Visit Tracer at MACS Training Event
September 28, 2022
Proudly made in the U.S.A., Tracer Products is a family-owned company with three generations of experience in delivering award-winning professional service and the industry’s most powerful leak detection dyes, inspection lamps and diagnostic tools. Today, major OEMs around the world trust the Tracerline brand. Over 300 million vehicles have used Tracerline’s UV fluorescent leak detection dyes to ensure quality and system integrity.Read Article >
Trans/Air MFG Returns as a MACS exhibitor
September 21, 2022
Trans/Air Manufacturing, Corp. is setting new standards of comfort, reliability, and value for climate control in conventional, electric and hybrid buses and coaches.Read Article >
Ritchie Engineering Company, Inc. returns to exhibit at MACS Training Event and Trade Show
September 20, 2022
Ritchie Engineering Company, Inc. is a leading worldwide supplier of U.S. designed and manufactured tools and equipment for the HVAC/R and automotive industries.Read Article >
MACS welcomes Coyote International, LLC.
September 19, 2022
When you visit the Coyote International exhibit booth you can see their selection of louvers, hose adapters, switch plates, grilles, vents, hose protectors, control knobs, switch plates, water connectors, thermoplastic rubber parts, and nut covers.Read Article >
CPI Fluid Engineering is a new MACS exhibitor
September 14, 2022
CPI, founded in 1971, is a global expert in engineering fluids for challenging applications in heat transfer and compression. “Our mission is to advance the industries we serve by providing world-class engineered performance fluids, unmatched customer support and innovative collaboration.”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 >
IGas To Exhibit at MACS 2023 Trade Show
September 9, 2022
iGas USA, Inc. offers a full range of refrigerants. Originally joining MACS in 2017, iGas explains, “Our strength, and our mission, is to develop and bring to the market innovative solutions that will have a positive effect on a company's work and business. Each day we strive to design creative, safe and high-quality products that will: assist in lowering your cost of business, make daily work requirements easier, faster, and more economical and improve working conditions and the environment.”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 >
Why did the compressor lock up?
August 10, 2022
All too often when a compressor lock-up occurs, the compressor itself is blamed for the lock-up. While it is possible for a manufacturing defect to cause a lock-up, there is usually a problem related to the service work or a problem with the system that is the culprit.Read Article >
Improving A/C cool down time
July 19, 2022
If there is an issue with an A/C system, then obviously that needs to be fixed and that will aid in cool down time. However, if a system is working properly and a customer is complaining, then the focus needs to shift toward educating the customer on steps they can take to improve cool down time.Read Article >
OEM oil capacity information
June 7, 2022
If you are installing an OEM replacement compressor in this example then it "should" contain 4.5 ounces of oil but if the compressor is not drained and the oil measured, the amount will not be known for sure. Also, if an aftermarket compressor is being installed, there is no standard that exists in the industry regarding the amount of oil that might be shipped in a replacement compressor. It might have no oil in it, a partial charge, or a full charge or even more than a full charge. To make matters worse, the OEM does not provide the total system capacity for this vehicle.Read Article >
