors, and as many as 200 qualified shops in 100 Metropolitan market areas... |
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PPG SUPPORTS SkillsUSA WITH $10,000 DONATION STRONGSVILLE, Ohio – July 15, 2008 – PPG Automotive Refinish has donated $10,000 to SkillsUSA, a national nonprofit organization serving teachers, high school, and college students who are preparing for careers in trade, technical and skilled service occupations... |
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PPG ANNOUNCES WINNER OF HOT WHEELS® SPECTRAFLAME® PAINT YOUR RIDE CONTEST COLUMBUS, Ohio – July 14, 2008 – Jim Cooper was named the winner of the 2008 PPG Hot Wheels® Spectraflame® PAINT YOUR RIDE Contest... |
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Mitchell International's Jack Farnan Named San Diego's HR Professional of the Year San Diego, CA – July 8, 2008 – Mitchell International, Inc., a leading provider of information, workflow, and performance management solutions to the property and casualty claims and collision repair industries, today announced that Jack Farnan, the Company's Senior Vice President of Human Resources, has been named "HR Professional of the Year" by the San Diego Business Journal... |
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GM AWARDS BODY SHOPS LOYALTY POINTS FOR COLLISION PARTS PURCHASES Effective June 1, 2008, General Motors has expanded the number of qualifying parts for its very popular GM PART-ner collision parts loyalty program... |
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Herkules G202 Waterborne Paint Gun Washer – Its Automatic! |
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FINALISTS NAMED IN PPG HOT WHEELS® SPECTRAFLAME® PAINT YOUR RIDE CONTEST |
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PPG OPENS NEW TRAINING CENTER IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA |
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KPA’s Newest Service Nominated for 2008 ‘Greenovation’ Award |
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SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC. HONORS PPG WITH 2008 SPARC AWARD |
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PPG TRAINS OEMS IN NEW WATERBORNE PAINT TECHNOLOGY STRONGSVILLE, Ohio – June 11, 2008 – In an effort to reduce VOC emissions, new environmental regulations in California and Canada will soon require that waterborne basecoats replace solvent basecoats for vehicle refinishing... |
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“Pulse on America” show to feature Car-O-Sell — Industry leader in rotating car and truck display — June 6, 2008, Deerfield Beach, FL – PTG Studios is pleased to announce the selection of Car-O-Sell for its innovative, educational television series, Pulse on America... |
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LAFONTAINE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP GOING GREEN WITH PPG WATERBORNE REFINISH SYSTEM HIGHLAND, MI – June 6, 2008 – The LaFontaine Automotive Group, headquartered in Highland, MI, has announced that they have converted from a solvent-based system to PPG Envirobase® High Performance waterborne basecoat for vehicle paint repairs... |
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No cost waterborne changeover RENO, NV - June 1, 2008 – Grant funds available for qualified suppliers and shops to install waterborne paint systems... |
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PPG Launches CertifiedFirst® Network Webinar Series STRONGSVILLE, Ohio – May 29, 2008 – PPG Automotive Refinish today announced the CertifiedFirst® Network will launch a series of monthly Webinars to support collision center owners in their efforts to successfully market their collision centers to consumers and insurers... |
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PPG FERRARI RED FINISH WORN BY 2008 RIDLER AWARD WINNER STRONGSVILLE, Ohio – May 19, 2008 – PPG Ferrari Rosso Corsa Red was selected as the paint finish of choice on “Ferrambo,” the 2008 winner of the Ridler Award, one of the most prestigious awards in the world of custom automobiles... |
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VeriFacts Honors Coach of the Year Detroit, MI– May 19, 2008 – VeriFacts Automotive has presented it’s annual Coach of the Year Award to Don Peers, a 39-year veteran of the collision repair industry from Nebraska... |
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PPG Lends Support to SkillsUSA Leadership and Skills Conference STRONGSVILLE, Ohio – May 15, 2008 – PPG Automotive Refinish recently provided professional support to Pennsylvania SkillsUSA for its 2008 auto body and collision skills state competition held at the Lancaster County Career and Technology Center - Willow Street campus... |
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Dealership Safety Information Goes Online with myKPAonline May 14, 2008 Lafayette, CO ― KPA, the only national provider of environmental, health and safety (EHS) consulting services to the vehicle dealer and service markets, announced today a significant enhancement to its services with the launch of myKPAonline™... |
