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AN INDEPENDENT PUBLICATION NOT AFFILIATED WITH SEMA OR AAPEX Kimberly Oser Publisher Jules Denton-Card Senior Associate Publisher Lorrie Baumann Editorial Director Anthony Socci Associate Publisher JoEllen Lowry • Jeanie Catron • Karrie Welborn Associate Editors Yasmine Brown Art Director Jonathan Schieffer Graphic Designer Susan Stein Customer Service Manager Spencer Fisher Customer Service Associate Marcos Morhaim Senior Account Manager Adrian Chacon • Adina Morhaim • Bill Morris Amara Turner • Kim Whiteman Account Managers Tara Neal Director of Operations Jay Watson • Hannah Stefanovich Show Logistics & Distribution Enrico Cecchi European Sales Aftermarket Daily News is published by Oser Communications Group ©2019 All rights reserved. Executive and editorial offices at: 1877 N. Kolb Road, Tucson, AZ 85715 520.721.1300/Fax: 520.721.6300 European offices located at Lungarno Benvenuto Cellini, 11, 50125 Florence, Italy www.osercommunicationsgroup.com Lee M. Oser Founder Aftermarket Daily News Thursday, November 7, 2019 4 Accuracy Is Safety in a World of Millimeters In 2018, 92.7 percent of consumer vehi- cles produced included at least one Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) feature. ADAS technologies are designed to improve the convenience and safety of driving by warning the driver that a crash is imminent or by temporari- ly automating certain aspects of vehicle control such as acceleration, braking or steering. As these technologies become more available to motorists, they have the potential to reduce rates of crashes, injuries and deaths on roadways. There is still a learning curve for consumers, and the full potential realized by these technologies won't occur until drivers understand how to use them as intended and avoid becoming over- reliant on them. The same learning process applies to collision repairers, where the tolerances for sensor place- ment need to be precise to not only cali- brate the sensors, but to ensure they are performing to the safety specifications as the OE intended. Automotive design has evolved rap- idly in the past decade, not just the ADAS components. In order to address government man- dated fuel econo- my standards and improve safety, m a n u f a c t u r e r s have moved towards aluminum bodies versus steel. This reduces vehicle weight, improves energy absorption, and larger crush zones that fold more predictably. Due to this physical change in construc- tion, vehicles involved in collisions often experience structural movement in the upper body beyond the frame. Structural movement in the upper body can impact the positioning of an array ADAS, including forward collision warning (FCW), lane departure warning TECH R&D Broadens Injury Application Angle for Uni-Seal Repair Product TECH's R&D team has been actively pursuing parent company TRC's 4r vison, to create and extract value from materials formerly considered to be at the end of their usable life. TECH's R&D team took this vision to heart by altering the materials and process utilized in the manufacture of its one-piece Uni-Seal truck and pas- senger car repair products. By increas- ing the injury and repair angle from 25 degrees to 35 degrees, it greatly increases the number of tires that are able to be repaired verses scrapped, thus keeping them on the road and out of landfills. According to TECH's Vice President of Technology Bill Johnson, "We were confident that with slight modifications to the chemical composition of materials and our manufacturing process we could increase the application of our Uni-Seal product." The TECH R&D team conducted rigorous road wheel testing with over- loaded tires for over 240 hours using the TECH's in-house endurance test proto- col. In addition, it conducted FMVSS- 139 tests with each tire. Each test tire had multiple injuries, all of which were at a minimum of 35 degrees or greater. All tires tested completed the tests with a 100 percent success rate. TECH continues to leverage its over 79 years of tire repair experience and expertise to innovate and set the industry standard for quality tire repairs. To learn more about TECH, visit www.techtirerepairs.com. To learn more about TRC, visit www.trc4r.com. At the show, stop by SEMA booth #42125. Continued on Page 77