Name

VaCom Technologies

Legal name

VaCom Technologies

Website

https://vacomtech.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Refrigeration Systems

NAICS

Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (333415)

SIC

Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip (3585), Refrigeration & Service Industry Machinery (3580)

akta.pro primary industry

Dampers, Louvers & Ventilation Controls (IMADANAD)

Keywords

• Industrial refrigeration systems
• Ammonia refrigeration equipment
• Refrigeration control systems
• Cold storage solutions
• Energy efficiency contracting

Headquarters

HQ city

La Verne

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Equipment Sales: Sale of factory-built industrial refrigeration equipment including ammonia compressor packages, packaged systems (SplitPack, ChillPack, GreenPack), vessels, and prefabricated systems.
2. Controls Systems: Sale of standard and custom control panels and systems for refrigeration automation, including supervisory control systems, compressor controls, heat rejection controls, and air unit controls.
3. Digital Services Subscription: Subscription-based cloud monitoring and analytics platform providing real-time visibility, trend analysis, issue tracking, work orders, and predictive maintenance capabilities.
4. Aftermarket Services: Nationwide service coverage through VaCom Alliance contractors including scheduled maintenance, emergency repairs, and 24/7 support.
5. Turnkey Projects: Complete project management from concept to commissioning including design, equipment procurement, construction management, and regulatory compliance.
6. Design & Engineering Services: Comprehensive engineering services including conceptual design, load calculations, equipment specification, P&ID development, 3D modeling, and commissioning support.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

VaCom Technologies designs, manufactures, and monitors industrial refrigeration systems (equipment and controls) for food & beverage, cold storage, dairy, beverage, and other industrial customers. Its portfolio includes factory-built packaged ammonia systems (SplitPack, ChillPack, GreenPack, Ammonia Modular Engine Room), BITZER screw compressor packages, vessels, and control systems, complemented by the VaCom Digital Services cloud monitoring platform and nationwide aftermarket service through the VaCom Alliance contractor network.

Product overview

VaCom Technologies designs, manufactures, and monitors industrial refrigeration systems (equipment and controls) to maximize performance, energy efficiency, and system reliability. The company is a BITZER Group company offering a comprehensive portfolio centered around ammonia (R-717) natural refrigerant solutions. The product portfolio includes three main packaged systems: SplitPack (low-charge ammonia condensing units, 20-800 TR), ChillPack (industrial chillers, 220-1200 TR), and GreenPack (premium systems with BITZER technology, 220-1200 TR). Supporting hardware includes BITZER Ammonia Compressor Packages (ACP) and Screw Compressor Packages (SCP) ranging 30-900 HP, ASME-certified vessels, and Emergency Safety Stations. Control offerings span Standard Controls (Allen-Bradley rPRO and Vault platforms) and Custom Controls (supporting Allen-Bradley, Rockwell FactoryTalk, Wonderware, and Ignition). The VaCom Digital Services (VDS) cloud platform provides real-time monitoring, analytics, and predictive maintenance. Services include system design & engineering, turnkey project delivery, and nationwide aftermarket support through the VaCom Alliance network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• VaCom Digital Services (VDS): Cloud-based monitoring and analytics platform for industrial refrigeration systems enabling real-time data visualization, detection, notifications, work order tracking, and remote access.

Products and services

• SplitPack Low-charge ammonia condensing unit designed for ease of installation. Complete turnkey industrial low-charge ammonia system available in 20-300 TR (low temperature) and 20-800 TR (medium temperature) configurations, requiring only a single power source.
• ChillPack Industrial chiller designed for process or space cooling using natural refrigerants. Plug & play solution with no specialized ammonia refrigeration piping installation required in the field. Capacity range: 220-1200 TR.
• GreenPack Premium industrial process cooling system utilizing BITZER Ammonia Compressor Package with advanced multi-screw compressors, VFDs, shell & tube evaporator with direct expansion design, and integrated VaCom control system. Capacity range: 220-1200 TR.
• Ammonia Modular Engine Room (aMER) Factory-built modular engine room combining over 100 years of engine room design and 50 years of industrial modular equipment fabrication. Modular, plug and play, energy efficient design with low ammonia charge.
• Ammonia Compressor Packages (ACP) Full range of BITZER screw compressor packages built upon the OS.A line, offering 30 to 900 horsepower for highly efficient natural refrigerant solutions. Available in 1, 2, or 3 compressor configurations.
• Screw Compressor Packages (SCP) Series of screw compressor packages available in 53, 74, 85, and 95 series configurations for various capacity requirements from 20 TR to 798 TR.
• BITZER Vessels Full range of ASME certified BITZER vessels for North America market including high pressure receivers, thermosyphon receivers, controlled pressure receivers, pump recirculators, surge drums, suction accumulators, and intercoolers.
• Standard Controls Standard configurable controls for streamlined deployment on retrofit or new facility projects. Options include Allen-Bradley rPRO platform and Vault Control Platform with remotely accessible interfaces.
• Custom Controls Custom engineering control solutions for machine level or system level controls utilizing a standard library of PLC and HMI software customized for specific needs. Supports Allen-Bradley CompactLogix/ControlLogix, Rockwell FactoryTalk, Wonderware, and Ignition platforms.
• Emergency Safety Stations Emergency door stations selectable to fit various exhaust fan and Emergency Pressure Control System (EPCS) zone configurations for ammonia machine rooms, including emergency ventilation and stop buttons.
• VaCom Digital Services (VDS) Cloud-based digital services platform providing smart refrigeration management with real-time monitoring, visualization, automatic detection, notification, work order tracking, and remote access to OIT and HMI displays.
• Field-Erected Systems Complete system design and installation services for applications requiring the largest capacity or site-specific customization, with end-to-end project management from concept through commissioning.
• Aftermarket Services Nationwide service coverage through VaCom Alliance Contractors, including scheduled maintenance, emergency repairs, 24/7 support, genuine OEM parts, and preventive maintenance programs.
• Management Programs Corporate refrigeration management programs including equipment standards, project design and execution, performance monitoring, centralized training, and nationwide aftermarket services through VaCom Alliance.
• System Design & Engineering Comprehensive design and engineering services from concept through commissioning, including load calculations, equipment selection, 3D modeling, P&IDs, and control sequences.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduces energy costs by up to 30%
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers32 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

