Andrew Emelander GNC Customs Goshen, IN Dave Evans Adrenaline Autosound Clayton, NC Andrew Evens Industry Auto Designs Las Vegas, NV Wayne Fabian Visions Electronics Winnipeg, MB Nicholas Frazier iNNovative Concepts West Springfield, MA Aaron Garcia Perfectionist Auto Sound and Security Anchorage, AK Roop Gossal Inc Ridez Surrey, BC “As our 3D scanning capabilities improve, we hope to use our 3D printer for unique or custom dash kits. Presently, we are seeing the most value in dimensional parts, items which may not be structural in nature but extend from a different plane for aesthetics or supporting other pieces, including basic dash trim and rings, speaker trim, logo and letter embossing, tweeter mounting rings, pods and other items which traditional tooling would be too time-consuming or difficult to scale down,” Cassity said. “3D printing and laser cutting requires a different skill set than traditional fab work.” The choice to invest in new technology is an attempt to counter what Cassity sees as a lack of standardization in 12-volt for consumers to easily get behind. “One of the biggest challenges in our industry is ‘closed technologies.’ My hope is that our industry will adopt
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more standardized platforms, networking and communications protocols and even connection ports and plugs,” Cassity said. “Standardization will allow existing customers to embrace new tech versus a manufacturer (both OE and aftermarket alike), which may go back and forth on connections/protocols causing existing customers to replace versus upgrade or adding to existing systems.” Whatever the improvements a store makes, Cassity believes that in the long run it will help a store to maximize its relationships with customers to show them what business 12-volt shops are really invested in. “Tunes-N-Tint is always striving to offer the latest in vehicle enhancement and personalization products. We will continue to expand our offerings, go-to market strategies and share those successes with fellow retailers while trying to deliver the best products and experiences possible to our customers,” Cassity said. “Our store operates on a very simple philosophy: ‘We are in the customer service business, we just happen to sell car audio.’ That statement has evolved over the years to include a lot more categories but fundamentally is what drives our business, our changes and ultimately, our successes.”
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