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EDITOR'S NOTE

Celebrating
a milestone

David Brierley
Managing Editor

This year marks 30 years - and counting -
of new tool and equipment coverage.
Tyler Fussner
Assistant Editor

By Sara Scullin, Editor
Sara@VehicleServicePros.com

ou may have noticed from the cover
these last few months that we've
reached a milestone here at Professional
Tool & Equipment News. That's right:
this year marks 30 years of covering new
products - and the technicians who use
them - in the automotive aftermarket.
And we're celebrating all year!
We're honored to have shown up on
lunch tables, toolboxes, and service desks
for three consecutive decades. When you
think about it, that's a substantial amount
of time... and a lot of tools! It's 30 years of
new product releases, reviews, technician
and shop profiles, and Big-Time Boxes.
From your vantage point, we hope it means
30 years of inspiration, education, wish
lists, and successful purchases.
Professional Tool & Equipment News
founder Rudy Wolf established this publication as a the go-to source for automotive repair professionals. From the start,
the magazine featured tools that equipment shop owners and technicians could
discover, research, and purchase for their
shops. These were made-for-professionals
products designed to help solve problems
and speed repairs. Perhaps some of these
products even helped a shop owner or
two to launch new revenue opportunities
throughout the years.
In that respect, not much has changed
from then until now. The pages might
look a bit different. And though diagnostic goods have come on strong in
the last decade or so, and we are seeing
more software and smartphone solutions hit the streets, PTEN's ultimate goal

PTEN

JUNE 2019

VehicleServicePros.com

Emily Markham
Assistant Editor

remains the same: to bring you new-tomarket products that will help you do
your best work.
Continuing in this tradition, this
month we feature the second half of the
2019 Innovation Awards nominees (page
30). Each year the Innovation Awards are
voted on by a panel of active technicians in
the field. Hang on to this issue, along with
May, so you can reference all the innovative tool nominations. Winners will be
announced in the August issue.
How long have you been coming to
PTEN for the latest tool information?
We've always been the new products
source for the aftermarket; and we aim to
keep that tradition going strong.
Thank you for reading. We couldn't do
it without you.

Next Month's Issue:

Next month we feature PTEN's
annual Product Showcase. Check out
hundreds of new products in a range
of categories in this issue. We'll be
back in August with our regular
issue of PTEN.

Kayla Oschmann
Assistant Editor

Barry Hoyland
Contributing Editor
PTEN Editorial Advisory Board
Technicians
John Harris,
Brooks-Huff Goodyear, Timonium MD
Eric Moore,
DeMary Trucks, Columbus, OH
Lou Fort,
K.A.R.S. Inc., Huntingburg, IN
Shop Owners
Phil Fournier,
Phil's Auto Clinic, Hemet, CA
JD Goad,
Goad's Body Shop, Lexington, VA
Edwin Hazzard,
Southeast Mobile Tech, Goose Creek, SC
Barry Hoyland,
VSSCA, Camarillo, CA
Pete Rudloff,
Pete's Garage Inc., Newark, DE
Equipment Manufacturers
Chad Schley,
Schley Products/SP Tools
Jim O'Hara,
Clore Automotive

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