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LORD RECEIVES 2007 VENDOR OF YEAR AWARD FROM IAMG Cary, N.C. – May 31, 2008 – LORD Corporation – maker of FusorÒ Automotive Repair Adhesives – the leading metal and composite bonding solution for automotive body repair – was recently named 2007 Vendor of the Year by IAMG, a national association of PBE warehouse distributors throughout the U.S. and Canada... |
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Mitchell International Finalizes Acquisition of Fair Isaac Medical Bill Review Business Unit San Diego, CA – May 12, 2008 – Mitchell International, Inc., a leading provider of information, workflow, and performance management solutions to the property and casualty claims and collision repair industries, today announced that it has completed the purchase of the workers' compensation, auto casualty and managed care cost containment business of Fair Isaac Corporation... |
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Collision Centers of America Selects Mitchell's ABS(TM) Enterprise as Shop Management Platform of Choice San Diego, CA – May 5, 2008 – Mitchell International, a leading provider of information, workflow and performance management solutions to the collision claims and repair industries, today announced that Collision Centers of America (CCA) has signed a five-year contract to deploy Mitchell's ABS(TM) Enterprise management system across all sixteen of its repair centers throughout the City of Chicago and suburbs... |
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PPG SAYS CONVERSIONS TO WATERBORNE PAINT GAINING MOMENTUM ACROSS CALIFORNIA AND CANADA STRONGSVILLE, Ohio – May 1, 2008 – According to PPG, more and more collision shops are making the transition to waterborne basecoat from solvent-based systems in anticipation of new air quality regulations in California and Canada... |
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U.S. Chemical & Plastics Achieves ISO 9001:2000 Certification Massillon, OH – May 2, 2008 – U.S. Chemical & Plastics, a division of Alco Industries and a leader in repair, refinish, appearance and maintenance products for the automotive aftermarket, has earned ISO 9001:2000 certification... |
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Mitchell Releases Latest Edition of Industry Trends Report San Diego, CA – May 1, 2008 – Mitchell International, a leading provider of information, workflow, and performance management solutions to the collision claims and repair industries, today released the second quarter 2008 edition of its Industry Trends Report (ITR)-the company's quarterly publication that highlights industry-related trends, news items and statistics... |
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2008 PPG COURSE OFFERINGS MORE THAN 11,000 STUDENTS TRAINED IN 2007 STRONGSVILLE, Ohio – April 28, 2008 – More than 11,000 students participated in PPG Automotive Refinish training courses in 2007... |
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PPG 2008 IMPORT COLOR INFORMATION BOOK RELEASED STRONGSVILLE, Ohio – April 22, 2008 – PPG today introduced its all-new 2008 Import Color Information Book... |
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Mitchell Announces 2008 "Full Speed Ahead!" Auto Collision Road Show San Diego, CA – April 21, 2008 – Mitchell International, a leading provider of information, workflow, and performance management solutions to the collision claims and repair industries, today announced that its fourth Annual "Full Speed Ahead!" Road Show will be held from May 8th to October 2nd... |
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Alco Industries Appoints New U.S. Chemical & Plastics Company President Massillon, OH – April 17, 2008 – U.S. Chemical & Plastics, a division of Alco Industries and a leader in repair, refinish, appearance and maintenance products for the automotive aftermarket, announced today the immediate promotion of 24-year industry veteran, Tom Perry, to the role of company president. Perry was formerly vice president, sales & marketing and is replacing the preceding President, Wade Bowman... |
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CCC Hastings Nebraska Student Receives NABA/J. D. Casey Scholarship Clay Center, NE – April 18, 2008 – A Hastings, Nebraska collision repair student was awarded the NABA - J.D. Casey Scholarship for outstanding student of collision repair technology... |
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Farmers Insurance Circle of Dependability Shops to Use AutocheX for Customer Satisfaction Indexing STRONGSVILLE, Ohio – April 16, 2008 – San Diego, CA – April 17, 2008 – Mitchell International, a leading provider of performance management solutions to the automotive insurance claims and collision repair industries, today announced the launch of a customer satisfaction measurement program with Farmers Insurance Exchange... |
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PPG MVP BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT TRAINING SERIES RECEIVES NEW ACCREDITATIONS STRONGSVILLE, Ohio – April 16, 2008 – PPG announces that the MVP Business Development Training Series has recently been approved for inclusion in both the I-CAR Industry Training Alliance™ and The Automotive Management Institute (AMI)... |
