2019 PERA News July 2019 Vol. 32 Issue 4 Registrations Sent Out By now you should have seen the convention registration email with the link to download the registration form. Early indications are that there will be another great turnout for PLACE PHOTO HERE, the 74th annual convention in San Diego. If you can’t lo- OTHERWISE DELETE BOX cate that email, sent out July 11th, let me know and I’ll resend it to you. OR, you can go to our website, www.pera.org and click the link to download the registra- tion near the bottom of the left side. Don’t forget that the hotel cutoff date is August 23rd. PERA rates will not be hon- ored after that date. Our group rate is good 3 days prior and 3 days after our program. If you want to upgrade your room from what is listed on the website or extend your stay, you need to call 877-313-6645. Otherwise the web- site will say rooms are not available! Lake Speed Jr. has been added to the San Diego pro- gram to talk about LSPI, low speed preignition. Lake is an authority on this important issue so you won’t want to miss it! New Members (please add to your directory) ElringKlinger AG 47912 Halyard Dr. Ste. 111 Plymouth, MI 48170 786-234-2034 Harald Reinhardt, Sales Mgr. IAM North America [email protected] William Atkinson, Sales Manager [email protected] ElringKlinger offers head gaskets, specialty gaskets, gas- ket sets, oil seals, valve cover and oil pan gaskets, cylinder head bolts, gasket material and customized products. The Hilton San Diego Resort & Spa on Mis- Level Seven sion Bay offers a variety of options - from spa 4807 Rockside Road, Ste 700 treatments and tennis to sailing and splash- Cleveland, OH 44131 ing around the pool. This bayside hotel re- 216-524-9055 treat is complete with waterfront dining op- Fax: 214-524-2594 tions, a spa and fitness center, and beautiful Co. eMail: [email protected] resort guest rooms. The Hilton’s Mission Bay www.remanufacturingsoftware.com Stuart, Taylor, CEO waterfront location is near SeaWorld San Die- [email protected] go and other premier San Diego attractions. Matt Pagni, Vice President [email protected] Level Seven is a software firm offering Reman Software Solutions that provide core tracking, inspection & grading, disassembly and a customer-facing portal for managing eligibility and return logistics. We have multiple solutions, one that is designed to complement a company's ERP (SAP, Oracle and more) OR our complete ERP solution powered Microsoft. Webinars & Member News July 2019 Vol. 32 Issue 4 Webinars & Sponsorship Spotlight 11 Webinars for 2019 We again have a full webinar schedule for 2019. This popular series currently has a waiting list in case of any cancellations. Back in 1971 Wayne and Shirley Hodge opened a ma- January 16: Roy Berndt, LKQ Remanufacturing chine shop in Riverside CA called Wayne’s Engine Re- builders Inc. What started as a small engine rebuilder, 3.5L Ford Ecoboost (new info added) turned into one of California’s largest. Back when there February 20: Will McKnight, Mahle Aftermarket, Inc. were still family parts stores, Wayne and Shirley started Start/Stop Technology buying and opening stores and put small cylinder head March 20: Tim Golema, Mahle Aftermarket, Inc. shops in the back. Next came an engine parts ware- Lip Seals house called California Hard Parts. April 17: Ken Carter, United Eng. & Machine At their peak they employed 110 people. When the dis- Piston Coatings count parts stores started opening and the economy was May 15: Ron Sledge, King Engine Bearings slowing down Wayne and Shirley scaled back to just the Proper Engine Bearing Housing machine shop and warehouse. In 2013 Wayne and Surface Finishes Shirley decided it was time to retire and sold the ware- June 19: Michael Oliveira, Henkel Corporation house to Don Gross Inc. who is still running it today. Practical Applications of Anaerobic The machine shop was sold to their oldest son Wade Products Hodge and longtime employee Mark Godfrey. After grow- July 17: Mike Osterhaus, Melling Engine Parts ing up neighbors it was an easy transition for Wade and Performance Pumps for Ford Modular Mark because this was the only place each of them had Engines worked since they were 16 years old. August 21: Federal-Mogul Motorparts Now 6 years into their new adventure, Wayne’s Engine Diesel Pistons Rebuilding Inc., the shop is extremely busy and with a September: No webinar due to convention hefty investment it now sports one of Rottler’s new auto- October 16: Cody Smith & Jason Thompson matic cylinder hones, boring bar, valve grinder and their Cloyes Gear & Products, Inc. new seat and guide machine. While focusing on building Timing Systems stock, marine and street rod engines, the shop is doing a November 13: Ron Rotunno, Dana Incorporated lot of performance