As a company, Autorobot Finland Oy specializes in modern car and commercial vehicle straightening solutions. The products and services cover the entire range of straightening equipment, measuring solutions, 3D measuring data and compre-hensive service and support operations worldwide. Autorobot has more than sixty international patents with a support network that includes the new center of excellence in California.

    Autorobot’s business philosophy is to be the leader in car straightening solutions and share the new innovations and industry’s best practices with end users. Customer input has resulted in new innovations and improvements in car straightening technology (such as pull/push/support (PPS) technology, remote control usage in straightening, and new microsurgery technology used in car repair).

    The time it takes to anchor vehicles is critical. Optimal anchoring time brings the best results. Autorobot has innovated instant block fastening –  a process in which the vehicle is driven (or winched) on the bench, lifted up with an incorporated scissor lift and blocked in place by using only lift pads and support bars. The first pulls can be started almost instantly. This method is available with Autorobot straightening benches and it expedites repairs of light collision damages.

    For heavier collision repairs, Autorobot recommends its patented one-bolt sill clamps. Set up time is reduced to only a few minutes, and the holding power provides a stable grip for demanding multipoint pulls/pushes. The tightening of only one bolt accomplishes two functions, locking the sill clamp to the vehicle pinch weld and to the bench at the same time.

    For SUVs and pick-up trucks not having a pinch weld, Autorobot offers the Starblock fastening system. The base Starblock frame is standard and only the tie down heads are specific to the vehicles (such as BMW and Mercedes-Benz) or universal pick-up/SUV/van mounting head kit. Using the same basic fastener frame saves money, because only a few vehicle-specific heads are necessary. This is effective in reducing total repair time and the cost of investment.

Access to vehicles

Another important feature of the Autorobot straightening benches is access to all parts of the vehicle. The construction does not have jigs or a large table-type platform to hinder access to the vehicle. The scissor lift provides optimal working height – no need to crawl and kneel on the floor, and lowering the height allows the same easy access to the roof of the vehicle. Furthermore, this open structure facilitates examining and inspecting the underside of a vehicle to allow quick diagnosis.

    Professional collision repairers know that effective pulls form only a part of the work. Autorobot’s modern straightening solutions make simultaneous PPS possible, speeding up and simplifying the repair process. The PPS can be targeted to the damaged area only, and hold the undamaged parts in the correct position. With additional support bars, one can hold new replacement components in the right position prior to welding, riveting, and gluing

    PPS technology allows simultaneous actions,  making the repair work faster. The same tower can be used in multiple operations at the same time without changing its direction. Putting the clamps, chains and push bars in the right locations is easy, since no extruding frame components impede access to critical places.