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InsideDecember 3-4, 2013

Remanufacturing China Expo 2013Shanghai, China

December 10-13, 2013Automechanika Shanghai

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December 11-12, 2013International Remanufacturing Forum

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January 27, 2014HDRG Summit

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On Monday, October 21, 2013, APRA member, Midwest Bus Corporation held an open house at their facilities in Owosso, Michigan. It was attended by their suppliers, bankers, insurers, press and APRA.

Midwest Bus Corporation has recently been awarded a $31.4 million multiyear contract to remanufacture 192 public transit buses for the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA).

The company, which is the nation’s largest transit bus remanufacturer, held an open house to celebrate more growth for the company. Founder & CEO Dan Morrill said, “MBTA and Midwest Bus have worked together on several projects, but this is the largest.”

Rebuilding a bus can include rebuilding or replacing the engine and transmission, replacing windows enhancing structural supports, adding bike racks and handicap equipment, body work, wiring, new sheet metal, paint and much more. A new bus can cost over $600,000, with a similar remanufactured unit coming in at only $160,000—a significant saving for the owners and the taxpayers.

APRA’s Chief Operating Officer, Mark Kothe said,“I was very happy to be invited to represent the remanufacturing industry at this significant event in Midwest Bus' history. Having the opportunity to speak to Governor Snyder, I emphasized the importance that remanu-facturing plays in the economy of not only Michigan, but the entire USA. I was

APRA’s Chief Operating Officer, Mark Kothe (r), meets with Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, to discuss the remanufacturing industry.

Michigan Governor Tours Midwest Bus Corporation, Celebrating Their Positive Economic and Environmental Impact

also able to thank the Governor for approving the Michigan Appropriations Bill which gave preference to remanufac-

tured service parts for most state owned and maintained vehicles.”

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by Mark Kothe, APRA COO

International Remanufacturing Forum Scheduled for ShanghaiAPRA President, William Gager, has announced that an “International Remanu-facturing Forum” will be held on Decem-ber 11-12, 2013 in Shanghai, China. APRA has joined with Automechanika Shanghai and China Recycling Remanu-facture Association as the co-organizers of this International Remanufacturing Forum that will be held during the Automechani-ka Shanghai on the afternoons of Decem-ber 11-12, 2013.

Gager stated, “APRA is pleased with the strong support of our Forum and the Remanufacturing Pavilion within the ex-position by the Automechanika Shanghai Team. This is a win-win for both organiz-ers as we both work toward encourag-ing more remanufacturing in China for that country’s own growing demands for environmentally friendly and reasonably priced products. China’s vehicle popula-tion is about 100 million and growing rapidly as they now produce more vehicles than the USA.” Gager added, “The natural next step will be a growing remanufactur-ing industry within China as their vehicle population ages.”

For complete program details please turn to page 12 of this issue. r

Re-Tech Meets in Korea by George Davis, Contributing Writer

I attended the Re-Tech international forum near Seoul, South Korea this September. This gave me an opportunity to learn about the Korean remanufacturing industry, discuss formal quality issues, and to attract members to the APRA.

Remanufacturing is new to South Korea, as it is to most of Asia. In South Korea, the government is providing incentives for companies to remanufacture components of all types. This includes the common remanufactured goods in America, engines, transmissions, starters, alternators printer cartridges and others. The South Korean government is aware of the reductions to costs, resource savings, pollution, and energy reductions created by remanufacturing. The Koreans see remanufacturing as a vital part of their environmental preservation efforts.

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The APRA Global Connection

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cated to me that with premiums soaring and the high cost of health care under the “Affordable Health Care Act,” we may see folks postponing the purchase of new vehicles and thus the remanu-facturing industry could see a growth in business.

Attention Core SuppliersThe December issue of the GLOBAL CONNECTION is our annual Core Sup-plier issue. Every Core Supplier who is a member of APRA will have all their con-tact information listed in that issue. So, if you want to draw additional attention to your company you should consider advertising. Contact Morris Spector at 203-288-1234 or spector@buyreman.com for all the details. He may be able to also help you with the layout of your ad if you give him enough time.

For those core suppliers who are not members, go to page 10 of this issue and join today. That will assure your complete listing in the newspaper.

AdvertisingIf you are beginning your planning for advertising and promotion for your 2014 budget, please feel free to contact Morris Spector to ask him to draw up a plan for your company. Morris can make some great suggestions that help you plan for spending your advertising dollars wisely. Have a great month. See you in December. r

Heavy Duty Remanufacturer of the Year AwardAPRA is now accepting nominations for the Michael S. Hill HD Remanufacturer of the Year Award. This Award will be given out during the luncheon at the HDRG Summit which will be held on January 27th, 2014 right before the start of the Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week at the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas.

