Thermal Care, Inc.

What Thermal Care, Inc. does

Thermal Care, Inc. is an ISO 9001:2015 certified U.S. manufacturer of industrial process cooling equipment, founded in 1969 and headquartered in Niles, Illinois (near Chicago). The company designs and builds a comprehensive portfolio spanning portable and packaged chillers (1-40 tons), central chillers (10-800 tons), packaged outdoor air-cooled chillers (40-720 tons), cooling towers and adiabatic fluid coolers (38-1,200 tons), PLC-controlled temperature controllers (water, hot oil, and positive/negative pressure), pumping systems, and turnkey plant-wide engineered cooling solutions. Underlying technology centers on scroll, centrifugal, and rotary screw compressor architectures — including variable-speed scroll (NQV Series) and Turbocor magnetic-bearing centrifugal compressors — paired with PLC controls featuring large color touch screens, electronic expansion valves, Modbus RTU connectivity, and the CONNEX 4.0 remote-access platform. The company has adopted low-GWP refrigerants (R-454B, R-410A, R-513A) in advance of environmental phase-down regulations and holds patented technology including WHRL double-walled heat exchange.

Thermal Care serves more than 18 named end-markets — plastics, dairy, food and beverage, data centers, breweries and distilleries, ice rinks, chemical, medical and pharmaceutical, lasers, machine tool, die casting, heat treating, anodizing and plating, optical coating, thermal spray, water jet, welding, and HVAC — across more than 50 countries, with an installed base exceeding 54,750 units in North America. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Italy's Piovan Group, operating alongside the consolidated Aquatech brand following IPEG-related brand consolidation.

Thermal Care's revenue model combines one-time new equipment sales (engineered chillers and turnkey plant-wide systems priced via custom quote), recurring service and parts (>$8.4M parts inventory, 10,400+ annual shipments at 90% on-time delivery, maintenance contracts, overhauling, and warranty), OEM and Manufacturer's Sales Representative channels, and a used/refurbished equipment storefront. Go-to-market is sales-led and project-based, with 20+ global trade show appearances in 2026, OEM partnerships (e.g., AWT Machinery, TRUMPF Smart Factory vendor relationship), and a network of regional Manufacturer's Sales Representatives. Leadership includes President Lee Sobocinski.

Name

Thermal Care, Inc.

Legal name

Thermal Care Inc.

Website

https://thermalcare.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Thermal Care, Inc. designs and manufactures industrial process cooling equipment — chillers, cooling towers, fluid coolers, temperature controllers, and pumping systems — for plastics, dairy, data center, brewery, ice rink, and other industrial customers across more than 50 countries, and operates as a subsidiary of Italy's Piovan Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Process Cooling Equipment

NAICS

Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (33341), Heating Equipment (except Warm Air Furnaces) Manufacturing (333414)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Cooling Systems & Thermal Management (CRAC/CRAH, Chillers, Liquid Cooling) (HDABAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Chillers & Cooling Plant Equipment (IMAHAKAE), Heat Exchangers & Thermal Transfer Equipment (IMAHAKAC)

Keywords

• Industrial process cooling
• Water chiller systems
• Portable packaged chillers
• Central chillers
• Temperature control units

Headquarters

HQ city

Niles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. New Equipment Sales: One-time sale of engineered industrial cooling equipment including portable & packaged chillers (EQ, NQ, NQV series), central chillers (TC, TCF, TSE, KSE), cooling towers, temperature controllers (RQT, RMC, ROH, RVU), pumping systems, and plant-wide systems. Ranges from 1 to 800+ tons.
2. Service, Parts & Aftermarket: Recurring and ongoing revenue from spare parts (>$8.4M inventory), maintenance contracts, equipment overhauling/refurbishment, installations, engineering services, training, and customer warranty & support. More than 10,400 parts shipments YTD with 90.01% on-time delivery.
3. Used / Refurbished Equipment Sales: Sale of certified ISO 9001 used portable & packaged chillers, temperature control units, and central chillers via a dedicated used equipment storefront.
4. Turnkey Engineered Solutions: Custom end-to-end cooling projects including design, manufacturing, installation, commissioning, and integration of plant-wide systems — sold as project-based engineering engagements.
5. OEM Solutions: OEM partnerships supplying cooling equipment to machine builders and OEMs (referenced via dedicated OEM brochure and Thermal Care's supply of chiller systems to companies like AWT Machinery for resistance welding projects).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Core offering

