Sun, 12/01/2013 - 10:43

SEMA News—December 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

Foose-Inspired WD-40/SEMA Cares Ford F-150 Up for Raffle

 

The Chip Foose-inspired Ford F-150 is available for raffle, with proceeds benefiting SEMA Cares charities.
The Chip Foose-inspired Ford F-150 is available for raffle, with proceeds benefiting SEMA Cares charities. 

  
The WD-40/SEMA Cares Foose Ford F-150, a collaboration between SEMA manufacturing members, the SEMA Garage—Industry Innovations Center and students from the Alex Xydias Center for Automotive Arts (AXC), is available for auction. Raffle tickets are $50.

The Foose-inspired truck is the first vehicle to be built inside the new SEMA Garage—a facility where SEMA members can test and prototype parts, try its 3D modeling and printing and use its full-scale photo studio. Through a partnership with AXC, leading SEMA manufacturers worked alongside underprivileged teens and young adults to install parts and equipment on the F-150.

Proceeds from the truck raffle will benefit three SEMA Cares charities: the SEMA Memorial Scholarship Fund, which is dedicated to fostering the next generation of automotive leaders and innovators; Childhelp, an organization that provides services to abused and neglected children; and Victory Junction, an organization that provides life-changing camping experiences to special needs and chronically ill children.

The enhanced ’13 Ford F-150 Lariat will be raffled off to one lucky winner in the spring of 2014. This is the sixth vehicle that WD-40 Co. and SEMA Cares have teamed up to build and the fourth vehicle that Chip Foose has designed with them. To date, WD-40/SEMA Cares vehicles have raised more than $575,000 for SEMA Cares charities.

More information on the truck build is available at www.wd40.com/foose.

Sun, 12/01/2013 - 10:43

SEMA News—December 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

Foose-Inspired WD-40/SEMA Cares Ford F-150 Up for Raffle

 

The Chip Foose-inspired Ford F-150 is available for raffle, with proceeds benefiting SEMA Cares charities.
The Chip Foose-inspired Ford F-150 is available for raffle, with proceeds benefiting SEMA Cares charities. 

  
The WD-40/SEMA Cares Foose Ford F-150, a collaboration between SEMA manufacturing members, the SEMA Garage—Industry Innovations Center and students from the Alex Xydias Center for Automotive Arts (AXC), is available for auction. Raffle tickets are $50.

The Foose-inspired truck is the first vehicle to be built inside the new SEMA Garage—a facility where SEMA members can test and prototype parts, try its 3D modeling and printing and use its full-scale photo studio. Through a partnership with AXC, leading SEMA manufacturers worked alongside underprivileged teens and young adults to install parts and equipment on the F-150.

Proceeds from the truck raffle will benefit three SEMA Cares charities: the SEMA Memorial Scholarship Fund, which is dedicated to fostering the next generation of automotive leaders and innovators; Childhelp, an organization that provides services to abused and neglected children; and Victory Junction, an organization that provides life-changing camping experiences to special needs and chronically ill children.

The enhanced ’13 Ford F-150 Lariat will be raffled off to one lucky winner in the spring of 2014. This is the sixth vehicle that WD-40 Co. and SEMA Cares have teamed up to build and the fourth vehicle that Chip Foose has designed with them. To date, WD-40/SEMA Cares vehicles have raised more than $575,000 for SEMA Cares charities.

More information on the truck build is available at www.wd40.com/foose.

Sun, 12/01/2013 - 10:43

SEMA News—December 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

Foose-Inspired WD-40/SEMA Cares Ford F-150 Up for Raffle

 

The Chip Foose-inspired Ford F-150 is available for raffle, with proceeds benefiting SEMA Cares charities.
The Chip Foose-inspired Ford F-150 is available for raffle, with proceeds benefiting SEMA Cares charities. 

  
The WD-40/SEMA Cares Foose Ford F-150, a collaboration between SEMA manufacturing members, the SEMA Garage—Industry Innovations Center and students from the Alex Xydias Center for Automotive Arts (AXC), is available for auction. Raffle tickets are $50.

