Dec 12, 2016 BodyShop, Collision Repair, Automechanika,
“Visit a three-hour-long practical workshop at a trade fair?! Surely, no visitor has time for that!” That is what the show organisers were faced with at their proposal fo the training programme but the figures for the total of twelve workshops organised during the 24th staging of the showprove how popular it really was. Over 800 visitors took advantage of the opportunity not only to examine new products but also to invest some of their time in extending their professional knowledge at one of the twelve workshops that were on offer, from 13 to 17 September, in the Galleria between Halls 8 and 9 which were conducted once again in German and English sessions.
Trade visitors had a choice between workshops, including “Systematic assessment and recording of accident damage in cars” and “Digital calculation and communication of repair costs”. There was also a workshop on “Trained personnel for hybrid / hydrogen-electric power units” and a great deal of visitor interest was generated by the sessions on “Reading stored fault codes / fault diagnosis / headlight adjustment” and “Diagnosing chassis and suspension faults / camera calibration”. In addition, the advanced training programme included workshops on new body-work assembly techniques, innovative materials and composites in motor-vehicle construction and new painting techniques. As proof of successful completion, participants in all twelve workshops were given a certificate of attendance at the end. As is usual in Frankfurt, all the workshops were distinguished by a high proportion of practical involvement and live demonstrations.
Whilst many of the trainers felt that the morning sessions in German were more strongly attended, at the same time, a significant number of the international participants had deliberately planned their visit to Automechanika in Frankfurt, specifically with the workshops in mind. Many attended several courses and took advantage of their visit to the trade fair as an opportunity to further their own personal professional development. As Dirk Breuer from Toyota puts it, referring to a group of Australian mechanics, who had attended his workshop (Trained Personnel for Hybrid Hydrogen-Electric Drive Units) and other courses: “The participants were delighted to receive a certificate.” Rainer Leikert from Beissbarth (Diagnosing chassis and suspension faults / camera calibration) described a similar experience.
Alongside visitors from Australia and Asia, he also welcomed mechanics from New Zealand to his workshop. Course leader, Michael Geiger from BMW also reported strong attendance figures from abroad. The subject of his workshop was body-work repairs to the new BMW 7 series, which are particularly challenging, on account of the various types of material that have been used in the construction of the vehicle. “We had a very well-informed audience in the afternoons as well and, through the workshop, we were able to reach precisely the target group we had in mind,” said Michael Geiger. These included students on advanced skills courses, preparing for their master craftsman certificates, damage assessors and representatives of insurance companies, as well as owners of repair shops and their staff from Germany and abroad.
The quality of participants was evident in the lively participation, the subsequent discussions and the perseverance and ability to concentrate of those attending.
Messe Frankfurt was assisted in the running of the accident repair workshops by, amongst others, the following companies: Adam Opel AG, BASF Coatings/Glasurit, Beissbarth, BMW, Carbon, Car-o-Liner, DEKRA Automobil GmbH, Deutsche Automobil Treuhand GmbH, Farécla, Festool GmbH, Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Robert Bosch GmbH, SATA, Sehon, Toyota, Vosschemie GmbH, Wieländer + Schill as well as the Technical Academy of the Motor Vehicle Trade (Technische Akademie des Kraftfahrzeuggewerbes – TAK).
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