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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.”
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Don’t overlook a diagnostic clue

September 13, 2022

When thinking about the topic of A/C diagnostic tools, a recovery, recycle, recharge machine (R/R/R machine) is not one of the first tools that comes to mind.  It may not come to mind at all in the world of inexperienced technicians. 
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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.
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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MACS Welcomes ATech as an exhibitor

September 7, 2022

ATech Training was founded in 1984 with a desire to develop products that aid instructors in presenting a hands-on approach to teaching and learning the skills of diagnosing and repairing vehicles.
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Airworks will exhibit at MACS 2023 Trade Show

September 6, 2022

MACS is happy to welcome Airworks as a return exhibitor to MACS Training Event and Trade Show . The big event will take place February 2-4, 2023, at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, TN. The Trade Show will be on Friday, February 3 from 10:30am-4pm
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MACS Welcomes Globus Electronics

September 2, 2022

MACS warmly welcomes Globus Electronics back to the MACS Trade Show from their native Brazil. Globus Electronics has been an active MACS member since 2009.
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MACS Welcomes FutureTech

August 31, 2022

FutureTech has been an active member and supporter of MACS since 2017 and we once again welcome them to the MACS Trade Show as an exhibitor.
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Unlocking the compressor Lock up, PT. 2

August 30, 2022

I was driving the van home in the afternoon. It was about 45° F outside and the heater was on. It had been an uneventful 15 to 20 minutes’ drive at about 55 to 60 mph. Slowing down to make a 90 degree turn on to a different road, a faint grinding noise was heard. I rolled the window down and drove along at about 5 MPH and could hear the noise more distinctly. The next step was to pull over into a parking lot and leave the engine running and raise the hood.
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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.
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