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Aftermarket Daily News Wednesday, November 1, 2017 6 2 Tech 2 Tech Diagnostics Support Launch Tech USA just released a brand-new feature called Tech 2 Tech. For the first time, if a shop or techni- cian is in need of diagnostics help, they are no longer alone. Anyone can quickly gain direct remote live access to any other Launch Professional Scan Tool through their Launch Professional Scan Tool. Tech 2 Tech allows techni- cians to read live data, view trouble codes, perform special function tests and have bi-directional control from any remote location with a good WiFi signal. No longer does anyone need to ask what is the code, what does the tool say, or are you sure you are in the correct program, when trying to assist others. Tech 2 Tech can reduce diag- nostic time and stress by allowing oth- ers to see real time data remotely. This is an industry game changer, providing the ultimate "how to fix the vehicle" support. Tech 2 Tech is a program built into Launch professional tools. Your friend/technician/partner can work on the vehicle in your shop remotely with his tool from his shop. If you use a serv- ice for diagnostics on cars you are not very familiar with, the service technician no longer needs to travel to your shop to make assess- ments. If you work at a fleet service company with multiple locations, technicians based at one facility can analyze live data, perform special tests and read live data at any other location as long as there are good Wi-Fi signals. There is no difference between being in the shop next to the car or being on your Launch tool miles away. You have full bi-direc- tional control. With Tech 2 Tech you can get help from a friend or serv- ice across town with- out having them drive to your shop, have a few special- ized fleet technicians work on vehicles across the country with- out needing to fly to the remote location, and service multiple customers with diagnostic analysis without needing to go to every location. Tech 2 Tech can increase service lev- els while reducing costs. Visit Tech 2 Tech at AAPEX booth #1255. Covercraft to Exhibit Air Radial Powered Truck Not all hybrids are fuel-efficient. One in fact is designed to burn gas – AV Gas. Introducing P.A.R.T.™ – the world's only Plymouth Air Radial Truck. It's a plane. It's a truck. It's a mash up of a 1939 Plymouth Pick-up and a 757 seven- cylinder radial engine from a 1950s Cessna airplane. And it runs. "Why be normal?" said Gary Corns, Owner of Colorado Auto and Parts and the builder/mad scientist behind this one of kind vehicle. "A former Chief Executive Officer of Cessna saw it and liked it so much he brought me parts and signed the console. A Vice President at Lockheed Martin asked me to explain how we put it together. We must be doing something right when a rocket scientist is asking us how it works," said Corns. It's truly a thing of beauty. Pockmarked raw steel is dotted with riv- ets, and the Cessna engine's finned cylin- ders rise from the bare-metal engine bay. It has literally every component of an air- plane to boot, including a functioning pitot tube to measure fluid flow velocity. "When we first heard about Gary and his creation, we knew he needed to be in our booth at SEMA," say Mark Korros, Chief Executive Officer of Covercraft. In addition to the truck being on display in booth #23343, the truck's creator, Gary Corns, will make several personal appearances in the booth to answer questions about the one-of-a-kind vehicle. About Colorado Auto and Parts Colorado Auto and Parts is a family-owned automotive recycling and salvage business in Englewood, Colorado. In business since 1959, it currently features over 40 acres of vehicles from classic fire trucks to cur- rent muscle cars. Not your typical vehicle builders, the Corns family does boast of their creation, the worlds only Plymouth Air Radial Truck which has been featured in Hot Rod Magazine and on Jay Leno's Garage. For more information about Colorado Auto and Parts, visit www .coloradoautoandparts.com. About Covercraft Industries, LLC Covercraft Industries, LLC is a market leading player in the custom automotive accessory market, providing premium quality exterior and interior protection products. The company is the world's largest manufacturer of custom-patterned vehicle covers, with a library that includes more than 400,000 distinct auto- motive patterns. Additional product lines include custom front and rear seat covers, front end masks, dashboard covers, floor mats, window sunscreens, RV covers, patio fur- niture covers and others. Covercraft owns multiple