A look into the 2024 Training Event & Trade Show
February 7, 2024
By: Alexa Murphy, Events, Membership, & Marketing Assistant As many of you may already know, I have just worked and participated in my first MACS Training Event and Trade Show...Read Article >
Staying RRR current
October 25, 2022
The refrigerant checked out fine. No contamination with other refrigerants and no air contamination. Their machine pulled 30 ounces out of that system.Read Article >
The Changing Serpentine Belt Drive World
October 20, 2022
Serpentine belt system diagnostics are important. How do we know if the belt, tensioner, or idlers are failing? What are the consequences to the accessories in the system if the belt, tensioner, and idlers are past their useful life span? Plus, where is technology taking us in the serpentine belt drive world? Learn the answers to these questions in this session.Read Article >
Pacific Best returns to MACS TraDE Show
September 16, 2022
Participating members of MACS since 1999, Pacific Best Inc. (PBI) is a manufacturer’s master distributor of automotive cooling products. PBI offers the greatest selection of radiators, condensers, fan assemblies, intercoolers, external oil coolers and more for all makes and models. The manufacturers we partner with use the most advanced equipment and are operated by an experienced and professional team.Read Article >
UAC returns as a MACS Exhibitor
September 13, 2022
UAC is a family owned and operated company since 1988, from Mansfield, TX specializing in Temp Control and Engine Cooling products.Read Article >
MACS Welcomes Inficon to 2023 Trade Show
September 12, 2022
NFICON offers a full line of leak detectors for automotive applications. From standard refrigerants like R134a and R1234yf to CO2 and hydrogen forming gas applications, INFICON can help.Read Article >
MACS Welcomes Burgaflex
September 8, 2022
Burgaflex returns as an exhibitor and golf hole sponsor to MACS Training Event and Trade Show . The MACS training event will take place February 2-4, 2023, at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, TN.Read Article >
T/CCI MFG Awarded Illinois’ First Reimagining Electric Vehicle Tax Incentive Package to Support Major Investments in Transportation Manufacturing and Infrastructure
September 7, 2022
MACS member T/CCI Manufacturing, a global leader for compressor technology, has received Illinois’ first Reimagining Electric Vehicle (“REV Illinois”) Tax Incentive package established by Governor J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO).Read Article >
Air contamination in an A/C system can ruin your day
February 2, 2022
I had a memorable encounter with air contamination in the mid 1990s. I was conducting a lot of retrofit clinics at the time and had recently acquired a demo refrigerant identifier which I took to those clinics. At one clinic, there was a technician who was extremely interested in the refrigerant identifier.Read Article >
Read all about it!
February 1, 2022
Read all about it! MACS February 2022 digital issue of ACTION magazine is ready to view.Read Article >
Bring the heat!
November 1, 2021
At this time of year, I often end up with an earworm in my head from a Canadian rock band … Summer’s going fast, the nights are growing colder. Then it’s the line everyone knows from something more mainstream … Winter is coming. It’s early September, and the leaves on some trees are already starting to change. Winter is coming.Read Article >
Preseason Training: A Service Manager’s Guide to Preparation
April 1, 2021
Proper training can limit the time period that any given mechanic spends in the novice stages of their career, and it may help them advance to expert performance levels in an expedited time period.Read Article >