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8 Industry Focus T R U C K P A R T S & S E R V I C E | J u l y 2 0 1 6 Aug. 25-27 Great American Trucking Show, Dallas Sept. 10-14 CVSN Aftermarket Distribution Summit, Vancouver, B.C. Sept. 19-22 TMC Fall Meeting & SuperTech Competition, Raleigh, N.C. Oct. 17-21 VIPAR Heavy Duty Annual Business Conference, Orlando Truck Parts & Service Calendar Event information can be submitted at: www.truckpartsandservice.com/story-ideas/ Bendix Diagnostics Software Reaches Milestone Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems, LLC, recently celebrat- ed the 50,000 th download of its Bendix ACom Diagnostics software. The diagnostic software helps technicians diagnose, repair, troubleshoot, and recalibrate components that form Bendix's antilock braking, stability and tire pressure moni- toring systems. Bendix developed the ACom Diagnostics software in 2004. The software is a Microsoft Windows-based program that interfaces with the vehicle and reduces steps in the troubleshooting process by directing the technician straight to the diagnostic trouble code for an effi cient repair, the company says. "Ensuring that technicians have fast and easy access to the latest diagnostic tool is always top of mind for us, so they have at their fi ngertips constantly evolving software designed to troubleshoot and correct any issues quickly," says Scott Burkhart, vice president – sales, marketing, and business development at Bendix. CVSN Announces Speakers For 2016 Aftermakret Distribution Summit The Commercial Vehicle Solutions Network (CVSN) has released its full speaker lineup for its upcoming Aftermarket Distribution Summit, set for Sept. 10-14, 2016, at the Sutton Place Hotel in Vancouver, British Columbia. This year's event theme is "CVSN – Providing The Edge" and will be highlighted by a keynote address by Donald Cooper, in- ternational management speaker and business coach. CVSN says Cooper is a thought-leader in management. He works with busi- ness owners and managers in more than 40 industries worldwide who want to achieve extraordinary outcomes. In addition to Cooper, this year's Summit also will feature presentations by Sam Geist of the Geist Group and Rick Barrera, vice president of strategy for AutoCrib. Tire Service Equipment Wins Patent Case Tire Service Equipment Manufacturing Co., Inc., has concluded its patent infringement litigation against Gaither Tool Co. in the Federal Court of Canada. The Honourable Mr. Justice Annis of the Federal Court has entered a consent judgment and injunction fi nding that Gaither's U.S. Bead Bazooka line of tire bead seaters infringes on TSISSG's Canadian Patent 2,373,067, which covers TSISSG's Cheetah Cannon product in Canada, and fi nding that Gaither induced infringement in Canada of TSISSG's patent. TSISSG says the Court entered a permanent injunction enjoining Gaither from "directly or indirectly making, using, selling, offering for sale or importing or causing or inducing others to make, use, sell, offer to sell, or import" all of Gaither's Bead Bazooka products in Canada for the term of Canadian Patent No. 2,373,067.