Yinlun TDI

What Yinlun TDI does

Yinlun TDI LLC is a North American thermal management solutions company headquartered in Houston, Texas, and operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of Zhejiang Yinlun Machinery Company (Yinlun Group) of Tiantai, China. The company designs, engineers, and manufactures heat exchanger and cooling system products for the Automotive, Commercial Truck, Off-Highway, Industrial, and Recreational Vehicle markets. Its product portfolio spans multiple construction technologies — brazed aluminum plate-fin, extruded tube (the patented Therm-Hx line), round tube & fin (RTF), nested plate, bar/plate, tube & shell, and integral and remote coolers — using aluminum, copper, and stainless steel materials. A separate Green Technology product line addresses electrified vehicles with battery cooling plates, battery heaters, heating/cooling modules, full battery thermal management systems, chillers up to 5kW, heat pump components, and low-temperature radiators.

The business operates a vertically integrated model combining US-based engineering and validation in Rancho Cucamonga (CAD/CAE, wind tunnel, vehicle climate chamber, calorimeter, environmental and corrosion testing) with low-cost manufacturing in three Mexican plants near Monterrey and three China joint ventures (TDI-Nantong, TDI-Ningbo, TDI-Tiantai). Revenue is generated through direct enterprise field sales to automotive OEMs and commercial vehicle manufacturers, where the company acts as a Tier 1 or Tier 2 supplier on long program cycles, supplemented by a distributor network for aftermarket and smaller accounts. Pricing is custom, quote-based, and not publicly disclosed; the company is IATF 16949, ISO 9001, and ISO 14001 certified, supports a wide range of production volumes, and lists Ford Motor Company among its named customers.

Name

Yinlun TDI

Legal name

Yinlun TDI LLC

Website

https://yinluntdi.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Yinlun TDI LLC, a subsidiary of China's Zhejiang Yinlun Machinery, designs and manufactures thermal management heat exchangers and battery cooling systems for automotive, commercial vehicle, off-highway, industrial, and recreational vehicle OEMs from US, Mexican, and Chinese operations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Automotive Thermal Management Components

NAICS

Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger Manufacturing (33241), Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (33341), 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)

akta.pro primary industry

Automotive Heat Exchangers Manufacturing (Radiators/Condensers/Evaporators/Heater Cores) (IMACALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Automotive Thermal Management for Electrified Powertrains (Battery/Inverter/Motor Cooling) (IMACALAD), Thermal Management Systems for EVs (Battery/E-Powertrain Cooling & Heating) (IMACACAG), Commercial Vehicle Cooling, HVAC & Thermal Management Manufacturing (IMACABAN), Heat Exchangers & Thermal Transfer Equipment (IMAHAKAC)

Keywords

• Thermal management solutions
• Automotive heat exchangers
• Battery thermal management
• Commercial vehicle cooling
• Radiator manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Heat Exchanger Products: Manufacturing and sale of thermal management products including radiators, oil coolers, charge air coolers, EGR coolers, battery thermal management systems, and heat exchangers for automotive, commercial vehicle, and industrial applications. Products sold directly to OEMs and through distributor networks.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Yinlun TDI designs, engineers, and manufactures thermal management products (heat exchangers, radiators, oil coolers, charge air coolers, EGR coolers, and battery thermal management systems) for the automotive, commercial truck, off-highway, and recreational vehicle markets. The company offers multiple heat exchanger technology platforms (brazed aluminum, round tube and fin, nested plate, integral, remote) and provides complete thermal system engineering from design through validation and manufacturing.

Product overview

Yinlun TDI LLC is a thermal management solutions company providing a comprehensive portfolio of heat exchangers and cooling systems to the Automotive, Commercial Truck, Off-Highway, and Recreational Vehicle markets. The product portfolio spans multiple technology platforms including Round Tube & Fin (RTF) heat exchangers, Brazed Aluminum products (plate fin, oval tube, bar/plate), Nested Plate Oil Coolers (liquid-to-liquid), Integral coolers, Remote coolers, and In-tank oil coolers (stainless steel and aluminum). Core product categories include: Green Technology products (Battery Cooling Plates, Battery Heaters, Battery Heating/Cooling Modules, Battery Thermal Management Systems, Chillers, Heat Pump Systems, Low Temperature Radiators) for electric and hybrid vehicles; Automotive products (Air to Oil Coolers, Charge Air Coolers including Air-to-Air, Liquid-to-Air, Indirect, and Integrated Indirect variants, EGR Coolers, Nested Plate Oil Coolers, Power Steering Coolers); and Commercial Vehicle/Off-Highway products (Radiators, Oil Coolers including Automatic Transmission, Engine, and Hydraulic variants, Charge Air Coolers, Fuel Coolers, Mobile HVAC Condensers, EGR Coolers, Exhaust After Treatment Systems, Cooling Modules, Power Steering Coolers). The company also offers Liquid-to-Liquid heat exchangers, accessories (thermostatic fan switches, thermal bypass valves, DC fan assemblies, pressure check valves), and Vehicle Climate Chamber Testing Services from its Rancho Cucamonga, CA facility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Thermal Dynamics: Former name of the Fluid Cooling Division, now part of Yinlun TDI. Historical brand name still referenced on the company's Innovation page and in product branding.

