Tata Motors and MAHLE partner together to develop a prototype Secondary Loop Mobile Air Conditioning System on a vehicle
July 13, 2017
Tata Motors Limited and MAHLE, one of the world’s 20 largest suppliers to the automotive industry, have signed a joint development agreement for designing and developing a Secondary Loop Mobile...Read Article >
Today’s technicians need to be total climate control management forensic scientists
May 31, 2017
MACS June ACTION Magazine is all about mobile A/C diagnostics! By Peter Orlando, MACS Contributor Technicians need proper skills to work on today’s climate control systems. It is up...Read Article >
Honeywell opens new R-1234yf plant in Louisiana
May 17, 2017
Honeywell announced that it has started commercial operations at its new manufacturing plant in Geismar, La., to meet the growing global demand for its next-generation mobile air conditioning refrigerant. With...Read Article >
Do you have the right tools to repair mobile A/C systems?
May 1, 2017
Global Service Horizons 2017 MACS Worldwide Trade Show puts the future in plain sight May I share something with you? Of all the automotive industry events I cover each...Read Article >
Truck heater control valves
March 20, 2017
By Chris Tyson, MACS heavy duty contributor We have several Class 8 trucks in our fleet and when temperatures begin to drop outside many of their owners visit our shop...Read Article >
R-1234yf at the 2017 PHL Auto Show
February 27, 2017
By Steve Schaeber, MACS Technical Editor MACS has been keeping up with the roll-out of R-1234yf refrigerant for several years now, and as expected the 2017 model year has extended...Read Article >
Alternative fuel vehicle service
January 23, 2017
By Andy Fiffick, MACS Chairman/CEO and Owner Rad Air Complete Car Care I come from a Ford family. My Dad retired from Ford in 1989, I have two brothers...Read Article >
Gen 2 Ridgeline cools with R-1234yf
January 18, 2017
By Steve Schaeber, MACS Technical Editor The 2017 Ridgeline is the second generation of Honda’s midsize pickup truck, redesigned and brought back in June 2016 following a short 2 year...Read Article >
Another A/C milestone
January 6, 2017
By Steve Schaeber, MACS Technical Editor We’ve reached another milestone in the mobile A/C refrigerant timeline, and this time it’s a big one: January 1, 2017 was the drop-dead...Read Article >
Hybrid and battery electric vehicle A/C
December 31, 2016
By Steve Schaeber, MACS Technical Editor Internal combustion engines have powered our transportation for decades, including the cars and trucks we drive each day. Over the years we’ve seen attempts...Read Article >
Servicing R-1234yf Mobile A/C Systems-A MACS Whitepaper
November 28, 2016
Download the MACS whitepaper on Servicing R-1234yf Mobile Air Conditioning Systems, all the service and repair information you need to know. Revised 11/17/16 If you’re a service professional and not a...Read Article >
Retrofitting R-1234yf mobile air conditioning systems is prohibited
November 15, 2016
By Ward Atkinson and Bill Hill Note: The information in this article is the current overview as collected by Ward Atkinson and Bill Hill from industry and regulatory sources. It...Read Article >