Thermal Care designs, manufactures, and services industrial process cooling equipment for removing heat from industrial applications. Its portfolio includes portable and packaged chillers (1–40 ton), central and outdoor chillers (10–800+ ton), cooling towers and adiabatic fluid coolers, water/oil/pressure temperature controllers, pumping systems, and integrated plant-wide cooling solutions, sold direct to industrial end users and OEMs globally.

Product overview

Thermal Care, Inc. is an ISO 9001 certified industrial process cooling equipment manufacturer offering a broad portfolio of distinct product lines rather than a single unified platform. The portfolio is organized into nine main equipment categories: (1) Portable & Packaged Chillers spanning the Accuchiller EQ Series (1-3 ton), Accuchiller NQ Series (4-40 ton), and Accuchiller NQV Series (5-30 ton variable speed); (2) Central Chillers including the Accuchiller TC Series (60-800 ton centrifugal), Accuchiller TCF Series (50-100 ton Turbocor), and Accuchiller TSE Series (10-240 ton scroll); (3) Packaged Outdoor Air Cooled Chillers such as the Accuchiller KSE Series (40-720 ton) and Accuchiller 30 Series (60-500 ton); (4) Cooling Towers & Adiabatic Fluid Coolers including FT Series (38-120 ton), FC Series (100-240 ton), and HFCG Series (50-1200 ton hybrid adiabatic); (5) Temperature Controllers comprising the RQT Series (Premium/Advanced/Standard), RMC Series, ROH Series (hot oil), and RVU Series (positive/negative pressure); (6) Pumping Systems including PT Series Pump Tanks and Packaged Pump Skid; (7) Plant Wide Systems and Free Cooling Systems for integrated cooling solutions; (8) System Accessories such as Water Treatment Systems, Filtration Equipment, and Heat Exchangers; and (9) CONNEX 4.0 controls software. The offerings range from off-the-shelf models to integrated, customized systems serving industries including plastics, food and beverage, dairy, medical and pharmaceutical, data centers, chemical, brewery and distillery, HVAC, laser, machine tool, die casting, ice rinks, heat treating, botanical oil extraction, anodizing and plating, optical coating, thermal spray, water jet, and welding, across more than 50 countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Accuchiller: Thermal Care's primary chiller product brand covering portable/packaged chillers (EQ, NQ, NQV, KSE series), central chillers (TC, TCF, TSE, MX, 30 series) and outdoor chillers.
• Aquatherm
• Oiltherm
• Vactherm
• CONNEX 4.0
• Aquatech