The Foose-inspired truck is the first vehicle to be built inside the new SEMA Garage—a facility where SEMA members can test and prototype parts, try its 3D modeling and printing and use its full-scale photo studio. Through a partnership with AXC, leading SEMA manufacturers worked alongside underprivileged teens and young adults to install parts and equipment on the F-150.

Proceeds from the truck raffle will benefit three SEMA Cares charities: the SEMA Memorial Scholarship Fund, which is dedicated to fostering the next generation of automotive leaders and innovators; Childhelp, an organization that provides services to abused and neglected children; and Victory Junction, an organization that provides life-changing camping experiences to special needs and chronically ill children.

The enhanced ’13 Ford F-150 Lariat will be raffled off to one lucky winner in the spring of 2014. This is the sixth vehicle that WD-40 Co. and SEMA Cares have teamed up to build and the fourth vehicle that Chip Foose has designed with them. To date, WD-40/SEMA Cares vehicles have raised more than $575,000 for SEMA Cares charities.

More information on the truck build is available at www.wd40.com/foose.

Sun, 12/01/2013 - 10:43

SEMA News—December 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

Foose-Inspired WD-40/SEMA Cares Ford F-150 Up for Raffle

 

The Chip Foose-inspired Ford F-150 is available for raffle, with proceeds benefiting SEMA Cares charities.
The Chip Foose-inspired Ford F-150 is available for raffle, with proceeds benefiting SEMA Cares charities. 

  
The WD-40/SEMA Cares Foose Ford F-150, a collaboration between SEMA manufacturing members, the SEMA Garage—Industry Innovations Center and students from the Alex Xydias Center for Automotive Arts (AXC), is available for auction. Raffle tickets are $50.

The Foose-inspired truck is the first vehicle to be built inside the new SEMA Garage—a facility where SEMA members can test and prototype parts, try its 3D modeling and printing and use its full-scale photo studio. Through a partnership with AXC, leading SEMA manufacturers worked alongside underprivileged teens and young adults to install parts and equipment on the F-150.

Proceeds from the truck raffle will benefit three SEMA Cares charities: the SEMA Memorial Scholarship Fund, which is dedicated to fostering the next generation of automotive leaders and innovators; Childhelp, an organization that provides services to abused and neglected children; and Victory Junction, an organization that provides life-changing camping experiences to special needs and chronically ill children.

The enhanced ’13 Ford F-150 Lariat will be raffled off to one lucky winner in the spring of 2014. This is the sixth vehicle that WD-40 Co. and SEMA Cares have teamed up to build and the fourth vehicle that Chip Foose has designed with them. To date, WD-40/SEMA Cares vehicles have raised more than $575,000 for SEMA Cares charities.

More information on the truck build is available at www.wd40.com/foose.

Sun, 12/01/2013 - 10:43

SEMA News—December 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

Foose-Inspired WD-40/SEMA Cares Ford F-150 Up for Raffle

 

The Chip Foose-inspired Ford F-150 is available for raffle, with proceeds benefiting SEMA Cares charities.
The Chip Foose-inspired Ford F-150 is available for raffle, with proceeds benefiting SEMA Cares charities. 

  
The WD-40/SEMA Cares Foose Ford F-150, a collaboration between SEMA manufacturing members, the SEMA Garage—Industry Innovations Center and students from the Alex Xydias Center for Automotive Arts (AXC), is available for auction. Raffle tickets are $50.

The Foose-inspired truck is the first vehicle to be built inside the new SEMA Garage—a facility where SEMA members can test and prototype parts, try its 3D modeling and printing and use its full-scale photo studio. Through a partnership with AXC, leading SEMA manufacturers worked alongside underprivileged teens and young adults to install parts and equipment on the F-150.

Proceeds from the truck raffle will benefit three SEMA Cares charities: the SEMA Memorial Scholarship Fund, which is dedicated to fostering the next generation of automotive leaders and innovators; Childhelp, an organization that provides services to abused and neglected children; and Victory Junction, an organization that provides life-changing camping experiences to special needs and chronically ill children.

