To hand
Personal equipment for the sheet metal worker

The repair professional must have certain tools and equipment for personal use available, constituting a set of personal equipment. Given the high frequency of its use, it is vital that every sheet metal worker has this equipment in his/her workbay, and that it is in perfect condition.

Colour reproducers
The workshop uses processes similar to those used in the factory to reproduce original paintwork in vehicles.

The basis for the paintwork process in the workshop is identical to that in the factory, once adapted to the conditions and equipment of the workshop´s facilities. The most notable differences lie in the system of application which, during manufacture, as well as by spray gun, can be by an electrostatic or immersion process; the other difference is in drying, which is for a longer period during manufacture.

Audi A2
Bodyworks, Mechanics and Safety

Aluminium takes the front seat in Audi´s latest challenge. The A2, the first major model to have completely aluminium bodywork, starts the manufacturer off in a new sector of the market, and also creates a first for the repair world. The Audi As has revolutionised the manufacturing process and has provoked a swift technological adaptation in repair workshops.

The great scooter

On the way to work
Traffic accidents in working hours

Labour laws currently in force recognised as a "work accident" any accident which occurs in the workplace, within working hours, and any which occurs whilst en route, in other words, on the journey between the home and the workplace. It is not only drivers who are exposed to this risk, but also workers who go to their place of work on foot.

PPG ENVIROBASE water based paint line
Workshops´ need to reduce VOC emissions has led to the arrival on the market of new water based paint lines, with ever more outstanding characteristics, which hold their own against solvent based paints. Envirobase, PPG´s new water based paint line, is a good example of this class of product.
KRAFFT POLIKAR sealant for car bodies
Free standing car bodies are made up of the union of a large number of parts. This means that there are a lot of joins, which need to be protected against corrosion, and noise and vibration also need to be eliminated. Krafft´s Polikar sealant is suitable for sealing different types of join, since its has very good adherence and elasticity and can be painted onto.

Equipment identification

Looking after the team
Identification of employees as workshop objectives improves service quality

The staff of a bodywork and paintwork repair workshop are like the members of a sports team. Choosing them, preparing them technically and motivating them are an extraordinarily guarantee that the business will run well. Achieving maximum yield in the tasks corresponding to each workbay in the workshop will depend to a great extent on worker satisfaction and on their identification with the goals of the business.

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