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This section provides an overview for portable chillers as well as their applications and principles. Also, please take a look at the list of 14 portable chillers manufacturers and their company rankings. Here are the top-ranked portable chillers companies as of December, 2024: 1.Advantage Engineering, Inc., 2.Smart Family of Cooling Products, 3.FRIGEL FIRENZE S.p.A..
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Smart Family of Cooling Products is based in Houston, Texas, USA, and is a manufacturer of cooling and refrigeration products for commercial as well as industrial applications established in 1991 as a part of Combined Refrigeration Resources. The company primarily produces industrial chillers for lowering the temperature of industrial spaces, machinery, and process fluids. It also offers rental ready cooling equipment, auxiliary equipment and components to support existing cooling systems, and custom manufacturing services for unique projects. The company is ISO 9001-certified, and serves clients including DuPont, Solvay, and ExxonMobil.
Cold Shot Chillers is based in Houston, Texas, USA, and is a manufacturer and distributor of industrial chillers originally established in 1974 as Zarsky Industries Inc before rebranding in 2006. The company offers water-cooled chillers for environments where ambient temperatures are high, and air-cooled chillers for facilities or locations where water availability is limited. It also offers chiller spare parts for equipment repair or maintenance. The company’s products are used by clients in the industrial sector, as well as by HVAC contractors.
Thermal Care, Inc., established in 1969, is an ISO 9001-certified industrial water chiller and process cooling equipment manufacturer in Niles, Illinois. The company ships worldwide, and has domestic and worldwide sales offices in Canada, Mexico, Central, and South America. Its product lineup includes cooling towers, portable chillers, reservoirs, and temperature controllers. Further, Thermal Care produces standardized and customized cooling systems for a vast range of industries, from food and dairy, to aviation, medical, and industrial.
W & Z Machinery Sales Inc., established in 1998 and located in Azusa, California, is a supplier of plastic injection molding and auxiliary equipment. The company’s product line includes portable industrial chillers, air-cooled chillers, water-cooled chillers, hot oil units, and hot air hopper dryers. It also offers mold temperature controllers, vacuum auto-loaders, plastic granulators, cooling towers, and regenerative air blowers. Its products find markets in the USA, Canada, and Latin America and are used in plastic processing, injection molding, extrusion, food processing, and the beverage industry.
Berg Chilling Systems Inc., established in 1973 with headquarters in Canada, is a custom manufacturer of industrial chilling and cooling equipment and systems. The company's products include industrial ice-making machines, air-cooled industrial chillers, cooling towers, heat pumps, and industrial dehumidifiers. These products are used to prevent condensation and mold growth in production areas, water-cooled air-conditioning systems, commercial buildings, and manufacturing plants, as well as for ice for seafood processing and transportation. The company offers consulting, design, and manufacture of large-scale thermal control solutions that incorporate energy conservation, heat recovery, central control, and monitoring.
Advantage Engineering, Inc. is a manufacturer of industrial heat transfer products, established in 1977, and is headquartered in Greenwood, Indiana, USA. Their products include water chillers, temperature control units, and evaporative cooling towers, which provide energy-efficient process cooling, and reduce manufacturing time by controlling the temperature of equipment, materials, or the environment in industrial processes. Their facility in Indiana consists of a campus of three manufacturing buildings and one warehouse with over 100,000 square feet under the roof, annually producing more than 1,200 portable chillers, 120 central chillers, and 3,500 temperature control units.
Frigel Firenze S.p.A., started in 1960 and based in Florence, Italy, is a manufacturer of cooling and temperature control systems. Its products include adiabatic coolers, portable chillers, and water temperature control units. The company also sells digital control devices and pumping stations and can provide optimized solutions for each application. It is ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 certified, and during the last five years has recorded a 20% average annual growth. It has over 10,000 customers and records sales of 500 million euros annually. It saves 700 million KWh of electricity and 7 billion gallons of water yearly.
Conair, founded in Cranberry Township, PA, in 1959 is a manufacturer of resin drying, blending, feeding, and conveying/material handling equipment. The company's product portfolio includes Gravimetric Batch Blenders, Blending Accessories, Self-Contained Vacuum Loaders, Compressed Air Material Loaders and Vacuum Pumps/Dust Collectors. The company serves industries such as Oil and Gas, Aerospace and Defense, Automotive and Transportation, Construction, and Power Generation. The company also provides services including national distribution, product selection, customized services, technical support and 7/24 customer service.
Ranking as of December 2024
Derivation Method| Rank | Company | Click Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Advantage Engineering, Inc. |
20.0%
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| 2 | Smart Family of Cooling Products |
13.3%
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| 3 | FRIGEL FIRENZE S.p.A. |
13.3%
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| 4 | W & Z Machinery Sales, Inc |
13.3%
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| 5 | Conair |
13.3%
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| 6 | TopChiller |
6.7%
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| 7 | Cold Shot Chillers |
6.7%
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| 8 | Berg Chilling Systems Inc. |
6.7%
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| 9 | Thermal Care, Inc. |
6.7%
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Derivation Method
The ranking is calculated based on the click share within the portable chillers page as of December 2024. Click share is defined as the total number of clicks for all companies during the period divided by the number of clicks for each company.Number of Employees
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| Country | Number of Companies | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|
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United States of America
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4 | 57.1% |
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Canada
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1 | 14.3% |
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United Kingdom
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1 | 14.3% |
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Italy
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1 | 14.3% |