The enhanced ’13 Ford F-150 Lariat will be raffled off to one lucky winner in the spring of 2014. This is the sixth vehicle that WD-40 Co. and SEMA Cares have teamed up to build and the fourth vehicle that Chip Foose has designed with them. To date, WD-40/SEMA Cares vehicles have raised more than $575,000 for SEMA Cares charities.

More information on the truck build is available at www.wd40.com/foose.

Sun, 12/01/2013 - 10:43

SEMA News—December 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

Foose-Inspired WD-40/SEMA Cares Ford F-150 Up for Raffle

 

The Chip Foose-inspired Ford F-150 is available for raffle, with proceeds benefiting SEMA Cares charities.
The Chip Foose-inspired Ford F-150 is available for raffle, with proceeds benefiting SEMA Cares charities. 

  
The WD-40/SEMA Cares Foose Ford F-150, a collaboration between SEMA manufacturing members, the SEMA Garage—Industry Innovations Center and students from the Alex Xydias Center for Automotive Arts (AXC), is available for auction. Raffle tickets are $50.

The Foose-inspired truck is the first vehicle to be built inside the new SEMA Garage—a facility where SEMA members can test and prototype parts, try its 3D modeling and printing and use its full-scale photo studio. Through a partnership with AXC, leading SEMA manufacturers worked alongside underprivileged teens and young adults to install parts and equipment on the F-150.

Proceeds from the truck raffle will benefit three SEMA Cares charities: the SEMA Memorial Scholarship Fund, which is dedicated to fostering the next generation of automotive leaders and innovators; Childhelp, an organization that provides services to abused and neglected children; and Victory Junction, an organization that provides life-changing camping experiences to special needs and chronically ill children.

The enhanced ’13 Ford F-150 Lariat will be raffled off to one lucky winner in the spring of 2014. This is the sixth vehicle that WD-40 Co. and SEMA Cares have teamed up to build and the fourth vehicle that Chip Foose has designed with them. To date, WD-40/SEMA Cares vehicles have raised more than $575,000 for SEMA Cares charities.

More information on the truck build is available at www.wd40.com/foose.

Sun, 12/01/2013 - 10:28

SEMA News—December 2013

REQUIRED READING

The SEMA Garage

SEMA Garage—Industry Innovations CenterSEMA recently hosted members of the media for a tour of the SEMA Garage–Industry Innovations Center. The event was held in conjunction with Collector Car Appreciation Day on July 12, 2013, at SEMA’s headquarters in Diamond Bar, California.

The SEMA Garage-Industry Innovations Center helps businesses create and design products for the automotive accessory market. Outfitted with nearly $2 million worth of equipment, the SEMA Garage features a complete emissions-testing cell for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California Air Resources Board (CARB) certification. In addition, a 3D lab, complete with a Faro arm and a 3D scanner, allows member companies to quickly scan production cars and accurately model production parts. Media who joined the tour were also given the opportunity to see additional equipment, including digital race car scales, vehicle lifts and a temperature-controlled test cell. Some of the coverage is highlighted below.

Industry trade publication Automotive News documented the benefit to SEMA members of having access to the newest vehicles to assist in developing prototype parts for markets both in the United States and abroad. Automotive News
August 5, 2013

Industry trade publication Automotive News documented the benefit to SEMA members of having access to the newest vehicles to assist in developing prototype parts for markets both in the United States and abroad.

Reporter Mark Rechtin noted that SEMA had imported test vehicles that are not available to the North American market, such as the Toyota Hi-Lux and the Ford Ranger T6. Rechtin further remarked that American companies are able to develop and export aftermarket parts to foreign markets more quickly and efficiently with SEMA’s help.

 

Autoweek, a leading industry trade publication, also recognized the SEMA Garage’s benefits, taking special note of the lab where parts can be tested for CARB and EPA emissions standards.  Autoweek
July 22, 2013

Autoweek, a leading industry trade publication, also recognized the SEMA Garage’s benefits, taking special note of the lab where parts can be tested for CARB and EPA emissions standards.