Products and services

• Stainless Steel Oil Cooler Stainless steel in-tank oil cooler for transmission, engine, and power steering cooling applications with 44-100mm core depths and burst pressure rated at 1800 psi.
• Aluminum Oil Cooler Aluminum in-tank oil cooler for transmission, engine, and power steering cooling applications with 44-76mm core depths and burst pressure rated at 600+ psi.
• Round Tube & Fin Heat Exchangers Aluminum and copper tube heat exchangers for transmission oil, power steering oil, engine oil, fuel and hydraulic oil cooling applications.
• RTF Mobile DC Series Mobile DC series round tube and fin heat exchangers designed for mobile vehicle applications.
• RTF Stationary Series Stationary series round tube and fin heat exchangers for industrial and stationary applications.
• Brazed Aluminum Heat Exchangers Brazed aluminum heat exchangers including plate fin for light-medium duty and patented extruded tube Therm-Hx for severe duty/military applications, used for transmission, engine, hydraulic, CAC and fuel cooling. Heat rejection ranges from 8,300 to 1,683,600 BTU/hr.
• Integral Cooler Aluminum and stainless steel integral liquid-to-liquid heat exchangers for engine, transmission and hydraulic oil cooling with up to 1 million BTU/hr combined capacity.
• Remote Cooler Water-to-oil and air-to-oil remote coolers for applications where packaging space is restrictive.
• Liquid to Liquid Heat Exchangers Liquid-to-liquid heat exchangers for cooling transmissions, hydraulic systems, hydrostatic drives, more compact than shell and tube designs with rugged brazed construction.
• Battery Cooling Plates Thin metal cooling plates with internal coolant channels for electric vehicle battery thermal management. Available in extruded tube and stamped plate designs.
• Battery Heater Battery heater using PTC (Positive Temperature Coefficient) technology with CAN bus integrated control system for maintaining battery functionality within required temperature range.
• Battery Heating/Cooling Modules High-efficiency hybrid vehicle battery heating and cooling modules utilizing engine coolant loop for heating and HVAC refrigerant for cooling.
• Battery Thermal Management Systems Complete thermal management systems for electric vehicles providing full thermal system engineering development from design to manufacturing and validation.
• Chiller Heat exchange regulator between HVAC system (refrigerant) and battery cooling system (coolant) to maintain battery temperature within specified range, capable of compact and high performance designs up to 5kW.
• Heat Pump Systems HVAC components including condensers, evaporators, heater cores, and water cooled condensers for conventional and heat pump automotive systems.
• Low Temperature Radiators (LTR) Low temperature radiators for supercharger applications to cool charged air coolant fluid using manifold, tube-fin, or bar-plate construction.
• Nested Plate Oil Coolers Liquid-to-liquid heat exchangers for oil-to-coolant heat transfer in engine, transmission or hydraulic applications, constructed of vacuum or controlled atmosphere brazed aluminum.
• Air to Oil Coolers Aluminum heat exchangers for cooling hydraulic oil systems including transmission, engine, and power steering fluids as standalone remote coolers or part of cooling module assemblies.
• Air to Air Charge Air Cooler (ACAC) Charge air cooler using tube-fin or bar-plate design for cooling air between turbocharger outlet and engine inlet.
• Liquid to Air Charge Air Cooler (LCAC) Liquid to air charge air cooler with bar-plate construction for cooling air between supercharger outlet and engine cylinder inlet.
• Indirect Charge Air Cooler Modular self-contained indirect charge air cooler for directing and condensing compressed gas downstream of turbocharger without direct integration into intake manifold.
• Integrated Indirect Charge Air Cooler Integrated charge air cooler designed to integrate directly into intake manifold for most efficient and cost-optimized charge air cooling.
• EGR Cooler Exhaust Gas Recirculation cooler for reducing NOx emissions by cooling exhaust gases and recirculating into engine for more complete combustion.
• Oil Filter Casting Assembly Oil filter casting assembly for automotive applications.
• Commercial Vehicle Radiators Engine coolant radiators using traditional tube and fin construction with aluminum/plastic tanks and optional support structure for heavy duty applications.
• Automatic Transmission Oil Cooler (ATOC) Remote mounted heat exchanger using engine coolant to cool transmission oil in stainless steel stacked plate cooler for automatic transmissions.
• Engine Oil Coolers Engine oil coolers for high horsepower engines to maintain lubrication properties through application duty cycles using air-to-oil or oil-to-coolant designs.
• Hydraulic Oil Cooler (HOC) Hydraulic oil coolers for construction and agricultural vehicles using Round Tube & Fin or bar plate designs for high operating pressure and long life.
• Commercial Vehicle Charge Air Coolers Charge air coolers for cooling compressed air from turbo/supercharging systems using water or ambient air, constructed of aluminum, copper, or stainless steel.
• Fuel Coolers Fuel coolers for cooling unused fuel heated after returning from fuel injection system using round tube & fin or extruded tube manifold designs.
• Mobile HVAC Condensers HVAC condensers for commercial vehicle mobile applications.
• Commercial Vehicle EGR Coolers Exhaust Gas Recirculation coolers for diesel engines using tube and shell or plate-fin products with high temperature and corrosion resistant materials.
• Exhaust After Treatment Systems Exhaust after treatment systems for commercial vehicles to reduce emissions.
• Cooling Modules Complete cooling module assemblies combining all heat exchangers (coolant, lubricating oil, charged air, HVAC refrigerants) as a single assembled package ready for installation.
• Commercial Vehicle Power Steering Cooler Power steering coolers for cooling power steering fluid using round tube and fin or extruded tube manifold products with CAB brazing process.
• Automotive Power Steering Cooler Aluminum Round Tube & Fin heat exchanger for low heat load power steering system cooling applications.
• Vehicle Climate Chamber Testing Services Full-scale vehicle testing with wind simulation, performance testing, cockpit heating/cooling, and powertrain management testing at the Rancho Cucamonga, CA facility.
• Heat Exchanger Accessories Thermostatic fan switches, mounting kits, thermal bypass valves, DC fan assemblies, and pressure check valves for heat exchanger systems.

