Summary


Bodywork

Pulls, ties and stays
Chassis shaping for four-wheel drive vehicles
Before carrying out a repair on a four-wheel drive vehicle, we must produce a diagnosis of the damage present. To do this, we must follow a definite sequence, until we locate the deformation in question: arrow, diamond, twist, level loss, tipping or compression.


Painting

A question of base
Applying the right process of base coats solves aluminium´s problem with adhesion.
Until relatively recently, car bodies were almost entirely made from steel. In fact, the products and processes recommended by paint manufacturers were oriented around this type of materials. The need to curb fuel consumption has led to the use of elements which bring down the total weight of the vehicle, such as plastics and aluminium alloys. The chemical make-up of these materials calls for small but important changes which have forced the paint manufacturers to introduce new products and paint processes.


Vehicles

NISSAN ATLEON
ATLEON is the name that Nissan has chosen to give to its new range of trucks, which they have produced in order to satisfy current needs for light and semi-heavy transport. Agility and strength are two concepts that the manufacturer wants to transmit with the name of its new truck, which is a combination of the nouns "Athlete" and "Lion". The truck has an attractive design, with modern rounded lines, together with the functionality provided by the high level of its outfitting, make this truck a high quality place for the short and medium distance hauler to work in.


Industrial vehicles

Checking axles


Motorcycles

Metal skeletons


Road safety

The X-ray of an accident.
The investigation into road traffic accidents contributes to their speedy and efficient solution.
The repercussions of road traffic accidents is a particularly important social problem. Despite public and private organism´s increasing involvement, running campaigns to raise public awareness, there are daily repetitions of collisions between vehicles, pedestrians are knocked down or hit, and vehicles go off the road. Each of these incidents is followed up by a process of investigation and clarification of the accident, which normally is settled by a legal resolution. Cesvimap is a pioneer in road traffic accident research and reconstruction.



Report

www.revistacesvimap.com
We have no doubt that you will have noticed that Cesvimap magazine has given itself a makeover. But that is not all. Keeping up with the times means publishing the magazine not only on paper, but also in computerized format. So, www.revistacesvimap.com gives all professionals in the automobile sector access to the texts and images from the magazine, links to the most useful pages; in short, a service of documentation on the professional subjects most dealt with in Revista Cesvimap.


From the workshop

Ryme´s OPTO-PLUS 618DSP computerized wheel aligner
Repairing fuel tanks with an inertia hammer.


Claims Adjusters

Spot on


Quality and environment

Focusing on the client
Quality as a bodywork and paint repair workshop´s management philosophy
The vehicle repair workshop needs to bring credit to its work, and must take into account the customer´s opinion and ensure reliability and durability. Workshop staff should take great care to avoid defects in the quality of their services, and should aim for an ever greater level of customer satisfaction. This is turn will have positive repercussions on the workshop´s reputation and on the future viability of the workshop.


Travel book

Mexico, a land of many cultures