If you have not submitted a nomination, feel free to send them to me at

gager@buyreman.com. So far, we have indications that five companies will be applying for the nomination. Since its inception, this prestigious award has been given out to six outstanding remanufactur-ers in the heavy duty aftermarket.

HDRG SummitAt the moment we are in the planning stages for the program topics that will be discussed at the HDRG Summit. To date we have commitments from the following presenters:

• Jeff Susbauer of Growth Strategies in Cleveland, Ohio will discuss “Tuning Up Your Reman Busi-ness.” This will be a smorgasboard of ideas to help you improve your profitability, free up your time, build personal and business wealth.

• Bruce Purkey, of Purkey’s Fleet Electric in Rogers, Arkansas will cover a problem vexing everyone in the Heavy Duty business: “How to Handle All the Electrical Loads in Trucks.” One of the top companies in the HD Transmission Reman business indicates that about 70% of the problems they see in trucks are related to electrical problems and they are affecting other prod-ucts on the vehicle.

• Bill Wade of Wade Partners is back again, this time talking about: “HD Reman: How Fragile is Our Industry?”

• Russ Schinzing of ERC in Walled

Lake, Michigan will deliver a presentation on “The Latest HD Electronic/Mechatronic Reman Op-portunities and Challenges.”

• We’ve also invited Frost & Sullivan to make a presentation on their lat-est “Remanufacturing Electronics Study-HD Truck Market.”

As other presentations are finalized, you’ll see updates in the weekly e-Connection as well as online at www.hdrg.org. Make your plans to attend. All you need to do is plan on coming in a day early when you make your plans to attend the Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week (www.hdaw.org).

Shanghai Automechanika will feature APRA’s International Reman ForumOnce again APRA will be meeting during the Shanghai Automechanika. This year the meeting will take place on the after-noons of December 11th and 12th. You may register for either one or both days at a special rate. Joining in co-sponsoring this event is the China Recycling Remanu-facturing Association.

Complete program details and a registra-tion form can be found on page 12 of this issue of the GLOBAL CONNECTION.

So, make your plans now to attend this educational event.

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by Mohammad Samii, Sammy's Auto-Electric Service, Inc., ASE, SAEAuto Electric Corner

APRA’s Elec-trical Clinic that was held in Montréal, Quebec, Cana-da in Septem-ber started out with a full day of plant tours and traveling between two amazing facili-ties.

The first stop was Beauhar-nois Power Generating station that sits over a 20-mile long dug canal off the St. Lawrence River. The power station that is nearly ¾ of a mile long (1 Kilometer) facility sit-ting over the canal, houses 38 water-turbine

driven alternators, generating over 1900 Mega Watts of power. When you consider each drive shaft weighs 50 tons, and con-nects a 150-ton water turbine to a 200-ton alternator (and there are 38 of them), then you can visualize the size of the machines, see the enormity of the place, structure, and the engineering behind it. (Figure 1)

The art-deco facility built in the 1920’s that is now part of the vast Hydro-Quebec power generation network is on the list of National Historic Sites of Canada and is one of the largest run-of-the-river power

stations in the world. It supplies power to Quebec, Ontario, and sells their excess to the U.S., which according to their claim are good customers, all without burning a drop of fuel or a lump of coal.

Our next stop was Bombardier Recre-ational Product (BRP), which makes all sorts of snowmobiles, Can-Am roadsters and All-Terrain Vehicles (ATV), as well as many water sport machines like Sea-Doo and others.

The production lines employ state-of-the art techniques with full computer controls that actively monitor almost all aspects of production, including the ballet-like movement of the assembly-line

workers and the products. They resembled a few of the car-manufacturing facto-ries that I have visited, if not even more sophisticated.

The Saturday Seminar went well, thanks to the great efforts of Steve Venne (Atelier Dynamo, Inc.) who in addition to present-ing his bilingual and informative seminar, he kindly translated the highlights to our French speaking colleagues, and did most of the navigation and driving through Montréal to the respective plants for the tours. (Figure 2)

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It was very interesting to see that the problems a Que-bec rebuilder encounters is not much different than the problems seen in any other part of Canada, as well as anywhere in the U.S. It was an enjoyable and informative trip.