A key benefit of the lab is the ability to control the temperature from -30ºF to 100ºF and anywhere in between. Also available in the SEMA Garage is a Faro Edge scanner for member companies to scan production cars, allowing for accurate readings of bumpers, fenders, front ends and other parts. This process allows for greater cooperation between OEM and aftermarket manufacturers.

   

In addition to industry trade publications, local media, such as the Diamond Bar Patch joined the tour and were provided with a demonstration of the equipment available in the SEMA Garage

Diamond Bar Patch
July 13, 2013

In addition to industry trade publications, local media, such as the Diamond Bar Patch joined the tour and were provided with a demonstration of the equipment available in the SEMA Garage, such as the 3D scanner, 3D printer and dynamometer, which is used to calculate a car’s or truck’s power output.

The Diamond Bar Patch also recognized the benefits of the emissions testing lab at the SEMA Garage, where companies can test for fuel economy, acceleration, brake stopping distance and interior/exterior noise levels.

 

Reporter Bob Moore’s commentary for Searchautoparts.com noted that he came away from his tour with “techno shock.” Searchautoparts.com

Reporter Bob Moore’s commentary for Searchautoparts.com noted that he came away from his tour with “techno shock.” He highlighted that the facility provides member companies with low-cost testing and CARB certifications. He made special mention of the technological advances that were previously available only to OEMs and larger companies but now allow smaller companies a chance to grow and prosper; the Faro arm and 3D scanner allow SEMA-member companies to conduct accurate digitized measuring at much more reasonable rates than they would find anywhere else.


 

Sun, 12/01/2013 - 10:28

SEMA News—December 2013

REQUIRED READING

The SEMA Garage

SEMA Garage—Industry Innovations CenterSEMA recently hosted members of the media for a tour of the SEMA Garage–Industry Innovations Center. The event was held in conjunction with Collector Car Appreciation Day on July 12, 2013, at SEMA’s headquarters in Diamond Bar, California.

The SEMA Garage-Industry Innovations Center helps businesses create and design products for the automotive accessory market. Outfitted with nearly $2 million worth of equipment, the SEMA Garage features a complete emissions-testing cell for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California Air Resources Board (CARB) certification. In addition, a 3D lab, complete with a Faro arm and a 3D scanner, allows member companies to quickly scan production cars and accurately model production parts. Media who joined the tour were also given the opportunity to see additional equipment, including digital race car scales, vehicle lifts and a temperature-controlled test cell. Some of the coverage is highlighted below.

Industry trade publication Automotive News documented the benefit to SEMA members of having access to the newest vehicles to assist in developing prototype parts for markets both in the United States and abroad. Automotive News
August 5, 2013

Industry trade publication Automotive News documented the benefit to SEMA members of having access to the newest vehicles to assist in developing prototype parts for markets both in the United States and abroad.

Reporter Mark Rechtin noted that SEMA had imported test vehicles that are not available to the North American market, such as the Toyota Hi-Lux and the Ford Ranger T6. Rechtin further remarked that American companies are able to develop and export aftermarket parts to foreign markets more quickly and efficiently with SEMA’s help.

 

Autoweek, a leading industry trade publication, also recognized the SEMA Garage’s benefits, taking special note of the lab where parts can be tested for CARB and EPA emissions standards.  Autoweek
July 22, 2013

Autoweek, a leading industry trade publication, also recognized the SEMA Garage’s benefits, taking special note of the lab where parts can be tested for CARB and EPA emissions standards.

A key benefit of the lab is the ability to control the temperature from -30ºF to 100ºF and anywhere in between. Also available in the SEMA Garage is a Faro Edge scanner for member companies to scan production cars, allowing for accurate readings of bumpers, fenders, front ends and other parts. This process allows for greater cooperation between OEM and aftermarket manufacturers.

