high-quality concrete solutions for the construction of Beska
Bridge, part of the pan-European corridor between Novi Sad
and Belgrade. With a length of more than two kilometers, it
is not only the longest bridge construction in Serbia but the
largest bridge under construction in Europe.
Axalta’s ProfitNet Collision Shop
Management System Interfaces with
Dealertrack Technologies Dealer
Management System
Axalta Coatings Systems announced that its ProfitNet
Collision Shop Management System is now interfaced
with Dealertrack Technologies Dealer Management System
(DMS).
ProfitNet is a software program designed to measure and
manage all aspects of the collision repair business. The program provides collision shop owners with access to information that they may need to help make decisions regarding the
productivity and profitability of their business.
The new interface, approved via Dealertrack’s Opentrack
Certification Program, is an electronic bridge between
ProfitNet and the DMS to help car dealerships to streamline
and create greater efficiencies in managing parts, labor, and
production processes within their collision repair centers.
“Dealertrack is proud to partner with Axalta Coating
Systems to create an interface with their ProfitNet offering
that is certified by our Opentrack Certification Program,”
said Sharon Kitzman, vice president and general manager,
DMS, Dealertrack.
The interface is designed to save hours of double-entry of
data that is used by both systems. Key information can now
seamlessly be transferred including customer data, vehicle data,
parts ordering and receiving, parts price increases, labor and repair order totals.
“This interface with Dealertrack is another huge step in
providing cutting edge technology to our Axalta customers
through ProfitNet,” said Tom McGarry, Axalta’s manager of
Information Technology Services. “Axalta and our software
partner and developer of ProfitNet, YADA Systems, are dedicated to enhancing ProfitNet with the latest technology to help
lower a shop’s administrative costs by minimizing redundant
computer tasks and providing a management solution that is
affordable, easy to use, and communicates with dealer management software, paint software, parts software, and accounting software.”
PPG Waterborne Shop Conversions
Exceed 10,000
PPG Industries’ automotive refinish business has now converted more than 10,000 collision centers in the United
States and Canada to its waterborne systems, with the majority of these conversions taking place in National Rule
areas rather than in low-VOC (volatile organic compound)
compliant regions.
According to Tim Jones, PPG waterborne segment
manager, more than 10,000 collision centers in
North America are now using PPG waterborne
products, with more than 50 percent of these shops
in National Rule markets. This means most PPG
customers choose to use waterborne products and systems
even though they are not required to do so to meet low-VOC
regulations. They do so voluntarily because they want to im-
prove their productivity, he said.
“Waterborne is not just a compliance solution anymore,”
Jones said. “More than 10,000 PPG customers in the U.S.
and Canada see the value in superior color matching, ex-
cellent throughput and performance, consistent color mixes
and other key qualities that our waterborne products pro-
vide. PPG has a long-standing commitment to the collision
repair industry to deliver high-quality and time-saving prod-
ucts. ENVIROBASE High Performance and AQUABASE
Plus products are easier to blend and apply; our custom-
ers appreciate this and see a real difference in their shops’
productivity.”
Jones attributed the success of PPG’s waterborne products to factors such as a highly-effective and easy CONVERT
WITH CONFIDENCE transition process and the service and
support customers receive from PPG and its best-in-class distributor partners. CW
