Tokyo Design Awards Gold Winner

2026 | Professional

NEXUS™ 2 Digital Manifold Gauge, 4-Valve

Entrant Company

NAVAC Inc

Category

Product Design - Hardware, Power & Hand Tools

Client's Name

Country / Region

United States

Picture a typical service call. A technician arrives needing to diagnose a system, adjust its charge, and pull a proper vacuum — historically three jobs, three setups, and constant hose-swapping. NX4G collapses that into one connected device. Its four-valve, plug-and-play layout lets hoses connect once; the technician then moves freely between diagnostics, charging, and evacuation without re-plumbing, saving time and sharply reducing the refrigerant lost to repeated connections.

On its HD color touchscreen, live pressure, temperature, superheat, subcooling, and vacuum appear in a form readable at a glance, even in direct sun. The interface follows aviation-grade design principles, organizing complex information into clear, mode-based screens. Crucially, NX4GV doesn't merely digitize the old dial — it expresses readings as the Visual Language of HVAC Diagnosis, showing ranges, trends, and system behavior so the technician instantly sees whether a system is stable, shifting, or trending toward trouble.

The payoff is speed with certainty. Manifold, Leak Test, and Evacuation-with-decay modes guide each procedure while performing the required calculations automatically. NX4G supports 100 refrigerants — from legacy R22 to A2L blends like R454B — and pairs wirelessly with temperature clamps and a micron gauge, replacing a kit of separate tools and manual math with one future-ready platform.

Credits

Director of Product
Zhuk Zhang
Product Manager
William Zhang
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