   

In addition to industry trade publications, local media, such as the Diamond Bar Patch joined the tour and were provided with a demonstration of the equipment available in the SEMA Garage

Diamond Bar Patch
July 13, 2013

In addition to industry trade publications, local media, such as the Diamond Bar Patch joined the tour and were provided with a demonstration of the equipment available in the SEMA Garage, such as the 3D scanner, 3D printer and dynamometer, which is used to calculate a car’s or truck’s power output.

The Diamond Bar Patch also recognized the benefits of the emissions testing lab at the SEMA Garage, where companies can test for fuel economy, acceleration, brake stopping distance and interior/exterior noise levels.

 

Reporter Bob Moore’s commentary for Searchautoparts.com noted that he came away from his tour with “techno shock.” Searchautoparts.com

Reporter Bob Moore’s commentary for Searchautoparts.com noted that he came away from his tour with “techno shock.” He highlighted that the facility provides member companies with low-cost testing and CARB certifications. He made special mention of the technological advances that were previously available only to OEMs and larger companies but now allow smaller companies a chance to grow and prosper; the Faro arm and 3D scanner allow SEMA-member companies to conduct accurate digitized measuring at much more reasonable rates than they would find anywhere else.


 

Sun, 12/01/2013 - 10:28

SEMA News—December 2013

REQUIRED READING

The SEMA Garage

SEMA Garage—Industry Innovations CenterSEMA recently hosted members of the media for a tour of the SEMA Garage–Industry Innovations Center. The event was held in conjunction with Collector Car Appreciation Day on July 12, 2013, at SEMA’s headquarters in Diamond Bar, California.

The SEMA Garage-Industry Innovations Center helps businesses create and design products for the automotive accessory market. Outfitted with nearly $2 million worth of equipment, the SEMA Garage features a complete emissions-testing cell for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California Air Resources Board (CARB) certification. In addition, a 3D lab, complete with a Faro arm and a 3D scanner, allows member companies to quickly scan production cars and accurately model production parts. Media who joined the tour were also given the opportunity to see additional equipment, including digital race car scales, vehicle lifts and a temperature-controlled test cell. Some of the coverage is highlighted below.

Industry trade publication Automotive News documented the benefit to SEMA members of having access to the newest vehicles to assist in developing prototype parts for markets both in the United States and abroad. Automotive News
August 5, 2013

Industry trade publication Automotive News documented the benefit to SEMA members of having access to the newest vehicles to assist in developing prototype parts for markets both in the United States and abroad.

Reporter Mark Rechtin noted that SEMA had imported test vehicles that are not available to the North American market, such as the Toyota Hi-Lux and the Ford Ranger T6. Rechtin further remarked that American companies are able to develop and export aftermarket parts to foreign markets more quickly and efficiently with SEMA’s help.

 

Autoweek, a leading industry trade publication, also recognized the SEMA Garage’s benefits, taking special note of the lab where parts can be tested for CARB and EPA emissions standards.  Autoweek
July 22, 2013

Autoweek, a leading industry trade publication, also recognized the SEMA Garage’s benefits, taking special note of the lab where parts can be tested for CARB and EPA emissions standards.

A key benefit of the lab is the ability to control the temperature from -30ºF to 100ºF and anywhere in between. Also available in the SEMA Garage is a Faro Edge scanner for member companies to scan production cars, allowing for accurate readings of bumpers, fenders, front ends and other parts. This process allows for greater cooperation between OEM and aftermarket manufacturers.

   

In addition to industry trade publications, local media, such as the Diamond Bar Patch joined the tour and were provided with a demonstration of the equipment available in the SEMA Garage

Diamond Bar Patch
July 13, 2013

In addition to industry trade publications, local media, such as the Diamond Bar Patch joined the tour and were provided with a demonstration of the equipment available in the SEMA Garage, such as the 3D scanner, 3D printer and dynamometer, which is used to calculate a car’s or truck’s power output.

The Diamond Bar Patch also recognized the benefits of the emissions testing lab at the SEMA Garage, where companies can test for fuel economy, acceleration, brake stopping distance and interior/exterior noise levels.

