BROADVIEW, Ill. – Bosch this week has introduced the new ACS 620 and ACS 625 Digital A/C Refrigerant Handling Systems, which the company says are fully automated, accurate and user friendly. The two systems also are fully compliant with the J2788 standard.

Featuring a swivel control turret housing with an LCD display and easy-to-read gauges, the new R134a refrigerant recovery/recycle/recharge systems are equipped with a large 6 CFM vacuum pump, an easy-access refrigerant filter for quick maintenance and patented manifold assembly that increases machine uptime – and therefore shop revenue, Bosch says.

“Bosch’s new ACS 620 and ACS 625 refrigerant recovery machines provide exceptional capability to efficiently service the smaller A/C systems found in today’s vehicles. These durable, long-lasting machines offer today’s shop the opportunity to service their customers’ air conditioning systems quickly and with precision while at the same time reducing comebacks due to improper refrigerant charge amounts," said Tim Stumpff, product manager for Bosch Diagnostics Business Unit.

Both models are compatible with TechALERT, a patented wireless technician paging system designed to increase shop productivity by providing operating status updates to the technician while they are working on another vehicle elsewhere in the shop. When equipped with this option, the TechALERT sends a wireless signal to a synced remote receiver that the technician carries. The operation status is provided via a series of visual, audible and vibrating alerts to the technician – eliminating the need to run back and forth across the shop to check on the status of the machine.

Stumpff added, "The new ACS 620 offers unsurpassed efficiency and ease-of-use to maximize productivity – plus customized solutions to fit the shop’s needs. Available options include an integrated printer, integrated refrigerant identifier, vehicle refrigerant/oil-charge database, as well as the TechALERT wireless technician notification system - allowing the shop to design its own machine.”