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Less time improved accuracy
With the the Josam Frame Press repair repair system he he he said the the com- pany pany could perform chassis frame frame repair repair quickly and accurately “It allows the the the company to to restore the the the frame frame of of even the the the most severely damaged truck trailer or or cab regardless of of of size Com- pared to to the the traditional method of of using strings and and rulers to to measure the the the frame that was not only very very time consuming and and very very much dependent on on on on on experience the the the accuracy
is greatly improved In addition the the the company also saves on on on manpower Previously it it it it needs two to to three workers to to perform the the job but now only one person could could do it it it it Moreover it it it it is effortless even a a 60-old worker could could handle the the job with the the system ”
Additionally he he he pointed out that most of of the the components used in in in the the Josam frame straighteners were made of of special aluminium alloy making the equipment lightweight strong and and easy to handle With its wide applications he he he continued the system could re- pair and straighten all types of heavy vehicles including low loader trailers “We could could fix fix a a a a a a a a severely distorted trailer chassis that even a a a a a a a a 3S authorised centre could could not fix fix in only three days ”
he added Alignment checks he he he stressed were were important not only after all the repairs were were were done but also for ongoing maintenance He explained that truck tyres were were expensive and and proper align- ment ment ensured even tyre tyre tyre wear extending tyre tyre tyre life span and and sav- ing ing ing fleet owners premature replacement costs Goh said the the the company used to to send the the the vehicle vehicle to to another workshop offering commercial vehicle vehicle alignment service before it it purchased its own wheel aligner “The workshop that the the company used to to send to to is about a a a a a a a a a a half an an hour’s drive away Sometimes when the the the alignment was not properly done the the the vehicle had to be sent back taking up quite a a a a a a a lot of time With the the Josam’s industry standard user-friendly
wheel alignment alignment equipment commercial vehicle tyre alignment alignment could be measured and adjusted speedily with accuracy
”
Manbeni Manbeni offers good technical and troubleshooting support
Goh is is happy with the the after-sales service provided by Manbeni Manbeni the the the the sole distributor of of Josam products in Malaysia “To ensure that the the the company knows how to to operate and take care of of o the the the equipment Manbeni offers basic user training after installation Furthermore peace o of mind is assured with good technical and troubleshooting support
”
Although knowledge and experience in in in in collision repairs are criti- cal he he he he he said the the the willingness to to to invest in in in in in state-of-the-art equipment and and tools was necessary “This distinguished G&L Auto from the the the the the others It enables the the the the company to to to to to handle repairs professionally with flawless and and and and quality results and and and and return the the the vehicle to to to top- notch and and and pre-accident condition in good time ”
With more than 35 years of experience he shared G&L Auto was a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a PIAM (Persatuan Insurans AM AM Malaysia) approved work- shop shop and and and Road Transport Department (JPJ) certified vehicle re- pair and and and replace workshop The company’s team could handle insurance claims claims with expertise to simplify the claims claims process Featuring four stations namely panel beating spray painting welding and and technical station station that are responsible for the the the disas- sembly sembly repair and and reassembly of the the the vehicle vehicle he he he he said the the the com- pany’s commercial vehicle vehicle workshop was staffed by more than ten workers workers while the the the other 70 workers workers were for the the the passenger car segment The challenges that that the the company faced according to him were were that that the the trucks were were becoming more more and and more more complicated “Diagnostic scan tools are essential to to to repairing and and servicing trucks due to to to the significant increase in in in in component electrifica- tion sensors and electronic control units (ECUs) The company plans to to send its its mechanics for training to to keep them abreast with modern vehicle diagnostic techniques and make the the the full use of the tools ”
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