CHANTILLY, Va. – The Automotive Parts Remanufacturers Association (APRA) will hold its Racks and Heavy Duty Brake Clinics in Chicago on July 26-28, at the Holiday Inn Chicago O’Hare Area. The combined clinic will feature exciting tours, presentations and a golf tournament, according to APRA.
The “Welcome to Chicago Reception” will take place on the evening of July 26. On the morning of the 27, the Racks Program will be moderated and organized by acting Chairman Jon Statler of Maval Manufacturing. Statler will make a presentation on an “International Perspective on the Racks Industry.” Following will be Jake Beidler with Precision Remanufacturing, and Pete Fodor and Jim McGrew of PTM, who will discuss “Electric Assist Steering Remanufacturing Test Systems” and highlight Precision’s newest addition to its test equipment line. Jim Brunner of Knopf Automotive will talk to the group about “Core Trends and a Core Perspective on Racks.” There will also be a presentation on “An Introduction to EPS: Its Future and Impact on Remanufacturers.”
After lunch, the group will tour Precision Remanufacturing featuring their manual and power rack & pinion unit remanufacturing operation.
The Heavy Duty Brake Division will tour S & S Truck Parts and Phoenix Brake Co. on the morning of July 27 and will return to the hotel around noon for a group luncheon. That afternoon, they will have open roundtable discussions on a variety of technical and management topics that will be moderated by Sandra Standley of Power Brake Sales and Chairman, Joe Stillson of Precision Rebuilders.
On Saturday morning, July 28, the group will head to Indian Lakes Golf Course in nearby Bloomingdale, Ill., for a golf tournament. The tournament is open to attendees of both clinics and will be organized by Stillson, who is HD Brake Clinic chairman.
For details on registering for the Clinics, visit www.apra.org. The room rate at the Holiday Inn at O’Hare on North Cumberland Avenue is $89 for single/double. Call the hotel at 877-865-6578 and mention you are attending the clinic. Use code PAR for the special group meeting rate.
