Coatings World staff07.22.20
Axalta is participating in IBISConnect Africa, a live online simulcast held by the International Bodyshop Industry Symposium (IBIS), on Thursday, July 23, 2020, between 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. CET.
Lucian Jantjies, National sales leader for Axalta's Refinish Business in South Africa, a key speaker at the event, will discuss how Axalta helps its South African customers meet the challenges of an evolving collision repair industry head-on by supporting them with new technology and dedicated innovation.
"One of the core principles of Axalta is the desire to help our customers perform better – whether that is in the South African market or elsewhere around the world," said Jim Muse, Axalta's VP of Refinish for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. "Refinishers across our region are facing many challenges in their daily work and our aim is to make the entire refinish paint repair journey faster, easier and more profitable. We do that by constantly innovating and delivering revolutionary technology to our body shops."
Patented Axalta Fast Cure Low Energy technology is one global development Jantjies will cover in his speech and something that body shops everywhere can benefit from.
When the technology is used as part of a dedicated, complete low energy system, process times in professional body shops are cut by up to 50 percent and energy consumption is reduced by up to 70 percent while still achieving the best quality repair.
"We are delighted to present this technology at this virtual event. We know that body shops everywhere face the same pressures on margins while having to increase throughput and profitability to remain viable businesses," Muse said. "IBISConnect Africa ensures we are able to have these vital conversations through interactive Q&A sessions, for example, and we encourage delegates to navigate to our virtual stand so we can discuss strategic opportunities."