 

Reporter Bob Moore’s commentary for Searchautoparts.com noted that he came away from his tour with “techno shock.” Searchautoparts.com

Reporter Bob Moore’s commentary for Searchautoparts.com noted that he came away from his tour with “techno shock.” He highlighted that the facility provides member companies with low-cost testing and CARB certifications. He made special mention of the technological advances that were previously available only to OEMs and larger companies but now allow smaller companies a chance to grow and prosper; the Faro arm and 3D scanner allow SEMA-member companies to conduct accurate digitized measuring at much more reasonable rates than they would find anywhere else.


 

Sun, 12/01/2013 - 10:28

SEMA News—December 2013

REQUIRED READING

The SEMA Garage

SEMA Garage—Industry Innovations CenterSEMA recently hosted members of the media for a tour of the SEMA Garage–Industry Innovations Center. The event was held in conjunction with Collector Car Appreciation Day on July 12, 2013, at SEMA’s headquarters in Diamond Bar, California.

The SEMA Garage-Industry Innovations Center helps businesses create and design products for the automotive accessory market. Outfitted with nearly $2 million worth of equipment, the SEMA Garage features a complete emissions-testing cell for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California Air Resources Board (CARB) certification. In addition, a 3D lab, complete with a Faro arm and a 3D scanner, allows member companies to quickly scan production cars and accurately model production parts. Media who joined the tour were also given the opportunity to see additional equipment, including digital race car scales, vehicle lifts and a temperature-controlled test cell. Some of the coverage is highlighted below.

Industry trade publication Automotive News documented the benefit to SEMA members of having access to the newest vehicles to assist in developing prototype parts for markets both in the United States and abroad. Automotive News
August 5, 2013

Industry trade publication Automotive News documented the benefit to SEMA members of having access to the newest vehicles to assist in developing prototype parts for markets both in the United States and abroad.

Reporter Mark Rechtin noted that SEMA had imported test vehicles that are not available to the North American market, such as the Toyota Hi-Lux and the Ford Ranger T6. Rechtin further remarked that American companies are able to develop and export aftermarket parts to foreign markets more quickly and efficiently with SEMA’s help.

 

Autoweek, a leading industry trade publication, also recognized the SEMA Garage’s benefits, taking special note of the lab where parts can be tested for CARB and EPA emissions standards.  Autoweek
July 22, 2013

Autoweek, a leading industry trade publication, also recognized the SEMA Garage’s benefits, taking special note of the lab where parts can be tested for CARB and EPA emissions standards.

A key benefit of the lab is the ability to control the temperature from -30ºF to 100ºF and anywhere in between. Also available in the SEMA Garage is a Faro Edge scanner for member companies to scan production cars, allowing for accurate readings of bumpers, fenders, front ends and other parts. This process allows for greater cooperation between OEM and aftermarket manufacturers.

   

In addition to industry trade publications, local media, such as the Diamond Bar Patch joined the tour and were provided with a demonstration of the equipment available in the SEMA Garage

Diamond Bar Patch
July 13, 2013

In addition to industry trade publications, local media, such as the Diamond Bar Patch joined the tour and were provided with a demonstration of the equipment available in the SEMA Garage, such as the 3D scanner, 3D printer and dynamometer, which is used to calculate a car’s or truck’s power output.

The Diamond Bar Patch also recognized the benefits of the emissions testing lab at the SEMA Garage, where companies can test for fuel economy, acceleration, brake stopping distance and interior/exterior noise levels.

 

Reporter Bob Moore’s commentary for Searchautoparts.com noted that he came away from his tour with “techno shock.” Searchautoparts.com

Reporter Bob Moore’s commentary for Searchautoparts.com noted that he came away from his tour with “techno shock.” He highlighted that the facility provides member companies with low-cost testing and CARB certifications. He made special mention of the technological advances that were previously available only to OEMs and larger companies but now allow smaller companies a chance to grow and prosper; the Faro arm and 3D scanner allow SEMA-member companies to conduct accurate digitized measuring at much more reasonable rates than they would find anywhere else.