ACtion Magazine - April 2014 - (Page 50)

Best use of technology in a new product: Automotive Test Solutions, Inc. Bullseye Leak Detector (Patent Pending) This innovative new tool analyzes pressure stability to determine if a leak is present and to determine its size. It ﬁnds the area of the leak, then the Bullseye Leak Seeking Foam changes color to pinpoint the leak. Bullseye Leak Detector ﬁnds leaks in EVAP systems, A/C systems, engine cooling systems, head gaskets, tires and wheels, air ride suspensions and air brakes. door, only upside down, allowing insertion without damaging the ﬁlter. Airsept created this cabin air ﬁlter for GM full-size pick-up trucks and SUVs built from 2001 to 2012 without factory-installed cabin air ﬁlters. There is a holder for the ﬁlter but GM left it empty because access is blocked by the ﬂoor where it slopes up to clear the transmission. Airsept's bendable cabin air ﬁlter solves this problem. Mobile A/C Industry Pioneers honored at Keynote Luncheon On Thursday, January 16, 2014, the Mobile Air Conditioning Industry Pioneer Awards were presented to three deserving individuals during the MACS Worldwide Mahle RTI Keynote Luncheon at the Sheraton New Orleans. This year's Pioneer honorees included: Michael Dawson, T/ CCI Mfg. of Decatur, IL; Richard Per- Voted best use of technology in a new product: the Automotive Test Solutions Bullseye Leak Detector. Hello Steve, New Pioneer Michael Dawson of T/CCI Mfg. 50 ACTION * April 2014 of continuing the tradition of recognizing individuals who have made outstanding career contributions to the mobile A/C and heat transfer industry. ❆ Letter to the Editor Most service friendly new product: Airsept segmented cabin air ﬁlter. Airsept has created a cabin air ﬁlter that can bend like an overhead garage Voted most service friendly new product: Airsept's segmented cabin air ﬁlter. New Pioneer Richard Pershell retired from Chrysler. shell, retired from Chrysler Motor Corporation; and Robert Witt from Detroit, MI, retired from the Ford Motor Corporation. Mr. Witt was unable to attend the event this year. The Mobile Air Conditioning Industry Pioneer Award was originally established in 1988 by IMACA - the International Mobile Air Conditioning Association. In 2003, MACS Worldwide assumed the role I enjoyed reading your article on Ford's blended air setting on vehicles (To Blend or Not to Blend by Steve Schaeber, March 2014). As an owner of a 2001 Ford Explorer, this drives me nuts. Living in Chicago, coldest winter in 100 years, and I hear my compressor cycling on and off! Worse yet, mine will do it with the knob turned to full heat. Frustrated, I ﬁnally started yanking the electrical connector out of the compressor about November, and I'll plug it back in come May. Let me know if you know any other way around this. Thanks for the good information, Mark Ziegler Advanced Manufacturing Engineer Navistar Engine Group

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of ACtion Magazine - April 2014

A/C Season Opener
Networking in the Big Easy
Getting Legal
Outlook
Freeze Frame
Leonard's Law
Virtual View
Service Port
Last Watch
By the Numbers
Cooling Corner
Industry News
Association News
Letter to the editor
New Products

ACtion Magazine - April 2014