Quantifiable outcome

• Integral coolers produce up to 1 million BTU/hr combined capacity
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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API docs

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App detail

Feature10 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Yinlun Group (Zhejiang Yinlun Machinery Co., Ltd.)coreOthersParent company relationship. Yinlun TDI LLC is a company of the Yinlun Group. In 2016, TDI was purchased by Zhejiang Yinlun Machinery Company, Tiantai. The China headquarters is located at Zhejiang Yinlun Machinery Co., Ltd. in Tiantai County, Zhejiang Province.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Modine Manufacturing: Direct peer in automotive and commercial vehicle thermal management, manufacturing radiators, charge air coolers, oil coolers, EGR coolers, and EV battery cooling solutions. Competes with Yinlun TDI for the same Tier 1 OEM thermal management programs.
• TitanX: Specialist heat exchanger manufacturer focused on commercial vehicles and off-highway applications. Directly competes with Yinlun TDI's commercial vehicle, heavy-duty radiator, oil cooler, and cooling module product lines.
• AKG Group: Manufacturer of radiators, oil coolers, and heat exchangers for commercial vehicles, construction equipment, and industrial applications. Direct competitor to Yinlun TDI in heavy-duty thermal management.

Broad incumbents

• Denso: Global Tier 1 automotive thermal management incumbent with extensive radiator, HVAC, and EV thermal systems portfolio. Overlaps directly with Yinlun TDI's heat exchanger product lines and competes for OEM platform awards at much larger scale.
• Valeo: Major global automotive thermal management supplier offering radiators, condensers, EV thermal modules, and heat pump systems. Competes with Yinlun TDI across both ICE and electrified powertrain thermal content.
• MAHLE: Global automotive supplier with strong thermal management and powertrain cooling portfolio including radiators, oil coolers, and battery cooling modules. Competes with Yinlun TDI for OEM thermal programs across passenger and commercial vehicles.
• Hanon Systems: Global thermal management supplier (now part of FORVIA) specializing in HVAC, powertrain cooling, and battery thermal management for ICE, hybrid, and EV programs. Direct overlap with Yinlun TDI's Green Technology and commercial vehicle product lines.
• Marelli: Global automotive supplier with thermal and HVAC modules including radiators, condensers, and EV battery cooling. Overlaps with Yinlun TDI's automotive thermal product portfolio across multiple OEM programs.

Emerging players

• Banco Products (India): Indian manufacturer of automotive radiators, oil coolers, and heat exchangers serving passenger and commercial vehicle OEMs. Emerging global competitor with overlapping product range to Yinlun TDI.

Regional players

• Boyd (formerly Thermal Solutions / All Things Heat): Diversified thermal solutions provider with automotive and industrial heat exchanger capabilities serving North American OEMs. Comparable product overlap with Yinlun TDI, particularly in EV battery cooling and industrial thermal.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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