Plasnomics is preparing to open its first Plastic Repair Excellence Centre in Dallas, Texas, in August, positioning the site as the inaugural facility in what it plans to develop into a wider international network.
The company describes the Dallas operation as a first-of-its-kind centre designed to bring together collision repair businesses, insurers, vehicle manufacturers, suppliers, recyclers, researchers and public-sector stakeholders. Its purpose is to promote repair-first thinking and support more sustainable approaches to automotive plastic repair.
Rather than functioning solely as a training venue, the centre will operate as an active repair, research and innovation hub. Plasnomics said the facility will handle real repair work while demonstrating leading repair techniques, tools, products, material recovery systems and emerging technologies.
The Dallas centre will combine day-to-day repair activity with research and development, recycling initiatives, skills development, sustainability projects and collaboration across the sector. Plasnomics aims for the facility to become a reference point for best practice in plastic repair and circular repair innovation.
Mario Dimovski, President of Plasnomics, said the project represents more than the opening of a new site. He described it as the first tangible step in creating a future framework for plastic repair.
Plasnomics said it will continue working with leading multi-shop operators while also drawing on support from insurance networks and expanding dialogue with original equipment manufacturers. The company intends to build a model that can be studied, improved and replicated by the wider industry.
Dimovski said Dallas marks the beginning of a broader programme, adding that the company is laying the groundwork for the next stage of plastic repair development.
The company believes the sector needs to move away from inconsistent and fragmented repair practices. Instead, it is calling for a specialised workforce supported by data-led, repair-first systems that can deliver commercial, operational and environmental gains at scale.
Plasnomics also said the Dallas facility will be committed to zero-waste plastic repair operations. Damaged parts, repair waste, non-repairable components and other plastic materials will be identified, separated by material type and routed into appropriate recycling or recovery channels.
South African Plasnomics Council member Charles Canning told BodyShop News Africa: "Currently, we are setting up the distributor network in South Africa and the repair kits will be available soon. We are trying to find local alternatives to some of the tools that will make the kit a lot more affordable for repairers in South Africa without compromising on quality. But, there is no talk of a repair centre in South Africa yet. Perhaps in time to come we will see one."
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