brands, including ADCO, Colgan Custom, DashMat, GT Covers, PCI and Wolf, and branded products with industry leading names including Airstream, Carhartt, Ford and Winnebago. Founded in Southern California in 1965, Covercraft is headquartered in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma with additional manufacturing facilities in California, Texas, Australia and Mexico. For more information about Covercraft, visit www.covercraft.com. For more information, visit booth #23343. Premier Welcomes Bob Barra as Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing Premier Performance, a wholesale dis- tributor of aftermarket automotive parts primarily serving the diesel and off-road segments, announced the addition of Bob Barra as Vice President of Sales and Marketing, further filling out its team of distribution experts. In this role, Barra will be responsible for overseeing all sales and marketing efforts for Premier's 300-plus product lines. "Premier's long term commitment to ensuring the best possible customer experience was attractive to me in becoming a part of the Premier team. I am confident in our ability to help our partners grow our mutual business," said Barra. "Since its inception in 1999, Premier Performance is synonymous with passion for all things diesel per- formance. I'm excited to be part of Premier's continued growth into acces- sories and other vehicle segments, while staying true to the company's diesel per- formance roots. Premier has always been an innovator and a leader in its field, and we will continue that tradition going for- ward." Barra brings 20 years of sales, opera- tions and management experience in the recreational business from both the RV and marine markets. Most recently, Barra served as Vice President of Sales at KING, a manufacturer of satel- lite antennas and dishes for recreational vehicles. Before moving to KING, he spent 10 years at Stag Parkway, where he rose from Regional Sales Manager to Senior Vice President of Sales while overseeing significant sales growth and operational reorganizations. Prior to working with Stag Parkway, Barra held positions as National Sales Director at Bernina of America, and Regional Sales Manager at Outboard Marine Corporation. Premier is confi- dent that the addition of Bob Barra as Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing will help steer the company during a period of exciting growth, while continuing to emphasize its famous customer-first focus. For more information, visit booth #21641. SATAjet 1500 B SoLV Solvent Spray Gun Offers Great Performance The new SATAjet ® 1500 B SoLV is the perfect addition to the SATA family of spray equipment. With its name, SoLV, short for Solvent, Low VOC and Low Viscosity, it is a spray gun targeted at a specific segment of the collision repair industry. It was designed for full system applications: solvent-based basecoats, either Low VOC or National Rule as well as spraying sealer and clearcoat. The SATAjet 1500 B SoLV is avail- able in both HVLP and RP. The RP ver- sion is now approved for SCAQMD. Pending EPA approval. Available in both RP and HVLP 1.3 and 1.4 nozzle sizes, the nozzle system meets the demands for topcoat applica- tions and delivers even material distribu- tion throughout the entire spray pattern. The air pressure ranges from 7-29 psi, which allows for a fast working speed. Other benefits are a balanced design, which provides comfort and ergonomics. The easy-to clean durable surface of the spray gun will work with any solvent- based material. The long life stainless nozzle set will last you a long time as well. The SATAjet 1500 B SoLV is very flexible, and use- ful when spraying everything from lower solids alkyd enam- els, and commercial coatings to high solids acrylic ure- thanes. With the slightly shorter, but wider fan, the spray gun is designed with low overspray and a low material consump- tion. Most common nozzle sizes for your general purpose use would be in HVLP the 1.4, especially if you like to spray fast, or 1.3 if you like to spray a little slower, with more attention to detail, and in the RP model the 1.3. The HVLP uses only 12.4 CFM of air vol- ume at 26 psi inlet pressure and the RP version uses only 10.2 CFM air volume at 29 psi. You should be able to run this with a 5 hp compressor. If you have larger compressors in the shop, it will not work them very hard at all. To those who are lifelong users or have not used SATA spray guns before, you can't go wrong, so try SATA's affordable, high quality SATAjet 1500 B SoLV today. For more information, visit booth #10609, go to www.satausa.com or call 800.533.8016.