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The team from Betag Innovations with their award for the company’s Aluminum T-Hotbox, named one of the best new products at the 2016 SEMA Show.
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he SEMA Show has a lot to offer in terms of education, networking and some of the coolest customs on Earth. But for some of us, the best part of the show is always the new equipment and tools. Every year, manufacturers enter their latest and greatest offerings in the New Product Showcase. From there, SEMA Show
Winners were selected based on a variety of factors, including quality, marketability, innovation, technology and consumer appeal. The 2017 New Product Awards winners in the Collision Repair & Refinish category are Remote Assisted Programming (RAP) from Drew Technologies, Like90 Quick Check Temporary Gloss Simulator from Bonding
for communications between a computer and a vehicle. J2534 programming is a specialized task, but Drew Technologies says the RAP kit allows any shop to offer this service. The kit includes a Windows PC, J2534 device, modem, OEM subscriptions and battery maintainer.
“Three collision repair products made the grade to be named to the 2017 New Products Showcase Awards.” management picks some of the best new products in each category. Three collision repair products made the grade to be named to the 2017 New Products Showcase Awards. According to show management, the awards are given to the most innovative and cutting-edge products hitting the market in 2017.
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Solutions and the Aluminum T-Hotbox from Betag Innovation. Drew Technologies took the top spot in the category with its Remote Assisted Programming (RAP) kit. In essence, the kit allows any shop to reflash a vehicle’s J2534 controllers. Created by the Society of Automotive Engineers, J2534 is a standard
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According to Drew Technologies, techs can simply plug in the kit, call the company’s tollfree number and they flash the car for you through remote access. Once the operation is complete, the tech simply packs the kit up until the next time it’s needed. The shop only pays for each time the service is used, and Drew Technologies guarantees success.