Blowing a “Main” FuseA 2003 Toyota Corolla was sent to us from another shop, claiming it does not crank, start, and run. We were told that the owner had experimented with it after a no start, tried to jump-start it, and burned a fuse that he could not replace. They wanted no part of it, and wanted us to find out what was wrong, and possibly repair it.

The 30-Amp fuse named “Main” in the engine compart-ment junction block was of course blown, and in the pro-cess of replacement they tried their best to remove it, but they couldn’t and it broke into pieces, still hanging in the fuse box. Toyota does not make some essential fuses easy to replace. The fuse box had to be moved, the screws that hold the fuse from the side had to be accessed, and then the fuse replaced. (Figure 3)

After this work the car started and ran, but the blown fuses related to the starting system is a big concern of mine. What usually causes it is a bad solenoid contact that is worn and does not make a good contact to the bat-tery terminal. The “Clicking” that results from this means the two coils of the solenoids (pull-in and hold-in coils) will be in parallel, thus drawing a sum of more than 40-amps or more, depending on the starter.

The above Toyota was of no exception. As shown on the simplified schematic (Figure 4), the 30-Amp “Main” fuse feeds the coil and the “S” terminal of the starter. When the starter clicks and does not spin, the resulting amp draw exceeds the 30-amp rating of the fuse, and after a few more clicks, it blows.

internal regulator alternator that are used on a variety of Saturn L-Series cars with 2.2L engines.

The PCM applies the activation signal (5V) to the “L” terminal of the regulator (called Circuit 225, in GM jargon), and the regulator’s duty-cycle feedback (Circuit 23) goes from the DFM terminal of the regulator back to PCM (Figure 5). Once these signals are processed and found to be within the limits, PCM communicates via class-II data communication bus with the cluster, and turns the warning light off.

Now, checking this alternator on the test bench using a #194 bulb or a typical test light for activation, you will notice that the light does not come on, but as long as the light bulbs input to the “L” terminal persists, the alterna-tor will keep on charging if not defective.

This should not be a problem but what if there is a problem in the alternator or in the regulator that makes it to charge, but would not turn the warning light off in the vehicle, because of a “Fault” being present between the alternator and PCM?!

Short of highly sophisticated test equipment, I have found a simple way to test this alternator. Rather than using a #194 bulb for activation, I have made this homemade test lead, using a miniature bulb (12V- 60mA draw) from Radio Shack, with a 272-1099 part number. This bulb’s resistance somehow falls within the impedance range of the regulator’s “L” terminal, and it will turn on. Once the alternator starts charging, it goes off, showing that at least the “L” terminal is functioning and having no fault. The DFM signal can also be measured with a DMM in DCV setting that measures 3-10 volts from low to high load, much similar to other GM alternators (CS-AD) that we have seen. Once the function of these two regulator pins is verified, then you have a degree of assurance that the

alternator will function properly on the vehicle. A picture of the test lead is shown in Figure 6.

Hydrometer and Battery ConditionOne of the simplest and cheapest tools for inspecting a battery, at least for the initial inspection, is the good old battery acid hydrometer. This versatile tool, whose use has taken a back seat to the fancy new electronic bat-tery tester, is still in my opinion one of the most accurate tools to measure the state of charge (SOC) of a battery, and help in diagnostics in its own simple way. Here is an example:

A 2001 Honda Prelude, which a shop customer of ours had installed one of our 13722 alternators a week or so ago, called and said the car had to be towed back for not cranking and they are sending the car to us for diagnos-tics, to see if the starter or the alternator has anything to do with the problem. When the car arrived, the charging

Cases like the above almost always require a starter replacement, otherwise after starting a few times in the shop or by the owner, the same clicking will hap-pen again, followed by a blown fuse, and a complete no crank, no-start condition, requiring a tow back to the shop.

For the above Corolla we told the referring shop that the starter was the culprit and returned the car to them for a starter replacement. Given they are located just across the street and are a good customer who buys all of their starters and alternators from us, this was a professional courtesy to allow them to make a little from a starter replacement. We did fine by charging for our diagnostic, fuse replacement, and the sale of a 17841 starter to that shop.

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Figure 5 - 13804 Alternator’s Regulator Pins

Figure 6 - Homemade Test Lead

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As Governor Snyder said, “This is an ex-ample of how ‘Made in Michigan’ means first-class quality and value across the nation and around the world.”

What a great day for remanufacturing this was!