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PPG NAMES SINGLE SOURCE, INC. PLATINUM DISTRIBUTOR OF THE YEAR STRONGSVILLE, Ohio – April 15, 2008 – Single Source, Inc. of Roswell, Georgia was honored with the PPG Platinum Distributor of the Year Award at the annual PPG Platinum Distributor Conference, held recently at the Green Valley Ranch Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada... |
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CCC INFORMATION SERVICES AND MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL TO MERGE CHICAGO and SAN DIEGO, April 11, 2008 – CCC Information Services Inc., of Chicago, Ill., and Mitchell International, Inc., of San Diego, Calif., today announced the signing of a definitive agreement under which they will combine in a merger-of-equals transaction valued at $1.4 billion... |
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Nebraska Autobody Association Builds Unique Legislative Momentum Clay Center, NE April 11, 2008 – The Nebraska Autobody Association (NABA) announced today that it will continue to build on its legislative momentum that began with a briefing at the State Capitol that was attended by of over half of all Nebraska senators... |
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Important New Sectioning Guidelines Released by I-CAR Newport Beach, CA, March 17, 2008 – Collision repair professionals take note: the Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair (I-CAR), an international not-for-profit organization dedicated to training the collision industry, has released a brand new set of guidelines for structural sectioning... |
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PPG ADDS DITZLER BIG FLAKE TO VIBRANCE COLLECTION STRONGSVILLE, Ohio – April 2, 2008 – PPG Automotive Refinish recently introduced Ditzler® Big Flake™ to its Vibrance Collection® brand of custom colors and special effect finishes... |
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Mitchell International Acquires Fair Isaac Medical Bill Review Business Unit San Diego, CA — April 3, 2008 – Mitchell International, Inc., a leading provider of information, workflow, and performance management solutions to the property and casualty claims and collision repair industries, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the workers compensation medical cost containment business of Fair Isaac Corporation... |
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PPG ANNOUNCES 2008 VIBRANCE COLLECTION SHOW TRUCK APPEARANCE SCHEDULE STRONGSVILLE, Ohio – March 20, 2008 – PPG announced its 2008 Vibrance Collection Show Truck appearance schedule. The 75-foot tractor-trailer rig, custom painted in PPG Vibrance Collection® colors, will criss-cross the country from March through November, making 24 stops along the way at truck, car and hot rod shows and events... |
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Mitchell Releases Next Generation Collision Estimating and Reference Guides That Include Quick Reference Paint and Materials and Air Bag Information San Diego, CA — March 31, 2008 – Mitchell International, a leading provider of information, workflow, and performance management solutions to the automotive insurance claims and collision repair industries, today announced the release of its Next Generation Collision Estimating and Reference Guides... |
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Nebraska Autobody Association Releases Consumer-Awareness Poster Clay Center, NE March 24, 2008 — The Nebraska Autobody Association (NABA) has released a consumer awareness poster to educate claimants on their right to receive the full and complete coverage promised under their policy of insurance... |
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Nebraska Woman Receives 2008 Russwood-Chrysler Scholarship (Clay Center, NE) – March 24, 2008 — The Nebraska Autobody Association and Russwood-Chrysler, Inc. today announced the first Nebraska woman to receive an automotive scholarship... |
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Nebraska Autobody Association Rejoins SCRS Clay Center, NE March 20, 2008 — The Nebraska Autobody Association (NABA) announced today that it will become an affiliate member of the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS)... |
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Herkules New Manual Waterborne Paint Gun Washer Walled Lake, Michigan, March 12, 2008. Herkules Equipment Corporation introduces The G510 Waterborne Paint Gun Washer to answer the needs of shops converting to waterborne paints... |
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Select Tech’s Executive Book Study Series Of The E-Myth Revisited and Customers For Life Approved By AMI (St. Charles, IL) Select Tech Professional Services has just received approval from the Automotive Management Institute (AMI) to award AMI credits to participants who complete their online Executive Book Study Series of management books like Michael Gerber’s The E-Myth Revisited and Carl Sewell’s Customers For Life... |
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Mitchell to Present to Society of Insurance Research on Leveraging Auto Physical Damage and Bodily Injury Claims Data San Diego, CA – March 3, 2008 – Mitchell International will present to the Society of Insurance Research (SIR) during the SIR’s Product/Claim Summit on March 11th in San Antonio, Texas. Senior Director, Information Services, Jamison Day, and Executive Vice President and Founder of Mitchell Medical, Thomas McCarthy, will share insight with insurers on leveraging claims data and turning it into Business Intelligence to gain insight into overcoming current economic and industry-wide trends affecting the Claims organization... |
