Ingenia

What Ingenia does

Ingénia Technologies Inc. is a Canadian manufacturer of premium air handling units (AHUs) headquartered in Mirabel, Quebec. Founded circa 2000 by Joe Racanelli following the 1999 sale of his prior HVAC business Racan Industries, the company designs and manufactures three core product lines—modular AHUs (pre-engineered platform units), custom AHUs (fully bespoke configurations), and Jobsite Assembled Solutions—along with supporting heat transfer coils, silencers, and the proprietary SystM1 selection software. The company's products serve North American end markets including healthcare (McGill University Health Centre, UPMC Passavant, Mercy Hospital West, Incyte Pharma), education (Drexel University, Princeton University), commercial real estate (Google 1K Fulton, La Tour Deloitte), cultural institutions (Maison symphonique de Montréal, Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec), government (Government Accountability Office, NY Public Safety Answering Center II), and pharmaceutical customers.

Ingénia's competitive position rests on a set of proprietary manufacturing and design technologies, including no-through metal cabinet construction, injected polyurethane foam insulation (R-6.5/inch), bolted panel assembly with butyl polymer sealing, antimicrobial powder coating, EC fan array systems, variable-speed scroll compressors, and microchannel condensers. These capabilities are produced at what the company describes as the largest automated sheet metal line in the industry, integrated with Manufacturing 4.0 digital technologies. The exclusive Jobsite Assembled capability—factory-built and leak-tested, then disassembled for shipment and reassembled in the field—is cited as reducing field labor by up to 60% relative to traditional field-assembled units, addressing retrofit applications where existing mechanical room access is constrained.

Ingénia operates a project-based, quote-driven revenue model in which sales engineers collaborate with consulting engineers, contractors, and end customers on AHU specification, delivery, and field assembly. Pricing is project-specific and not publicly disclosed, with revenue recognized at unit delivery rather than through recurring contracts. Since 2023, Ingénia has operated as a division of SPX Technologies (NYSE: SPXC), a U.S.-listed industrial company, gaining access to broader distribution and corporate resources. The company employs approximately 200 people at its Mirabel facility and serves customers across Canada and the United States, primarily through direct enterprise sales supplemented by local sales representatives, with no direct-to-consumer or e-commerce channel.

Name

Ingenia

Legal name

INGÉNIA TECHNOLOGIES INC.

Website

https://ingeniatechnologies.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Ingénia Technologies designs and manufactures premium custom, modular, and jobsite-assembled air handling units for North American healthcare, pharmaceutical, education, commercial, cultural, and government facilities. Headquartered in Mirabel, Quebec, it operates as a division of SPX Technologies (NYSE: SPXC) following a 2023 acquisition.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Air Handling Units (HVAC Equipment)

NAICS

Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (333415), Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (3334), Industrial and Commercial Fan and Blower and Air Purification Equipment Manufacturing (333413)

SIC

Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip (3585), Industrial & Commercial Fans & Blowers & Air Purifing Equip (3564)

akta.pro primary industry

Air Handling Units (AHUs) & Rooftop Units (RTUs) (IMADANAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Ventilation, Ducting & Air Distribution Equipment (IMAHAKAG), Air Filtration & Indoor Air Quality Components (Filters/UV/ERVs-HRVs) (IMADANAE)

Keywords

• Air handling units
• Modular HVAC equipment
• Custom air handlers
• HVAC manufacturing
• Heat transfer coils

Headquarters

HQ city

Mirabel

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Custom Air Handling Units: Fully custom air handling units designed and manufactured to exact customer specifications. Units are configured to fit the most challenging spaces and difficult installations with broadest portfolio of options in the industry.
2. Modular Air Handling Units: Pre-engineered air handler platform providing unlimited capabilities within standard configurations. Lean and versatile manufacturing process yields cost-effective air handlers with same features typically found in fully custom air handlers.
3. Jobsite Assembled Solutions: Air handlers designed for replacement projects where units must fit through existing openings. Precision design and dimensional flexibility ideal for tight mechanical rooms with up to 60% labor reduction versus traditional field assembled units.
4. Heat Transfer Coils: Chilled water, hot water, and specialty coils including chilled and hot fluid heat transfer products. Certified in accordance with AHRI standard 410.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Ingénia Technologies designs and manufactures premium air handling units (AHUs) for commercial, institutional, healthcare, and industrial facilities, offering modular units with fast delivery, fully custom engineered-to-order units, and jobsite-assembled solutions for tight mechanical rooms. The company also produces supporting components such as heat transfer coils and silencer products, and operates a fully automated Manufacturing 4.0 production facility in Mirabel, Québec.