Kothe added, “Dan Morrill, Founder & CEO of Midwest Bus, is to be congratu-lated for not only landing a great contract, but having the foresight and taking the time to make Governor Snyder more aware of the benefits of the remanufactur-ing industry.”

Founded in 1980, Midwest is the na-tion’s largest transit bus manufacturer. It

handles more than 90 percent of the transit bus rehabilitation market east of the Mississippi. Remanufactured buses improve the environment through lower emissions and better fuel ef-ficiency.

APRA congratulates Midwest Bus Corporation on this fine project and for working with other Michigan-based suppliers and manufacturers. This project will allow Midwest Bus to grow to over 100 employees, a fine achievement in the current eco-nomic conditions. Midwest Bus also recently started a second fa-cility in Owosso, Michigan and is expected to create additional jobs in its state-of-the-art paint booth.

Midwest Buscontinued from page 1

APRA’s Chief Operating Officer, Mark Kothe (l), congratulates Dan Morrill of Midwest Bus

on a job well done.

APRA supports our policy makers in creating incentives for remanufacturing through legislation to conserve scarce resources. APRA stands by Mr. Morrill when he states, “We’d like to have our government’s support for a statewide leg-islative policy favoring remanufacturing projects.” r

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In South Korea, remanufacturing is categorized with what the US calls recycling. The Re-Tech tradeshow included exhibitors from the recycling, scrap metal, wastewater treatment, and landfill industries. In fact, remanufacturing exhibitors took up less than a third of the show area.

While in Korea I met with the Korean Auto Parts Remanufacturers Association (KAPRA). Surprisingly, their association has 500 members. One of their major concerns is finding cores for the import vehicles in their market. They are anxious to meet core suppliers from the US as a potential source for these cores.

The South Korean remanufacturers strongly favor cre-ation of an ISO program, specifically for remanufactur-ing, that would dictate standards to the remanufacturer. This is the opposite of the American opinion that stan-dards are developed by the OEM’s (Original Equipment Manufacturers) or by the remanufacture themselves. ISO has said they are reluctant to develop such a standard and prefer allowing manufacturers and re-manufacturers to use a continual improvement and process approach based quality plan; however, the ISO continues to evaluate potential standards for implementation.

Another widely discussed topic was vehicle specifica-tion availability from the OEM. Europe, the OEMs must provide technical details about the vehicles they produce to the Repair Aftermarket for a fee. While sometimes this is expensive, at least the information is available. In the United States passenger cars are covered by the clean air act, modified in 1990.

Re-Techcontinued from page 1

These vehicles must have repair information provided for anything that effects the vehicle’s air emissions. How-ever, the OEMs are not required to release data regarding security systems or other systems that do not directly af-fect vehicle emissions. The Korean remanufacturers were keenly interested in this topic. The Korean OEMs are not

required to give the aftermarket any repair information for vehicles produced. All of the technical standards are reverse-engineered. If you are seeking more information about “Right to Repair, please visit www.righttorepair.org. r

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VRB314Regulator Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC PIC #: 220-5456 OE: 0-124-425-007, 0-124-425- 008, 0-124-425-030 + others Lester: 11234

ARD847LiLi-ion 8V 3-in-1 Combo Kit● ARD847 Li-ion 8V Super Compact Drill / Driver● ARL836 Li-ion 8V 1-Watt LED Flashlight● ARI810T Li-ion 8V 3/8" Impact Wrench (Bare Tool)● AB854L Li-ion Battery Pack x 2● ADC8US50-30 30 Min. Fast Charger with 2 Ports● Carrying case.

RM-209Rectifier Proton 416 & WiraPIC #: 203-449 OE: A5T06591 Lester: 13584, 13587, 13717

V0441RegulatorPIC #: 208-724OE: 2650441, 2650561, 15926088 + others Lester: 11021, 11023, 11148, 11266, 11313

RM-129 Rectifier for Mitsubishi on Honda CivicPIC #: 203-411OE: A5TA0991, A5AT0992Lester: 13649

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www.regitar.com • Tel: 334-244-1885 • Toll Free: 877-734-4827 • Fax: 334-244-1901 • Email: info@regitar.comAuthorized Distributors for REGITAR USA: Arrowhead Electrical Products, MN; Elpar Industries Inc., FL; J & N Auto Electric Inc., OH; R & R Regulators, IN;

Wagner Alternators and Supplies, CA; Dayer, Inc., Canada; IVO Automotive Corp., Canada

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D705, D706R, D709RRegulator, OE DelcoPIC #: 240-6135, 240-6147, 240-6135OE: 19009705, 19009706, 19009725, 19009729, 10463605, 10463638 Lester: 8224-11, 8297, 8216, 8224-11

Email new product announcements to Kirsten Kase at kase@BuyReman.com.

