What Haskris does

Haskris is a US-based, family-owned manufacturer of custom-engineered water chillers, heat exchangers, and water back-up systems founded in 1944 in the Chicago area. The company's product portfolio spans four series — LX (indoor lab chillers), R (custom chillers, the legacy line dating to the 1956 Model R100 for electron microscopes), OPC (outdoor process chillers), and WW (fluid-to-fluid heat exchangers) — all built to order against customer-specific thermal, fluid, and electrical specifications rather than sold as standard catalog items. Its core technology is precision water cooling for mission-critical OEM applications in semiconductor, healthcare, analytical instruments (X-ray, electron optics, materials analysis), clean room, and industrial process segments (laser, printing, food packaging, security inspection, induction heating, industrial filtration).

Haskris generates revenue primarily through hardware sales of custom chiller units, supplemented by replacement parts and technical support/service tied to its installed base. Pricing is quote-based and determined through direct sales consultation, with multi-year service contracts referenced in its sales motion. The company sells exclusively through a direct enterprise field-sales model, engaging OEMs via detailed inquiry forms that capture installation location, heat load, fluid specifications, and electrical requirements, and emphasizes consultative engineering support for applications that standard chiller vendors cannot address. Operations are concentrated at a 150,000 SF manufacturing facility in Elmhurst, Illinois, with a workforce in the 101–250 range.

The company is now in its third generation of Falotico family leadership — Dan Falotico Jr. is joined by Lauren and Mark Falotico as of 2025 — and is privately held with no disclosed institutional investors, funding rounds, or M&A activity. Geographic reach is described as global, though all production and disclosed operations remain US-based. No AI, software, or digital product capabilities are evidenced in the available data.

Name

Haskris

Legal name

Haskris

Website

https://haskris.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1944

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Haskris is a family-owned US manufacturer of custom-engineered water chillers, heat exchangers, and thermal management systems built to order for OEM customers in semiconductor, healthcare, analytical instruments, and industrial process applications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Precision Cooling Systems

NAICS

Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (333415), Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger Manufacturing (332410)

SIC

Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip (3585), Heating Equipment, Except Electric & Warm Air Furnaces (3433)

akta.pro primary industry

Chillers & Cooling Plant Equipment (IMAHAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Heat Exchangers, Coils & Hydronic HVAC Components (IMADANAF)

Keywords

• Industrial chillers
• Precision cooling systems
• Water chillers
• Fluid heat exchangers
• OEM thermal management

Headquarters

HQ city

Elmhurst

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Chiller Sales: All units are built to order with customized designs to meet specific OEM requirements. Revenue generated from design, manufacturing, and delivery of custom-engineered cooling systems.
2. Replacement Parts: Service revenue from replacement parts for existing Haskris units, supporting ongoing maintenance and uptime for mission-critical applications.
3. Technical Support and Service: Troubleshooting and technical assistance services for Haskris unit operation, including design and operation questions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Haskris designs, engineers, and manufactures custom precision water chillers and fluid-to-fluid heat exchangers built to order for OEM customers with demanding thermal management requirements. The four product series cover indoor laboratory, custom OEM, outdoor process, and fluid-to-fluid heat exchange applications. Units are produced at a 150,000 SF facility in Elmhurst, Illinois, with supporting replacement parts and technical service for installed units.

Product overview

Haskris is a family-owned precision cooling company offering custom-engineered water chillers and thermal management solutions for challenging OEM applications. The product portfolio consists of four distinct chiller series: the LX-Series (Indoor Lab Chillers) for laboratory environments, the R-Series (Custom Chillers) as the foundational product line dating to 1956, the OPC-Series (Outdoor Process Chillers) for industrial outdoor applications, and the WW-Series (Fluid-to-Fluid Heat Exchangers) for thermal management. All units are built to order with customization to exact customer specifications. The company serves mission-critical applications across advanced technology industries including semiconductor, healthcare, analytical instruments, laser systems, and industrial manufacturing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• LX-Series Indoor Lab Chillers Precision cooling chillers designed for laboratory and controlled environment applications, targeted at OEM manufacturers and research operations requiring stable thermal management in indoor settings.
• R-Series Custom Chillers Custom chillers engineered to meet specific OEM application requirements, representing Haskris's foundational product line. Built to order and used where standard chillers cannot meet demanding thermal specifications.
• OPC-Series Outdoor Process Chillers Industrial process chillers designed for outdoor installation, used in industrial process cooling applications such as laser systems, printing, food packaging, security inspection, induction heating, and industrial filtration.
• WW-Series Fluid-to-Fluid Heat Exchangers Fluid-to-fluid heat exchangers for thermal management and heat transfer between fluid streams, supporting OEM precision cooling applications across Haskris's served industries.
• Replacement Parts and After-Sale Service Replacement parts and troubleshooting/technical support for existing Haskris units, including design and operation assistance and parts ordering by serial number (HA, HB, or HC prefixes). Targeted at installed-base customers to maintain mission-critical uptime.

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Trane Technologies: Trane Technologies is a global broad-line HVAC and chiller manufacturer serving commercial, industrial, and institutional customers. While it operates across the wider HVAC market, its commercial and industrial chiller lines compete with Haskris at the larger end of the OEM precision cooling market.
• Carrier Global: Carrier is a global broad-line HVAC and refrigeration equipment manufacturer. Its commercial chiller portfolio overlaps with Haskris's product space, though Carrier competes primarily on standard configurations rather than custom OEM builds.
• Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US: Mitsubishi Electric Trane sells a broad range of commercial and industrial HVAC equipment including chillers used in commercial buildings, healthcare, and process applications — overlapping with Haskris at the larger-capacity process chiller end.

Direct peers

• PolyScience: PolyScience produces precision temperature control equipment including recirculating chillers and heat exchangers used in laboratory, medical, and industrial OEM applications — a comparable niche precision cooling manufacturer.
• Lytron: Lytron manufactures custom and standard cold plates, chillers, and liquid cooling systems for OEM customers in medical, semiconductor, laser, and analytical instrument applications — the most direct comparable to Haskris in the custom OEM precision chiller niche.
• Budzar Industries: Budzar Industries is a custom industrial chiller and temperature control manufacturer serving process and OEM applications, structurally similar to Haskris in its build-to-order, engineered-solution approach.
• ThermoTek: ThermoTek designs and manufactures precision chillers, recirculating fluid coolers, and thermal management systems for medical, laser, semiconductor, and analytical instrument OEMs, making it a closely comparable specialty chiller manufacturer.
• Julabo: Julabo designs and manufactures liquid temperature control solutions, including recirculating chillers and heat exchangers for laboratory, industrial, and OEM applications, overlapping directly with Haskris's R-Series, LX-Series, and WW-Series offerings.

Emerging players

• SP Scientific (SP Industries): SP Scientific supplies freeze drying, lyophilization, and temperature control equipment for pharmaceutical and laboratory applications, with adjacent precision cooling and OEM integration capabilities overlapping Haskris's healthcare and laboratory focus.

Others

• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Thermo Fisher is a major analytical and electron microscopy OEM customer-type for precision chillers; it represents both an adjacent ecosystem participant and a potential end-customer relationship for companies like Haskris.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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