The Equipment and Tool Institute (ETI) announced its new Officers and Board Members that elected or appointed to office for 2017-2018. Officers (one year term) President: Brian Herron (Drew Technologies) Vice President, Programs: Jim Fish (Lemur Monitors) Vice President, Marketing: Kevin FitzPatrick (Farsight) Secretary/Treasurer: Robert Vogt (IOSiX) Elected for a one year term on the […]
Equipment and Tool Institute Releases Position Statement Supporting Pre- and Post-Collision Repair Diagnostic Scanning
Position underlines association member concerns about timely, affordable OEM data access. The Equipment and Tool Institute (ETI) issued a position statement supporting the process of pre- and post- collision repair scanning of vehicles and raising concerns that some vehicle manufacturers restrict access to data or charge prices that are not affordable for the aftermarket to […]
ETI Announces 2016-2017 Board of Directors
The Equipment and Tool Institute, the trade association of automotive tool and equipment manufacturers and technical information providers, announced its new Officers and Board Members for 2016-2017 Officers (one year term) President – Bob Holland (Chief Automotive Technologies) Vice President, Programs – Brian Herron (Drew Technologies) Vice President, Marketing – Jim Fish (Bosch Automotive Service […]
Equipment and Tool Institute Names Lineup for the Heavy Duty Discussion Group at ToolTech 2016
The Equipment and Tool Institute will feature an in-depth discussion on issues and information on the Heavy Duty Industry and the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will affect the automotive aftermarket tool and equipment segment on Tuesday, April 26, from 1-3 p.m. during ToolTech 2016 in Monterey California. The session, Understanding the Heavy Duty MOU, […]
Equipment and Tool Institute Hires Rick Matz as Technical Manager
The Equipment and Tool Institute announced Rick Matz has joined the organization as the Technical Manager. Matz will help manage the ETI TEK-NET Library, including helping member companies understand the library and the data in it and seek information from OEMs when it is determined that the information the member companies need to design and […]
Equipment and Tool Institute Launches Market Research Study
In an effort to assist our members in bringing new and improved equipment and tools to the marketplace, The Equipment and Tool Institute (ETI) has launched a series of Market Research Projects. The current survey covers repair services including collision repair. ETI will use this research to help all segments of the automotive industry provide […]