JASPER Offers Ford 6R60/6R75 Electronically Controlled Transmissions on ExchangeJasper Engines & Transmissions offers the Ford 6R60/6R75 rear-wheel drive and four-wheel drive transmission on ex-change. This six-speed CAN (Controller Area Network) electronically controlled automatic transmission is available for the following 2006-2008 applications:

• Ford Explorer, Expedition

“These units have the Transmission Control Module (TCM) mounted inside the transmission on the valve body,” says Adam Day, JASPER Research and De-velopment Engineer. “JASPER installs a thermal conductive layer between the TCM and the valve body, and updates all early shallow pans to the latest deep pan design. This improves heat dissipation and capacity, reducing the chance of an overheated transmission and TCM.”

“Testing the transmission, and its TCM, is done with a state-of-the-art JASPER-engineered CAN control system,” added

Day. “Units are then preprogrammed per the vehicle application, eliminating the hassle and expense of the customer hav-ing to reprogram these units.” For more information, please call 800-827-7455, or log onto www.jasperengines.com.

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New from Wagner• W050-35N - Bosch Clutch Pulley,

for Lester# 12780, 12781, 12783…, for John Deere, dim: 8 GRV 56mm

• W060-79N - Bosch Internal Fan Rectifier OE, for Lester 11235, 11239, 11314…, for Dodge Trucks… 6-50A Diodes

• W450-99 - Bosch PMGR Starter Solenoid, for Lester# 17967, 17968, 17969…, for Audi, Baker, Linde…, ref# ZM-381

• W012-73N - Valeo Rectifier Cover OE, for Lester# 21438, 21440…, for Citroen, Peugeot

For more information visit www.wagner-alt.com or contact directly, ph 800-345-5927, fx 909-465-5032, www.sales@wagneralt.com

New from AIMAIM's Electronic Catalog is now available online at www.aimpartsonline.com. The eCatalog is free to AIM's rebuilder customers.

Call AIM at 1-800-366-3246 for log on information.

New from REGITAR-USA• VRB280 Regulator Bosch BMW,

Pic # 8020-1195, OE :1-124-515-105, 0-124-525-026; Lester: 11083, 13986

• RV-H024B Rectifier-Regulator Assy, Hitachi, Nissan 23100-0T002, 35A, 24-V on Cabstar OE: 23100-0T002

• RB179HV Rectifier Bosch, Pic #:220-5209 OE: F-00M-123-266; Lester: 11076

See www.regitar.com or contact Customer Service in Alabama USA, phone 877-734-4827, FAX (334) 244-1901 andemail info@regitar.com.

New from J&N Electric• BOSCH #0124655072 - OEM New

24V, 150A, IR/IF Alternator for Mercedes Travego Appl., 10:00 Reg Position

• Delco Light Duty #16121 - Reman 12V, CCW, 9T DD Lucas M35 Starter for Austin, Lotus, MG & Triumph Appl., 28.9mmOD Pinion

• ECCO #872N - 12-36V Back-Up Alarm, Universal Bracket Mount, SAE J994, CE, e Certified

• J&N #400-48061 - New 12V, 50A, IR/IF Replacement for Mitsubi-shi Alternators on Cummins & Mercury Marine Appl., 10:30 Reg Position

• J&N #245-44066 - 12V, 3-Terminal Solenoid for Hitachi Starters on Volkswagen Appl.

Check out the full line up at www.jnelectric.com

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• SK-9449: 10-12 CHEVY Equinox 3.0L' 10-12 GMC Terrain 3.0L

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Automotive Parts Remanufacturers AssociationMembership Application

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Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Appoints Gerry Cecil as VP of Sales & Marketing for Automotive Aftermarket ProgramARROWHEAD General Insurance Agen-cy, Inc. has hired Gerald (Gerry) Cecilas Vice President of Sales and Marketing for its Automotive Aftermarket Program. Cecil brings more than 20 years of insur-ance experience to the program.

Prior to joining Arrowhead, Cecil was programs practice leader at Willis Pro-grams where he managed sales, market-ing and distribution and developed broker

relationships. He also held a variety of positions with Zurich in North America, including account executive and business development director for the Global Auto-motive Industry Practice.

