APRA HD Transmission Clinic to Visit ArvinMeritor and Eaton 

March 29, 2007

CHANTILLY, VIRGINIA – The Automotive Parts Remanufacturers Association (APRA) will be hosting a Heavy Duty Transmission Clinic on May 4 & 5, 2007 at The Holiday Inn Select at the Indianapolis Airport in Indianapolis, Indiana.

The Clinic will get off to a great start with two educational plant tours on Friday, May 4th. The first plant will be ArvinMeritor’s Remanufacturing Center in Plainfield, Indiana, where the group will see axle carrier, manual transmission and brake components remanufacturing. The second tour will be of Eaton’s Remanufacturing Plant in Greenfield, Indiana, to observe their transmission remanufacturing center at work. After the tours everyone is invited to a “Welcome to Indianapolis” reception.

Gary Phillips, Chairman, of APRA’s Heavy Duty Transmission Division will open the technical session on Saturday, May 5th at 8:00 a.m. First on the agenda is Doug Wolma, General Manager of ArvinMeritor remanufacturing who will discuss the market and ArvinMeritor’s approach to meeting customer demands. He will be followed by Robert Galyen of TAWAS ICMS who will talk about the opportunities that lie ahead for remanufacturing hybrid drive system battery packs and electronics. Stuart Purdy of Zurich will then talk about making intelligent business decisions regarding business insurance. Gene Hales of Reliable Transmission will cover diagnostic and remanufacturing tips on a variety of Allison Transmission models during a hands-on presentation. The technical session will conclude with a speaker from Eaton who will discuss their product lines and future directions.

For more information on APRA’s HD Transmission Clinic, please call APRA Headquarters at (703) 968-2772 or go online to http://www.apra.org/Meetings/2007/HDTrans_Program.asp.
 

Additional APRA Supported Websites

AutoElectricPro.com
 

Heavy Duty Remanufacturers Group

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