After 20 years of history with the company and its brands, James Boon left ISN Europe on 28 February. From launching Hofmann Megaplan UK to leading ISN Europe, Boon has “played a pivotal role in shaping careers, driving growth, and building strong relationships across the industry”.
Snap-on Total Shop Solutions (TSS) is presenting a range of its industry-leading automotive repair products at this year’s Automechanika, taking place from 10 to 14 September in Frankfurt, Germany. The event offers Snap-on TSS the chance to demonstrate its latest innovations to a global audience, showcasing how its products enhance productivity and efficiency for automotive repair businesses.
In a move that promises to “expedite the resolution of automotive enigmas,” Snap-on has released its latest software. The automotive industry equipment specialist says this autumn 2023 release “empowers technicians from the moment they power on,” providing them with an “unparalleled arsenal of tools and features designed to streamline diagnostics and ensure complete customer satisfaction.”
Noting that employing the right diagnostic platform “can make all the difference” in the ever-evolving automotive diagnostics game, Snap-on has introduced a further update of its Solus solution. Called Snap-on Solus+ and featuring the company’s exclusive SureTrack, Snap-on believes this latest product is “set to take the automotive diagnostic industry by storm.”
Snap-on launched its latest diagnostic scan tool – the Apollo-d8 – back in July. Now, the well-known garage equipment supplier has also released free training modules for it too.
Snap-on has devised a way of making it easier for professional technicians to find the right Snap-On Intelligent Diagnostics-enabled platform for their needs with the addition of a tool matcher feature on its website.
Top Technician has returned for 2020, and round one is now open online. The garage sector competition has been running since 2002, with thousands of people testing their skills in a fun, competitive environment. For the winners, the competition has life-changing potential, according to the organiser, as it puts them on a national stage. Opportunities often follow.
The new Snap-on Diagnostic Thermal Laser is a two-in-one system combining pinpoint temperature readings and thermal imaging capabilities.
Equipment supplier Snap-on is offering free online training for its Triton-D8 diagnostics tool. The new Triton-D8 scan tool from Snap-on includes “advanced Intelligent Diagnostics features to help save technicians time and improve their productivity”, according to the company.
Julian Woods, of Snap-on UK, has been appointed as president of the Garage Equipment Association (GEA), at the association’s recent AGM, which was held at the GEA offices in Daventry on 14 April 2016.
Messe Essen’s Reifen show will be the epicentre of the global tyre industry from 24 to 27 May 2016. The event organiser has confirmed that the 20 largest tyre manufacturers in the world will be present, including key players such as Bridgestone, Continental, Cooper Tires, Goodyear, Falken Tyre Europe, Hankook, Maxxis, Michelin, Pirelli and Yokohama. The demand for stand space for workshop equipment providers is also growing, according to Messe Essen: Corghi, Rema Tip Top and Snap-on will all be amongst the exhibitors.
The board of directors at tool and workshop equipment manufacturer Snap-on Incorporated has appointed Donald J. Stebbins, president and chief executive officer of wheel manufacturer Superior Industries International, a company director. This directorship takes effect 4 January 2015. Stebbins also serves as a director at Superior Industries and at WABCO Holdings, a provider of electronic, mechanical and mechatronic products.
Oxfordshire-based Translogik, a trading division of Transense Technologies plc, has announced the extension of its Opti-Tread tyre audit system to the passenger car and light commercial vehicle segments. The company’s US partner, Squarerigger, has launched the new Opti-Tread portable car tyre audit system, and is utilising Snap-On Equipment, a subsidiary of Snap-on Incorporated, as its first major distributor. Snap-on is marketing Opti-Tread through its John Bean brand.
Snap-on Incorporated of the USA has acquired Pro-Cut International, Inc. the world’s leading manufacturer of on-car brake disc lathes. Pro-Cut’s lathes are widely used in brake servicing by car repair workshops of all types. In the UK, Pro-Cut lathes are distributed by Haweka UK of Toddington, Gloucestershire.
Snap-on has opened a new training school at its King’s Lynn headquarters for its Snap-on, Hofmann, Sun and John Bean brands. The new facility includes a dedicated classroom and a fully functioning workshop, giving attendees full access and the chance to get ‘hands on’ with the manufacturer’s latest diagnostic technology and garage equipment. Covering around 250 square metres, the workshop features a MOT Automated Test Lane (ATL) bay, high definition 3D wheel alignment, a number of tyre changers and wheel balancers, as well as air conditioning service units, and the full portfolio of Snap-on diagnostic tools.
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