As vice president of sales and marketing with Arrowhead’s Automotive Aftermar-ket Program, Cecil manages and develops program, association, franchise and indus-try relationships. In addition, he willfocus on generating and managing busi-ness with larger, loss-sensitive accounts. He will also lead market research efforts as well as develop strategic direction for the program.

Cecil is a regular contributor to trade pub-lications and provides presentations to as-sociation members and groups to enhance their knowledge of insurance and risk management decision-making. He holdsthe Chartered Property and Casualty, As-sociate in Risk Management and Certified Insurance Counselor designations.

“We are delighted to have Gerry join our team at Arrowhead and are excited to have his skills, connections and understanding of the automotive aftermarket to comple-ment our refocused program,”said Mike East, senior vice president of sales.

Arrowhead General Insurance Agency, Inc., headquartered in San Diego, is a national insurance program manager for commercial, personal and specialty prod-ucts and is one of the largest generalagencies in the U.S. with more than $700 million written premium. Arrowhead has relationships with strong insurance carri-ers providing stability for our nationwide network of producers and policyholders. We invite insurance agencies and compa-nies from coast to coast to grow with us.

For more information about theirproducts and services, please visit www.ArrowheadGrp.com. r

Gerry Cecil VP of Sales and Marketing for Arrowhead General Insuamce

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Shasteen spent 13 years in a number of executive leadership positions with Delphi Corporation, a leading automotive prod-ucts and service solution provider. He started his career working for the Packard Electric Division of General Motors. Shas-teen will report directly to the company’s chairman and CEO, Gerald J. Parsons.

“We are thrilled to have Mark join CTDI to help launch our Reman 8.0 solution to the automotive industry,” said Parsons. “He has a deep understanding of where the vehicle electronic component business is going, which now represents a large per-centage of the cost of a new vehicle. He is the ideal person to help lead us forward.”

While CTDI is new to the automotive industry, it is a well-known and respected company with 38 years of experience pro-viding engineering, remanufacturing and logistics service solutions worldwide for industry leading electronics suppliers and communications service providers. CTDI’s Reman 8.0 solution offers a fully inte-grated, one-stop service model, tailored to

meet individual customer needs. CTDI’s Reman 8.0 solution is built upon its comprehensive electronics remanufactur-ing service portfolio and includes forward and reverse logistics, core management, component level repairs that meet OE standards, warranty screening and sustain-able life-cycle solutions. Reman 8.0 is an innovative, end-to-end strategy for vehicle manufacturers and Tier One suppliers.

“Infotainment systems, dashboard com-ponent clusters, telematics and electronic components are changing the face of the industry,” explained Shasteen. “The increasingly complex advances in automo-tive electronics technology necessitate a new approach to service and reman. I’m excited to help introduce CTDI to the au-tomotive industry and introduce the total service strategy that Reman 8.0 provides to vehicle manufacturers and Tier One suppliers.”

Horton, Inc. Breaks Ground for Roseville Expansion Horton, Inc. broke ground for expan-sion of its Roseville corporate office and technology center on Wednesday, Sept. 18. The construction, managed by Bauer Design Build, will expand the office and the Hugh K. Schilling Technology Center by 50 percent. The ceremony was at-tended by Horton’s Roseville employees; Horton, Inc. leadership including Hugh K. Schilling, chairman of the board, G. Henk

Touw, president and CEO, Terry Gil-berstadt, corporate secretary, and Chuck Bastien, test engineering and facilities manager; and the Bauer Design Build team of Mike Bauer, president, Craig Kohler, superintendent, and Brian Tromb-ley, senior project manager. “The expansion is a testament to the hard work and innovation of our dedicated employees,” says Touw. “The extension of our corporate offices and technology center will allow Horton to continue to grow and satisfy the industry’s chang-ing requirements for efficient, optimized engine cooling solutions.” The original building, constructed in 2001, was designed to accommodate expansion. The two-story addition will be constructed alongside the current facility, with project completion scheduled for spring 2014.

Babcox Media Announces Three New Appointments Babcox Media Inc. is pleased to an-nounce the promotion of Doug Kaufman to Publisher of Engine Builder Engine Builder and the company's newest online destination, Speedville.com. Kaufman has been with the company for more than 20 years, most recently serving as Associate Publisher and Editor of Engine Builder magazine and digital properties.

