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Growth market of repair shop equipment: MAHLE Aftermarket expands its range of hvac service units.

While a few years ago, air conditioning was still considered a high-end “luxury option” for medium and premium-class vehicles, now it has become a common feature that has pervaded even the compact car segment. For repair shops, this means a continuous increase in demand for maintenance and repair of HVAC modules—with the associated need to develop sustainable expertise.

The market potential of this segment on one hand, and changes in refrigerant specifications on the other, have driven MAHLE Aftermarket to expand its product range for HVAC service units over the long term.

Strong partners for a healthy atmosphere: MAHLE, Behr Service, and RTI 
Partnering with Behr Service for the distribution of ACxpert HVAC service units was a first step in this direction. Another milestone was the acquisition of RTI Technologies on January 1, 2013. The US company specialises in repair shop service equipment (including for the field of HVAC service) and develops, manufactures, and distributes solutions for well-known customers from the OES and IAM business, both for independent and authorised repair shops.

In focus: MAHLE HVAC service unit for the new R1234yf refrigerant 
European sales activities revolve around the ArcticPro 200yf service unit for the new R1234yf refrigerant. The unit, which has been technically approved by several vehicle manufacturers, will be available to automotive repair shops under the MAHLE brand over the course of the year. It is thus an optimal complement to the ACxpert 1000a HVAC service unit from Behr Service, which has been available from MAHLE Aftermarket for the R134a refrigerant. MAHLE Aftermarket is currently setting up a European network of distribution and service partners for HVAC service.

ArcticPro 200yf from MAHLE—for R1234yf refrigerant

• Refrigerant analysis using external identifier
• Safety concept in accordance with VDA standard
• Fully automated or programmable manual operation
• Simple access for service and maintenance tasks
• Approved and recommended by various vehicle manufacturers

ACxpert 1000a from Behr Service—for R134a refrigerant

• Fully automated or programmable manual operation
• Intuitive controls with a 7" TFT touch-screen
• Pressure gauge, precision class 1
• USB interface
• TÜV inspected