Category Spotlight Shop Equipment and Tool Storage In addition to product details on a specific category, this section now features a number of different resources on this subject. Use the key below to determine what type of content you're reading. PRODUCT VIDEO ARTICLE ASK THE EXPERTS TECH TIPS RECESSED HANDLES VIDEO: HANSEN GLOBAL TOOLHANGER To watch a video demo of this product, go to: VehicleServicePros.com/12196479 tire shops, general maintenance and fleet shops, vehicle body and paint facilities or automotive dealerships. The compressor’s lower operating temperature enables it to function continuously. Standard features include variable speed drive controls with timed shutdown, access doors to ease service, a spin-on oil filter, a heavy duty inlet filter, an asymmetric rotary screw with oil injection, a spin-on oil separator and an air-cooled after-cooler. Circle 232 on card, or enter at “e-inquiry” on VehicleServicePros.com 82 PTEN OCTOBER 2016 www.VehicleServicePros.com HOW ONE SHOP TACKLED THE PROBLEM OF TRYING TO ORGANIZE SPECIALTY TOOLS Technicians at Bitterroot Motors in Missoula, Mont., were seeing red—that is, red plastic totes full of specialty tools. For every new car model, the Ford dealership receives one of these cases full of specialty tools from the manufacturer, and about 100 cases had piled up. The more tools the dealership received, the harder it got to keep track of them. Technicians would use a tool then leave it on their bench or put it in their own toolbox. Or they would put it back in the red case but leave the case where they were working. This inefficiency was costing many hours as techs searched for tools, in some cases, only to find that the tool they needed was missing. “Our techs were constantly looking for tools,” recalls Chuck Pummill, Bitterroot’s technical service manager. To help dealers like Bitterroot, Ford asked Vidmar to develop an inventory control system that keeps all of these specialty tools in one place and easy to track. Called “Rotunda,” it consists of four Vidmar cabinets with a total of 52 tool drawers, plus overhead cabinets for bulk storage. A master index leads the tech to the appropriate drawer, where a laminate liner indicates the tool’s location with a picture of the tool and the tool number. Dealerships have different options for how to keep track of who is using what tool. Some keep the cabinets in the parts department and require techs to check the tools out. Bitterroot has found it more efficient to furnish techs with a set of personalized dog tags, which they place in the drawer when they remove a tool. Bitterroot was one of about 50 or so Ford dealerships to have the Rotunda system in place at the beginning of 2006. Pummill credits it with a big savings in time and money. “The Vidmar drawer system is absolutely wonderful,” he says. “The techs love it, and the time wasted looking for special service tools has been reduced tenfold.” Moreover, with the dog tag system, individuals are accountable for every tool they remove from the cabinets, and the drawer system makes it very easy and quick to do a tool inventory. “Now it is very rare that we can’t find something quickly,” Pummill says. Information provided by: Stanley Vidmar RECESSED HANDLES AND HIDDEN FASTENERS The Borroughs Automotive Workstation features lower cabinets with modern aesthetics, including recessed handles and hidden fasteners. Additionally, it offers tool drawers consisting of heavy duty steel construction, with a capacity of 400 lbs. The upper cabinets boast a soft close feature, allowing them to be lifted with one hand. Other components include lift control cabinets, reel cabinets, shelf cabinets and more. Circle 231 on card, or enter at “e-inquiry” on VehicleServicePros.com LOW OPERATING TEMPERATURE The BendPak Hush-Quiet 7.5hp Rotary-Screw Air Compressor, No. RS7580H-603, is designed to meet the compressed air demands of high-volume KEEPS TOOLS EASILY ACCESSIBLE The Mayhew Tools Countertop Displays feature premium quality product and turn driven assortments designed for an array of selling environments. These displays are designed to keep the tools easily accessible. Each base consists of an outer plastic shell with a foam core that holds each tool tightly for upright display. The company offers a wide variety of sets from the 102-pc Punch and Chisel display, to more individualized displays, such as displays for the screw extractors or inspection tools. Circle 233 on card, or enter at “e-inquiry” on VehicleServicePros.com
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