Osvaldo Bergaglio's presentation, The Industrial Body Shop Manifesto, challenges collision repair operators to rethink traditional shop models and view their facilities as coordinated production systems rather than craft based workspaces. Drawing from modern manufacturing principles. Osvaldo explains why adding more space, equipment, or technicians often fails to improve cycle time - and can even increase inefficiency. He highlights the critical difference bewteen touch time and total cycle time, showing how poor workflow design, internal waiting, and congestion - not technican effort - are the real bottlenecks in most body shops.The session offers practical insignt into how smarter layout, balanced work stages, and continuous flow can significantly increase throughput, reduce delays, and improve overall performance without sacrificing quality.
May 27, 2026
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM CDT
Osvaldo Bergaglio's presentation, The Industrial Body Shop Manifesto, challenges collision repair operators to rethink traditional shop models and view their facilities as coordinated production systems rather than craft based workspaces. Drawing from modern manufacturing principles. Osvaldo explains why adding more space, equipment, or technicians often fails to improve cycle time - and can even increase inefficiency. He highlights the critical difference bewteen touch time and total cycle time, showing how poor workflow design, internal waiting, and congestion - not technican effort - are the real bottlenecks in most body shops.The session offers practical insignt into how smarter layout, balanced work stages, and continuous flow can significantly increase throughput, reduce delays, and improve overall performance without sacrificing quality.