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Big 3 Brake Symposium Unites Industry

Unique Event Brought Manufacturers and Service Chains Together

May 22, 2001

 

Pro-Cut International hosted their 2nd Big 3 Brake Symposium on Tuesday, May 15, 2001 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel at Detroit Metro Airport. Presentations were made by brake engineers from DaimlerChrysler, Ford, and General Motors. The first symposium was held in August 1999.

 

The Symposium, conceived and sponsored by Pro-Cut International, offers regional and national account service centers the opportunity to learn about brake and undercar maintenance from the engineers who design them. Virtually every major service chain was in attendance including representatives from Sears, Midas, Goodyear, Firestone and Pep Boys.

 

Engineers from DaimlerChrysler, Ford and General Motors each made presentations on technical and service-related brake issues for their vehicles. Q&A and open discussion followed these sessions.

 

For engineers from the Big 3 auto manufacturers, the Symposium provided an opportunity to understand and manage the quality of off-warranty repair. Establishing dialog with the service centers that provide much of the off-warranty service helps them understand and control that service in the future.

 

Pro-Cut International, LLC markets the Discus Rotor Measuring System and the Pro-Cut series of on-car brake lathes including the newly released PFM900 SmartLathe. The company is located in West Lebanon, NH.

 

For more information contact Jeff Hastings @ 800-543-6618