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A f t e r m a r k e t D a i l y N e w s Tu e s d a y, N o v e m b e r 3 , 2 0 1 5 4 T&W TIRE SAVES TIME, SUPPLIES WITH MTS XPRESS At T&W Tire's location in Wichita Falls, Texas, the shop was dealing with a sig- nificant amount of waste because of lost or misplaced supplies. No-limit access to these supplies for employees was leading to costly inventory problems. "For example, there would be eight or nine bottles of glue on the floor scat- tered in different work areas," said Skyler Hilbers, the service manager of the shop. "Instead of using a bottle of glue that was already opened, our guys would open a new container. So we would have all of these half-used bottles of glue, or other supplies, scattered around the floor. It was a big waste of money." Not only were the misplaced sup- plies wasting money, but this work pat- tern was also wasting a significant amount of time. The constant searching for critical tools and supplies was inter- rupting employees from their most important responsibilities — completing their list of jobs for the week. To address these problems, T&W Tire turned to Myers Tire Supply, a national distributor of tire, wheel and a u t o m o t i v e service supplies and solutions. Myers and its partner, Apex Supply Chain Te c h n o l o g i e s , offer the MTS Xpress vending program for secure, accurate, real-time management and con- trol of high-cost, high-use and mission- critical items. T&W Tire installed the technology at three of its locations. "I don't have to worry about being overstocked or out of stock," Hilbers said. "I'm never spending more than I need to on important supplies, but I'm AXIS PERFORMANCE COATINGS: AMERICAN-MADE QUALITY Axis Performance Coatings are made by Vogel Automotive Coatings, a division of Diamond Vogel Paint, an 85-year-old company that's among the top 20 paint manufacturers in the U.S. Axis' primers, clearcoats and factory-packed colors are all made in the U.S. with no outsourcing. "The majority of these products have been in the field for 15 to 17 years. They're well-tested, and the quality of the products are ISO-certified and have been benchmarked against the major paint companies," said Tom Disney, Axis Performance Coatings' Director. "We call ourselves one of the fastest-growing alternative paint companies for the auto- motive refinishing market, and our prod- ucts stand up well against the best in the market." Best of all, they're also competitive on price, and all Axis products come with a 10-year warranty. "And we are so con- fident of our quality that we give a guar- anteed sale — if you don't like it for any reason, you can return it for credit. The distributor has nothing to lose; he doesn't have to eat the product or give the body shop his money back," Disney says. "The collision shop likes it, too. If they start using any of these products, and the painter is not satisfied with the performance, he can return for full credit." Axis Performance Coatings manu- factures a range of products to meet every automotive refinishing need. "We have primers all the way from epoxies to 2K primers and sealers and direct-to- metal products, and introducing this year our Lightning Clear with sand times of 20 to 30 minutes," Disney said. "Our clearcoats range through a host of Continued on Page 101 Continued on Page 101 AN INDEPENDENT PUBLICATION NOT AFFILIATED WITH SEMA & APPEX Lee M. Oser CEO and Editor-in-Chief Jules Denton Kim Forrester Associate Publishers Lorrie Baumann Editorial Director Jeanie Catron Greg Gonzales JoEllen Lowry Associate Editors Yasmine Brown Andre Gressieux Krystal Robles Graphic Designers Sarah Glenn Rachel Wells Customer Service Managers Heather Canale Stacy Davis Savannah Green Tara Neal Show Logistics & Distribution James Gennette Beau Miller Marcos Morhaim Kaynin Richardson Sarah Robinson Rob Romeo Carlos Velasquez Account Managers Enrico Cecchi European Sales Aftermarket Daily News is published by Oser Communications Group ©2015 All rights reserved. Executive and editorial offices at: 1877 N. Kolb Road, Tucson, AZ 85715 520.721.1300/Fax: 520.721.6300 www.osercommunicationsgroup.com European offices located at Lungarno Benvenuto Cellini, 11, 50125 Florence, Italy