AI capability4 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BITZER GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVaCom Technologies is a proud member of BITZER Group. BITZER is the world's largest independent manufacturer of industrial and commercial refrigeration equipment, comprised of 46 companies represented in more than 90 countries with 75 locations and over 4,500 employees. VaCom leverages BITZER's world-class compressors and refrigeration technology including the OS.A line of screw compressors for their equipment offerings.
• ASHRAEminorOthersVaCom Technologies is an active participant in ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers), a leading industry association for HVAC&R professionals.
• CSIAminorOthersVaCom Technologies is a member of the Control System Integrator Association (CSIA), supporting best practices in system integration.
• GCCAminorOthersVaCom Technologies is an active member of the Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA), serving the temperature-controlled storage and logistics industry.
• IARWminorOthersVaCom Technologies is a member of the International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses (IARW), supporting standards and best practices in refrigerated warehousing.
• IIARminorOthersVaCom Technologies is an active member of the International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration (IIAR), the leading association for the ammonia refrigeration industry.
• NASRCminorOthersVaCom Technologies is a member of the North American Sustainable Refrigeration Council (NASRC), advancing sustainable refrigeration practices.
• RETAminorOthersVaCom Technologies is a member of the Refrigerating Engineers & Technicians Association (RETA), supporting professional development in refrigeration.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Danfoss: Danfoss is a broad industrial-controls and refrigeration-components incumbent supplying valves, compressors, and electronic controls for industrial and commercial refrigeration. While not a direct systems integrator competitor to VaCom, Danfoss competes through the components and electronic controls layer that underpins ammonia refrigeration systems.
• Emerson Climate Technologies: Emerson Climate Technologies is a major global supplier of refrigeration compressors (Copeland) and electronic controls used in industrial and commercial refrigeration. It competes indirectly with VaCom through its Copeland scroll/screw compressors and control platforms that overlap with the hardware stack within VaCom's packaged systems.

Direct peers

• GEA Group: GEA is a large global supplier of industrial refrigeration systems and components targeting food processing, cold storage, and beverage customers. It directly competes with VaCom on ammonia-based packaged refrigeration solutions, compressor packages, and turnkey industrial refrigeration projects for the same enterprise accounts.
• KPS Global: KPS Global designs and manufactures insulated panel systems and integrated cold-storage construction, often bundling refrigeration systems for distribution and food processing customers. It overlaps with VaCom on cold-storage project delivery and competes for the same end customers and turnkey scopes.
• Russell Refrigeration: Russell Refrigeration designs and services industrial ammonia and CO2 refrigeration systems for food processing, dairy, and cold storage customers. VaCom's SplitPack, ChillPack, and packaged systems target the same buyer profile and overlap on ammonia packaged chillers and turnkey project delivery.
• Frick Refrigeration (Johnson Controls): Frick, part of Johnson Controls, is a long-standing U.S. supplier of industrial screw compressor refrigeration packages and systems for cold storage, food processing, and beverage. VaCom's GreenPack and Screw Compressor Packages overlap directly with Frick's ammonia/CO2 industrial refrigeration equipment portfolio.
• Stellar: Stellar is a design-build firm delivering industrial refrigeration, mechanical, and controls solutions to food, beverage, and cold-chain customers. Like VaCom, Stellar provides turnkey ammonia refrigeration systems with accompanying controls and ongoing service, often for blue-chip F&B processors.
• Mayekawa (MYCOM): Mayekawa is a Japanese specialist in industrial ammonia (R-717) refrigeration systems serving food processing, cold storage, fisheries, and ice rink applications. Like VaCom, Mayekawa competes on natural-refrigerant, low-charge ammonia solutions for large industrial customers globally.
• Hillphoenix (Dover): Hillphoenix supplies commercial and industrial refrigeration systems and controls for cold storage, distribution, and food retail customers in North America. It competes with VaCom for large cold-storage and food-distribution refrigeration contracts, with overlap on CO2/ammonia systems and control platforms.

Regional players

• RSC Refrigeration Services: RSC is a regional U.S. industrial refrigeration contractor focused on ammonia system installation, service, and compliance for cold-storage and food-processing operators. It is comparable to VaCom as a service-side peer (analogous to VaCom's Alliance network) and overlaps on ammonia system projects in shared geographies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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