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Long considered a profession for panel beaters and painters, bodywork is now at a crossroads. It is clear that the industry cannot ignore digitalisation, stricter repair standards and environmental challenges. Issues such as the introduction of sensors, electrification and composite materials are revolutionising approaches, the profitability of working methods and tools. Today, a bodywork technician uses both a tablet and a hammer and works with technical data as well as sheet metal. Innovation is everywhere in workshops: 3D measurements, connected booths, digital colour measurement, sensor calibration... All these developments are giving new meaning to precision, safety and even the image of the profession.