Mark Shasteen, a 30 year veteran of the automotive industry, has joined CTDI as vice president of the company’s automo-tive business segment. Most recently,

Mark Shasteen joins CTDI

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13:55 - US Government Policy Regard-ing Reman Industry - Daniel Green, US Embassy in Beijing (USA) (Invited)

14:25 - Proposed Lingang Remanufactur-ing Zone - Tian Futai, Shanghai Lingang Group (CHINA) (Invited)

14:55 - Tuning up Your Reman Business for Increased Profits - Jon Statler, Maval Manufacturing (USA)

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16:00 - Current State of Engine Remanu-facturing in China - Ge Hong, Execu-tive Vice Secretary of the China Internal Combustion Engine Industry Association (CICEIA) (CHINA)

16:25 - Panel Discussion: International Government Policy for Remanufacturing Services - Moderator: Joe Kripli, APRA Incoming Chairman (USA)Panel: Daniel Green (US Embassy Bei-jing); Akira Ikeda, Shin-etse Denso Co., Ltd. (JAPAN); Tim Roth, SRC (USA); Li Feng, Weichai Engine Reman (CHINA); and, Ricky Wang (CHINA)

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13:10 - Testing Remanufactured Trans-mission Mechatronics - Amir Fallah, ATP (UK) 13:45 - Custom Regulation Regarding Core Import and Export in China - Wu Huading, China Customs (Invited)

14:05 - Core Collection and Core Logis-tics in USA - Tom Jackson, Rebuilders Automotive Supply (USA)

14:35 - Latest Developments from the Po-litical and Legal Perspective with Respect to Remanufacturing in China - Shimin Yang, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) 14:55 - Core Business and Recycling on Internet: New Thinking and New Channel - Speaker from CRRA Association 15:25 - Refreshment Break 15:35 - Core Collection and Core Logis-tics from OE’s Perspective in China - Li Feng, Weichai Engine Reman Services (CHINA) 16:05 - Panel Discussion: International Core Logistics & Government Regulation Moderator: Tim Roth, APRA Vice Chair-man (USA)Panel: Tom Jackson, RAS (USA); Akira Ikeda, Shin-etse Denso Co., Ltd (JAPAN); Ricky Wang (CHINA); and, Rex Vanden-berg, Injectronics (AUSTRALIA)

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Aftermarket Upfrontcontinued from page 11

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Case Study:

Speedville.com is a new digital destina-tion for automotive professionals and automotive enthusiasts who are looking for a blend of top-notch technical content along with up-to-the-minute news and events, product information and entertain-ing resources from the racing, restyling and restoration marketplaces.

“Doug Kaufman has been an integral part of the Engine Builder brand since he was named Editor back in 2000. The industry expertise he has accrued during that time will serve him well in this new role as publisher of Engine Builder and Speed-ville.com,” said Bill Babcox, President of Babcox Media. In addition to Kaufman's new appoint-ment, Brendan Baker has been promoted to the position of Content Director for Speedville.com. Baker has spent the past 10 years as Senior Editor of Engine Builder. As Content Director, he will be responsible for day-to-day online content management and site operations, while also continuing to support the Engine Builder team.

Ed Sunkin will be rejoining Engine Builder as Editor. Sunkin has served as the Editor of Babcox Media's Underhood Service since 1999, however he was pre-viously a member of the Engine Builder

editorial staff for four years starting back in 1995. “It’s great to have Ed back on the Engine Builder team,” said Kaufman.

According to Kaufman, “The Baker/Sunkin team will support each other on both the Engine Builder and Speedville.com properties but each will have primary responsibility for his brand.” For additional information about Engine Builderand Speedville.com, contact Doug Kaufman at dkaufman@babcox.com or at 330-670-1234, ext. 262.

TransAxle LLC Opens 24th Branch Location in AtlantaSource: aftermarketNews HDA Truck Pride member TransAxle has announced the opening of its 24th branch location in the metro Atlanta, Ga., market. Founded in 1979, TransAxle is one of the largest East Coast remanufacturers of transmissions, differentials, hydraulic pumps and other specialized components for the medium and heavy-duty truck markets. “This location is perfectly suited to ex-tend our geographic coverage to include Georgia, Alabama and Northern Florida – all excellent markets for our retail and wholesale offerings,” said Dave Olsen, CEO TransAxle LLC. TransAxle chose to combine forces with

Hurricane Truck Parts to create the new branch. Paul Yarman, former president of Hurricane Truck Parts, has agreed to join the TransAxle team and lead the efforts in Atlanta. “I’m excited about joining forces with the extensive TransAxle team to create a thriving business based on serving our customers,” said Yarman. “Paul brings an excellent background in customer focus and drivetrain knowledge to our team – the two most critical at-tributes to success within TransAxle,” said Olsen. “Additionally, Paul’s track record in export, coupled with TransAxle’s prod-uct portfolio, will allow us an additional growth opportunity." The branch is fully staffed and will be open effective Oct. 14.

