MACS member Honeywell is partnering with the Mobile Air Climate Systems Association to provide free Section 609 test prep webinars for training and certification for technicians. The 60 minute presentation walks you through the EPA Section 609…
The MACS Section 609 certification prep webinar is a 60 minute presentation that walks you through the EPA Section 609 required training material. At the end of the webinar, technicians will…
This 45 minute presentation will provide attendees with the details needed to safely service R-1234yf vehicles. Included are the events leading up to the choice of R-1234yf, the properties, service…
By Steve Schaeber, MACS Manager of Service Training MACS has been tracking refrigerant use by vehicle manufacturers for quite some time and, as expected for the 2018 model year, we…
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…
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…
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…
Whenever something new happens in our industry there can be misinformation. To make sure you are receiving accurate information on what is happening with R-1234yf stay in touch with news…
By Steve Schaeber, MACS Technical Editor GM was the first manufacturer to sell a vehicle in the United States that uses the new R-1234yf refrigerant when they came out with…
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…
By Steve Schaeber, MACS Manager of Service Training Rick Winick, Business Director, leads the Honeywell Fluorine Products Automotive Refrigerants segment. Rick and his team work to ensure global automotive OEM…