Tech Council: Where Collision Repair Technology is Falling Short

Oct 01 2026
Oct 01 2026

AutobodyNews' Lisa McArdle Highlights the Value or Repair and Research Documentation as a Modern Necessity


Tanya Sweetland, senior vice president of collision at OEC, pointed to repair research and documentation technology as the clearest source of real value right now. Working with tens of thousands of shops, she said the value isn't just that looking up a procedure is faster than flipping through a manual. It's that a technician gets the correct procedure the first time, from torque specs to ADAS calibration steps to OEM position statements, instead of relying on memory.

 

Please read the entire article at AutoBody News: Tech Council: Where Collision Repair Technology is Falling Short.

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