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NEW COATING TO MAKE YOUR CAR CLEANER AND AIRPLANE SAFER Brighton, MI, Feb. 29, 2008 - Imagine for a moment, a world where pilots can safely bypass the deicing pad prior to a winter flight, an automobile that is car key resistant and requires 60% less cleaning, a ship bottom that repels marine growth, or a wheel that prevents the unsightly appearance of brake dust or a speed boat that resists fading... |
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Repair Panels Three Times Faster with ARC PANEL BEATER® SPOKANE, WA – February 2008 – The ARC PANEL BEATER® is a powerful, portable dent pulling machine that can literally reduce panel repair time by two-thirds... |
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J LYMAN INDUSTRIES Expands Web Sales & Services Chicago IL, January 2, 2008 -- J Lyman Industries, Inc. (JLI) has expanded what the company believes to be the industry’s only merchant web site that is dedicated to on-line sales, technical support and public discussion of Tack Cloth... |
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ChemSpec USA, Inc. INTRODUCES THE NEW EASICOLOUR SYSTEM FOR PERFECT COLOR MATCHING EVERY TIME ORRVILLE, OH – February 2008 – Every painter knows that effort spent correcting poor color match costs him time and money. With this in mind, ChemSpec USA has designed a system that easily provides a quality color match in 3 simple steps. The process is called EasiColour, and it uses the Metalux2™ color system... |
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MABA Legislation and Labor Rate Bill Get Favorable Recommendation From Financial Services Committee February 2008 – On Tuesday February 12, 2008, the Massachusetts Legislature’s Joint Committee on Financial Services gave a favorable recommendation to several bills that the Massachusetts Auto Body Association (MABA) had filed for this legislative session... |
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Mitchell Releases Latest Edition of Industry Trends Report February 2008 – Mitchell International, a leading provider of information, workflow, and performance management solutions to the collision claims and repair industries, today released the first quarter 2008 edition of its Industry Trends Report (ITR)—the company’s quarterly publication that highlights industry-related trends, news items and statistics... |
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Soda Blasting Systems offers a faster, GREENER option to Paint Removal February 2008 – With increasing pressure for shops to go green, Soda Blast Systems introduces the Model LV 100 – an affordable option for any sized shop... |
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CHEMSPEC USA, INC. NAMES STEPHEN WENDT AS NEW REGIONAL SALES MANAGER ORRVILLE, OH – January 2008 – As part of their vision to continue growth through industry expertise and service, Chemspec USA, Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Stephen Wendt as the new Regional Sales Manager, representing Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, East Nevada and KC Auto Paint and Smooth Finishes... |
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INDUCTION INNOVATIONS, INC. PARTNERS WITH ACE TOOL TO EXPAND MARKET WITH THEIR MINI-DUCTOR™ GILBERTS, IL – January 2008 – Originators of the patented High Performance Magnetic Induction Heat Systems, Induction Innovations, Inc. proudly announces a new partnership with Ace Tools... |
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U.S. Chemical & Plastics Launches New Web Site Featuring Extensive Product and
Technical Data Massillon, Ohio – November 30, 2007 – U.S. Chemical & Plastics, a leading global provider of high performance repair, refinishing, appearance and accessory products to the automotive aftermarket, has launched a new Web site featuring easy access to vital product specifications and technical data... |
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Original Fit™ Corporation Opens New Warehouse in Detroit Troy, Michigan – Original Fit Corporation today announced that it has opened its first master warehouse in Troy, Michigan for the distribution of automotive plastic bumper fascia throughout the Midwest... |
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DOUG REINKE RECEIVES PPG/ASE MASTER REFINISH TECHNICIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD STRONGSVILLE, Ohio – December 18, 2007 – Doug Reinke, of Imperial, Nebraska, was awarded the PPG/ASE Master Refinish Technician of the Year Award at ASE’s annual Board of Directors Industry Awards Dinner held in Scottsdale, Arizona, on November 12, 2007... |
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ELEKTRON’S MULTISPOT® MI-100control INVERTER PROVIDES SUPERIOR HSS SPOT WELDS, FAST TOOL CHANGEOVER The high quality inverter technology of the MULTISPOT® MI-100control from Elektron, Inc. is designed to provide professional body shops with superior spot welding performance on today’s high strength steels... |
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