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Established in 1979, Tech-Cor Research works cooperatively with auto manufacturers, insurers and the collision repair industry to develop innovative ways to make vehicles more damage resistant and the methods used to repair them more efficient and cost effective.
Recognized around the world as a leader in automotive collision repair research, Tech-Cor is perhaps best known for its pioneering efforts in developing sectioning repairs. Today Tech-Cor’s mission is to provide research, technical support and collision repair information on wide variety of automotive damageability and reparability issues to Allstate Insurance Company’s claim organization and the collision repair industry.
Tech-Cor's auto damageability research focuses on developing safe and cost-effective repair procedures for common collision-related damage. Crash tests serve as a baseline to determine how vehicles respond in a typical collision, and as a test validation for the effectiveness of various repair methodologies. Tech-Cor shares its research findings throughout the Allstate organization, as well as with manufacturers and various industry associations through a variety of publications and online resources. Tech-Cor also operates a public technical inquiry hotline, where its collision repair experts address a wide variety of real-world repair concerns.
In addition to conducting its own independent research, Tech-Cor maintains strategic alliances with domestic, Asian and European original equipment manufacturers and various industry organizations including RCAR and SAE regarding damageability and reparability issues. These alliances give Tech-Cor valuable insight into the latest technical developments and repair methodologies.
In addition to its research activities, Tech-Cor maintains ongoing training partnerships with leading industry manufacturers, including Akzo Nobel, Chief Automotive Technologies, Car-O-Liner and 3M. Together, Tech-Cor and its partners help bring continuing education and training to technicians and others in the collision repair industry.
Tech-Cor also operates a 32,000 square foot, state-of-the-art Collision Repair Center. One of the largest and best-equipped body shops in the central United States, Tech-Cor's Collision Repair Center is staffed by experienced, certified technicians. The Collision Repair Center maintains I-CAR’s Gold Class Facility Certification, ASE Blue Seal Certification, Chief, Car-O-Liner and Akzo Nobel certifications and meets all Environmental S/P2 conformance requirements.
