January 2014 (27 articles)

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• January 01, 2014: General Motors Overlap Sectioning Joint
  

  Until recently, General Motors has generally specified butt joints with backings when sectioning parts of a uniside. However, an overlap joint is now being required for some uniside sectioning joints....

• January 01, 2014: Revised I-CAR Training and Certification: Steel GMA Welding Course
  

  The challenges for vehicle makers to make vehicles safe and strong as well as lightweight have resulted in material variations. Many of today's steel-structured vehicles use steel in the range of 0.70...

• January 01, 2014: General Motors eAssist Electric System
  

  Another version of electric-assist vehicle technology is showing up in collision repair facilities. General Motors in 2012 introduced what it refers to as "light electrification" technology on select ...

• January 01, 2014: Necessary Culture Changes For The Blueprinting Process
  

  Blueprinting is a term often heard in the collision repair industry. Blueprinting means different things to different people, but blueprinting really is establishing a standard operating procedure (SO...

• January 01, 2014: Front Lower Rail Section With No Welding
  

  If there is a sectioning procedure on a front lower rail, GMA welding across a seam is the usual method for attaching the new joint. On at least two late model Porsche vehicles, however, there is a fr...