Antonella Abbate • 8 July 2024

Instant renewals save time for technicians

Recognising that time is money for refrigeration technicians, the Australian Refrigeration Council (ARC) has implemented a new automated licence renewal process which significantly reduces the amount of time required to complete the renewal application.
 
The process is designed to help ARCtick licensed technicians to minimise their admin time and maximise their time on the tools. For licensed technicians whose details have not changed since obtaining their current licence, this process saves them from having to check and confirm each detail separately. It also saves up to a couple of weeks for processing their application manually.
 
It’s not an automatic process where people will have to opt out if they don’t want or need to renew – it’s an automated process for the benefit of those who do want to renew. ARC is committed to excellence in customer service, and this new process reduces the time and effort required for the administrative side of licensing, so technicians can get on with the job of earning a living and helping to save the environment.

Executive Summary On AI and Vehicle Safety

by Antonella Abbate • 18 December 2025
AI is now core to the latest generation of ADAS: deep-learning perception stacks, on-board real-time inference and sensor fusion enable crash-avoidance features that demonstrably reduce collision rates (notably AEB/FCW), while vehicle dynamics control is evolving from rule-based ESC to predictive, AI-assisted torque-vectoring and integrated stability management. Modern systems combine camera/radar (and in some programs lidar, mapping and environmental sensing) to detect, predict and act within fractions of a second; this increases safety but also creates new service obligations — precise sensor calibration, validated software/firmware management, authenticated OTA updates and documented post-repair procedures.

AATR Seminar and Exhibition 2026

by Antonella Abbate • 18 December 2025

LOCTITE Threadlockers: Upgraded for Performance and Sustainability

by Antonella Abbate • 17 December 2025
For workshops and maintenance operations that take a conservative, risk-averse approach to chemical use, changes to a product’s chemical formulation matter far more than marketing claims. LOCTITE’s latest generation of threadlockers represents a quiet but significant shift in this regard: a reformulation driven not just by performance outcomes, but by chemical risk reduction and sustainability considerations .