By SEMA News Editors
Panelists during the 2023 OEM Collision Repair Technology Summit at the SEMA Show.
During the 2024 SEMA Show, November 5-8, Las Vegas Convention Center, the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) will provide Showgoers with a slate of educational sessions highlighting developments in the automotive and collision-repair industries.
Scheduled for Thursday, November 7, the OEM Collision Repair Technology Summit will consist of three distinct sessions featuring companies and individuals with rich histories of producing sophisticated advancements in the automotive and collision-repair fields.
The event content will highlight architectural and technological developments in modern vehicles, with a focus on emerging trends that influence vehicle repairability and collision industry preparation.
The Value of OEM Repair Information
Summit programming begins on Thursday, November 7, at 12:30 p.m. PST, with Session I: The Value of OEM Repair Information. In this presentation and panel discussion, Dan Black, Kelly Logan and David Sosa of the Rivian research, engineering, service and collision team, will present on the process an automaker undertakes to research, develop, validate and publish new repair procedures for the industry. The case study will focus on the developmental life cycle of the front frame rail section concept. Through field data it was determined that the front frame rail could incur damage even in low-speed impact and that the market would benefit from a safe, and cost-effective alternative to a complete "skateboard" replacement.
Click HERE for more information on Session I.
How Telematics Technologies Are Evolving the Customer Experience
At 2:00 p.m. PST, OEM Summit Session II, How Telematics Technologies Are Evolving the Customer Experience, will feature Hilary Cain, senior vice president of policy at Alliance for Automotive Innovation, John Eck, head of product collision assistance at GM Enterprise Innovation, and Ryan McMahon, senior vice president of strategy and corporate development at Cambridge Mobile Telematics, who will dive into the real ways in which automotive and consumer telematics technologies are revolutionizing the relationship between the consumer and service industries.
Click HERE for more information on Session II.
Laser Welding in Automotive and Aerospace Manufacturing and Developing Technologies for Repair Solutions
A highlight of the program is, Session III: Laser Welding in Automotive and Aerospace Manufacturing and Developing Technologies for Repair Solutions, starting at 3:30 p.m. PST, Rex Alexandre, principal engineer at the Handheld Laser Institute, and former senior welding engineer for SpaceX will join Dean Brennan of IPG Photonics to demonstrate how laser welding has become popularized as an integral manufacturing technique in transportation industries. The two will explore with Jeff Poole of I-CAR, research and testing of the application in the collision repair industry, as well as challenges and considerations for the implementation of the photon joining process.
Click HERE for more information on Session III.
Every participant in the industry can benefit from better insight into how vehicles and materials are evolving, what that means in the repair process and what will be expected of those who are performing these repairs.
Interested Showgoers can register HERE for individual sessions or for a "Full Series Pass," which gives attendees the greatest flexibility and best value as an "all-access" pass to the full slate of SCRS educational offerings.