Product overview

Ingénia Technologies is a North American leader in the design and manufacture of premium air handling units, offering three distinct product lines: Modular Air Handling Solutions (pre-engineered platform units), Custom Air Handling Solutions (fully bespoke units), and Jobsite Assembled Solutions (designed for replacement projects). Supporting products include Chilled and Hot Fluid Heat Transfer Coils and Silencer Products. The company is complemented by SystM1 Software, its proprietary internal design and configuration tool. Ingénia's core technologies include no-through metal cabinet construction with injected polyurethane foam insulation, EC fan array systems, variable speed scroll compressors, and antimicrobial powder coating. The company operates a fully automated Manufacturing 4.0 production facility in Mirabel, Quebec, serving health sciences, pharmaceutical, education, food processing, commercial office, and industrial markets, as well as niche applications like museums and symphony halls.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ingénia Modular Air Handling Solutions Pre-engineered air handler platform offering unlimited design capabilities within standardized configurations. Provides cost-effective air handlers with premium features including antimicrobial powder coating, UV lights, and IAQ options, with capacities from 1,000 to 200,000 CFM, for commercial, institutional, and industrial buyers seeking faster delivery than fully custom units.
• Ingénia Custom Air Handling Solutions Fully custom engineered-to-order air handling units providing the broadest portfolio of options in the industry for unique situations. Features infinitely variable cabinet dimensions, built-in DX cooling, heat recovery, and complete hydronic piping for projects with challenging spaces and difficult installations, delivered to consulting engineers, contractors, and end customers.
• Jobsite Assembled Solutions Air handlers engineered for replacement projects in tight mechanical rooms, factory assembled, air leak tested, completely disassembled for shipment, and reassembled in the field using bolted assembly technology. Reduces field labor by up to 60% compared to traditional field-assembled units and enables installation through limited access openings, supported by 3-D modeling and online project coordination.
• Ingénia Chilled and Hot Fluid Heat Transfer Coils Heat transfer coils for chilled water, hot water, and glycol applications featuring 5/8 inch copper tubes and corrugated aluminum fins, certified to AHRI standard 410 and ETL, tested at 300 PSIG before shipping. Sold as components supporting Ingénia air handling units and for separate coil replacement or system integration.
• Ingénia Silencer Products Sound attenuation products including media type silencers with DuPont Tedlar lining and specially designed acoustical baffles, engineered to deliver ultra-low airborne sound performance for sensitive applications such as concert halls, libraries, museums, and healthcare environments.

Quantifiable outcome

• EC fan arrays save 10-50% energy depending on airflow requirements, with average savings of 30% achievable
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• SEMCO (Madison Industries):
• AAON: U.S.-based manufacturer of premium semi-custom and custom air handling units, rooftop units, and heat pumps. Closest direct peer to Ingénia in the high-performance custom AHU segment serving healthcare, data centers, and education with similar specification-driven GTM.
• Greenheck Group: U.S. manufacturer of commercial and industrial fans, AHUs, dampers, louvers, and air-handling equipment. Closely comparable product portfolio to Ingénia in custom and modular air handling, with broader fan/blower coverage.
• Price Industries: Canadian manufacturer of air distribution products, grilles, diffusers, and custom air-handling solutions. Direct peer to Ingénia with similar North American specification-driven model and overlapping healthcare/commercial verticals.

Broad incumbents

• Carrier Global: Global HVAC incumbent offering commercial AHUs, chillers, and rooftop units. Competes with Ingénia in healthcare, pharma, and commercial real estate specifications and benefits from far larger engineering and distribution resources.
• Daikin Applied: U.S. arm of Daikin offering commercial AHUs, chillers, and air handlers. Directly competes in custom and modular AHU specifications with broader product breadth and global manufacturing footprint than Ingénia.
• Johnson Controls: Global building solutions provider offering YORK and Frick commercial AHUs and packaged HVAC systems. Competes with Ingénia in healthcare, education, and government specifications, typically as part of broader building automation deals.
• Trane Technologies: Global HVAC incumbent offering commercial AHUs as part of a broad HVAC, refrigeration, and building automation portfolio. Competes against Ingénia in custom and modular AHU specifications for healthcare, education, and commercial real estate verticals, but at much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance19 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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