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Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the clean air act
November 18, 2020
By Steve Schaeber, MACS manager of service training It was 2:30 in the afternoon on Friday, November 15, 1991. politicians and media met in the East Room at the White...Read Article >
What is MACS membership? Why should I join?
July 10, 2020
Membership in the Mobile Air Conditioning Society (MACS) Worldwide means you pay a fee annually to receive all of our publications and benefits, such as our Mobile A/C Diagnostics App,...Read Article >
Helpful tactics to minimize the spread of Covid-19 in your service and repair shop
April 7, 2020
By Bill Snow, Radair Complete Car Care, Cleveland, OH With today’s concern about being exposed to COVID-19 shop owners need to take additional steps to protect their team members and...Read Article >
Vehicle power management and HVAC
September 3, 2019
September/ October 2019 ACTION Magazine Vehicle power management and climate control In the case of many late model vehicles, there are more and more systems utilizing electrical power management strategies...Read Article >
The time for mandatory Section 609 recertification is now
May 3, 2018
The new refrigerant purchasing rules that took effect January 1, 2018 have had service shops, distributors and the MACS office in an uproar. At the MACS office, the faxes, emails,...Read Article >
After January 1, 2018, Section 609 certification is required to purchase refrigerant
October 9, 2017
Please be aware after January 1, 2018 a Section 609 certification card will be required to purchase R-12, R-134a, or R-1234yf cylinders of 2 pounds or more. Distributors will be...Read Article >
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 >
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...Read Article >
MACS mobile A/C field service study 2016
October 26, 2016
MACS has tracked the mobile air conditioning field service experience for many years to identify trends that may assist members to align their business with current developments and plan for...Read Article >
New EPA rule restricts the sale of HFC refrigerants
September 30, 2016
By Steve Schaeber, MACS Technical Editor On September 26th, US EPA finalized two rules that will reduce the projected growth and emissions of HFCs (hydrofluorocarbons), a class of chemicals that...Read Article >