machine work for other small shops Next Generation Head Gaskets and customers wanting to assemble their own engines. December 11: Matt Meyers, RMC Engine Building Wade and Mark both have over 40 years experience and Equipment most of their employees have been with the company Engine Testing & other equipment over 25-35 years and that is something that is hard to find. 2019 Sponsors: We have nine fantastic sponsors for the 2019 webi- nar series! A big thank you goes to: CWT Industries Dura-Bond Bearing Company The E.R.I. Group Modal Software Corporation Hastings Manufacturing Company Actionrev is a 14 year old cloud based SaaS, Software King Engine Bearings as a Service. In 2000, we had a desktop Access Data- Mahle Aftermarket, Inc. base used by a electronics repair shop. We modified it QualCast, LLC for the Diesel Fuel business. We have been members of Rottler Manufacturing ADS (Association of Diesel Specials) off and on from 2000. United Engine & Machine In 2007, we converted our system to a cloud based sys- For further information, contact: tem, hosted by Amazon, to facilitate repairs and rebuild- Joe Polich ing for businesses that are large and small. Our system [email protected] is multi location, multi department rebuilding system that can track serial number from the PO to the Invoice. We 817-243-2646 track core and core charges by customer. We also have a full shopping cart in order to sell on line. Member News July 2019 Vol. 32 Issue 4 Spotlight (continued) A&A started out with a narrow focus of selling engines to engine remanufacturers serving the company well for its first 35 years. With the next generation joining the company In As an automotive supplier, ElringKlinger 1985 we looked to expand. has become a trusted partner to its cus- tomers - with a firm commitment to shap- Transmissions was the first product added as it was a natu- ing the future of mobility. Be it optimized ral with our existing engine business. Our goal was to be as combustion engines, high-performance knowledgeable and have the variety of inventory that we hybrids, or environmentally-friendly battery have in the engine business. Today we have over 25,000 and fuel cell technology, ElringKlinger provides innova- transmissions in inventory. We handle torque converters, tive solutions for all types of drive systems. transfer cases as well as manual and automatic transmis- sions. ElringKlinger’s lightweighting concepts help to reduce the overall weight of vehicles. As a result, vehicles pow- EngineQuest was added as a separate division In 1987 due ered by combustion engines consume less fuel and emit to requests for items we either could not find or the ones less CO2, while those equipped with alternative propul- available had very high fall out rates. Today EngineQuest sion systems benefit from an extended range. In re- has over 500-line items for sale from head bolts, cylinder sponse to increasingly complex combustion engine tech- heads, timing covers and much more. In todays cost and nology, the Group also continues to make refinements quality conscious world EQ has set itself apart from others. with regard to gaskets in order to meet the highest Parts are made in many countries. However direct contact possible standards. This is complemented by solutions with the factories, and stringent quality standards and in- centered around thermal and acoustic shielding technol- spection guarantee a quality product at a reasonable cost. ogy. Additionally, the Group‘s portfolio includes products made of the high-performance plastic PTFE which are Around this time A&A realized that converting cores was a also marketed to industries beyond the automotive sec- way to expand our sales. In some cases, it was drilling and tor. These efforts are supported by a dedicated work- tapping additional holes to expand the application coverage. force of more than 10,000 employees at 44 ElringKlinger Converting non A.I.R. heads to A.I.R. or adding a mechani- Group locations around the globe. cal fuel pump to an EFI block. Today A&A’s machine shop still converts cores to help keep our order fill at its maximum. The Elring aftermarket brand offers an all-embracing We also have parts available that otherwise would not be package: original equipment quality, functional reliability, available. and premium, end-to-end service. This includes, for ex- ample, sales and technical training, service information, In the early 2000’s A&A began buying whole vehicles. The exploded-view drawings for trucks and vans, monthly need was twofold. First was to get more of the cores our newsletters focusing on engine sealing solutions, an customers desire and second, A&A had developed an export online sealing compound wizard, professional installation market for complete cut out engines.