In MemoryEverett Ray McCollum, 70 passed from this life on Monday, September 30, 2013 at his home in Columbus, Kansas.

Ray was born on January 21, 1943, in Berea, Kentucky. His parents are Fred and Ruth May McCollum. After graduating high school Ray enlisted in the United States Army. He served his country proudly from March 1965-March 1971. While in the service he received a National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal

and two overseas service bars. Ray was a trap shooter and won many national and state awards. He also enjoyed playing golf and hunting.

Ray was well known in the remanufactur-ing industry from his many years with Ace Electric Company and will be missed by all who knew him. r

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Store Manager wanted in sunny San Diego. Leading industry supplier looking for qualified and motivated manager for fast paced shop in suburb of San Diego. Large market for growth with in house rebuilding and custom up fitting. Applicant must have 10+ years of auto electric experience. Must be computer literate in all industry applications and MS outlook, word, excel. Must have good people skills with both customers and employees. Must be efficient by nature and able to handle considerable through put personally, while managing others. Hands on rebuilding experience a plus. Experi-ence with inverters a plus. Salary DOE with incentives. Moving expense DOE and negotiable. Please email your resume to kase@buyreman.com.

Salesperson Wanted. Join an exciting growing com-pany that allows you to enjoy both living and working!If you have experience selling rebuilt items, repair parts or maintenance items to fleet & industrial customers in the Sacramento or Spokane areas, we want to talk to you about joining our sales team. If you enjoy making sales calls and live or want to live in one of these areas, com-pensation and relocation reimbursement is based on your experience. This opportunity is to be filled soon. Email your resume and a cover letter telling us about you and your experience to: kase@buyreman.com.

Vice President of Business DevelopmentGrowing Employee Owned Company seeking a proven business growth leader to complement a talented Sales Team. SRC Electrical LLC is a leading remanufacturer of rotating electrical products located in Springfield, MO. Commercial vehicle parts experience and proven OE program management success required. See www.srcelectrical.com for more details.

European Remanufacturing Specialistis looking for a new challenge. A European Remanufac-turing manager has worked in our industry for more than 25 years on engines, transmissions and other compo-nents. Extensive experience in Production, Production Planning & Control, Logistics, Engineering, Services, Marketing, and Sales. The new challenge should be to work in Euope for a remanufacturer as a manager or product/manager-specialist on a full time basis or as a consultant. For more information please contact Kirsten Kase at kase@buyreman.com. r

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system was immediately checked to be fine and the alter-nator was functioning quite well.

Doing a proper diagnosis and finding the real problem re-quires understanding the customer’s real concern, as most car owners do not distinguish between a no start, crank and no start, clicking, and such, and express their concern by “Does not start” or “ My battery has gone dead again” type of comments. In the above case, since we were hear-ing the story second hand from our shop customer, we didn't have a close clue as to what the real concern was.

That’s when the simple hydrometer came into the picture. As soon as the battery cells were checked, it did indeed show they have been discharged. The problem could have possibly been excessive parasitic drain or even a charging problem, but now at least we have a diagnostic path to fol-low, and know that the

starter is certainly not the issue. (Figure 7)

Further testing of this car indicated a problem with ELD (Electronic Load Detector), which the repair of it will be the subject of a future column. But what gave us the diagnostic direction was indeed the simple hydrometer that indicated a low battery SOC.

Another use of the battery hydrometer is the balance be-tween SOC of each cell, where a 50-100 point difference is a sure indication of a cell deterioration, which requires a battery replacement.

It is true that many new batteries are sealed and access to each cell is not possible. But on the other hand, it should be noted there are still many more batteries that are NOT sealed, thus reading each individual cell’s state-of-charge is quite possible, particularly on heavy-duty applications and larger batteries.

The use of a hydrometer cannot be over-emphasized, and should be the first line of testing a battery to get a true picture of what is happening inside.

Well, by the time you read this, the 2013 Big R Show will be over. I will put some highlights of the show in the next issue. Until then, keep up the good work. r

Mohammad Samii can be reached via email to samii@buyreman.com, or his website at www.sammysautoelectric.com

Auto Electric Cornercontinued from page 5

Figure 7 - Hydrometer Showing Discharged Battery Cell

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