Products and services

• Accuchiller EQ Series (1 to 3 Ton) Industrial portable and packaged chillers in 1 to 3 ton capacities, available in air-cooled, water-cooled, and remote condenser configurations, with PLC controls, oversized air-cooled condensers, high-efficiency scroll compressors, hot gas bypass, stainless steel brazed plate evaporators, and EPA-approved low-GWP R-454B refrigerant.
• Accuchiller NQ Series (4 to 40 Ton) Industrial portable chillers from 4 to 40 tons using scroll compressors, microchannel condensers, low-noise fans, stainless steel brazed plate evaporators, and PLC controls with large color touch screens, available in air-cooled, water-cooled, and remote condenser models for indoor or outdoor installation.
• Accuchiller NQV Series (5 to 30 Ton, Variable Speed) 5 to 30 ton portable and packaged chillers with variable-speed scroll compressors and NQ Series PLC controllers that monitor heat load and adjust compressor speed to eliminate hot gas bypass, delivering up to ~51% energy savings with a 20% motor-speed reduction.
• Accuchiller TC Series (60 to 800 Ton) Industrial central chillers in 60 to 800 ton capacities with centrifugal compressors, available in air-cooled or water-cooled configurations for reliable large-scale process chilling.
• Accuchiller TCF Series (50 & 100 Ton) TCF Series central chillers using a Turbocor variable compressor for energy-efficient central chilling in 50 and 100 ton capacities, commonly used for ice rink applications with hybrid film evaporator, R-513A low-GWP refrigerant, and modular expansion to over 300 tons using up to six chillers.
• Accuchiller TSE Series (10 to 240 Ton) Industrial central chillers in 10 to 240 ton capacities with energy-efficient scroll compressors and dynamic lift technology.
• Accuchiller TSE Series with Tank (10 to 160 Ton) Industrial central chillers in 10 to 160 ton capacities with integral tank and scroll compressors.
• Accuchiller KSE Series (40 to 720 Ton) Industrial packaged outdoor air-cooled chillers in 40 to 720 ton capacities, providing cooling for single or multiple processes and installed outside the manufacturing facility.
• Accuchiller KSE Series with Tank (40 to 720 Ton) Industrial packaged outdoor air-cooled chillers in 40 to 720 ton capacities with integral tank, installed outside the manufacturing facility.
• Accuchiller 30 Series (60 to 500 Ton) Outdoor central chillers in 60 to 500 ton capacities, available in 30XV Series (140 to 500 ton) and 30RC Series (130 to 260 ton) variants for outdoor installation.
• HFCG Series Hybrid Adiabatic Fluid Cooler (50 to 1200 Ton) Industrial adiabatic fluid coolers in 50 to 1200 ton capacities, combining adiabatic cooling with hybrid technology to reduce energy use for process cooling systems.
• FT Series Fiberglass Cooling Tower (38 to 120 Ton) Industrial fiberglass water cooling towers in 38 to 120 ton capacities, positioned as an alternative to metal cooling towers from an ISO 9001 certified provider.
• FC Series Fiberglass Cooling Tower (100 to 240 Ton) Industrial fiberglass water cooling towers in 100 to 240 ton capacities, positioned as an alternative to metal cooling towers from an ISO 9001 certified provider.
• RQT Series Water Temperature Control Units Water temperature control units available in three tiers (Premium, Advanced, Standard) with PLC controls, advanced diagnostics, and direct injection or closed circuit configurations for precise temperature control of process fluids.
• RMC Series Water Temperature Control Units Water temperature control units offered in Premium and Standard tiers, providing premium control panels and reliable temperature management for process cooling applications.
• ROH Series Hot Oil Temperature Control Units Hot oil temperature controllers designed for high-temperature process applications, providing precise oil temperature management (Oiltherm brand).
• RVU Series Positive/Negative Pressure Temperature Control Units Vactherm RVU positive/negative pressure temperature controllers for applications requiring controlled pressure as well as temperature management.
• PT Series Pump Tanks Custom engineered pumping systems in 250 to 6,000 gallon capacities for cooling tower and central chiller applications.
• Packaged Pump Skid Packaged pump skid systems engineered for cooling tower and central chiller applications.
• Plant Wide Systems Turnkey engineered plant-wide cooling solutions designed, manufactured, and integrated by Thermal Care for total plant process cooling, ranging from individual equipment to fully integrated plant-wide systems.
• Free Cooling Systems Free cooling systems designed to reduce energy costs by leveraging ambient conditions, exemplified by a Thermal Care installation that reduced energy costs by nearly 50% per year for Schoeneck Containers.
• Water Treatment Systems Cooling tower water treatment systems designed to be efficient, compact, flexible, and easy to operate, including the Aquatreat industrial process water treatment system and TWC water treatment system.
• Filtration Equipment Filtration equipment including SF screen filtration with optional PDA/ATF-MAX, SF automatic timer flush, and SF alarm package, designed to protect processing equipment supported by the cooling system.
• Heat Exchangers Plate and frame heat exchangers offered as accessories to the full line of Thermal Care chillers and cooling towers, used to isolate process fluids from the coolant.
• CONNEX 4.0 Controls Platform Control software offering integrated connectivity and secure remote access for all Thermal Care equipment, providing total system control to streamline applications and enable system-wide control of NQ Series chillers and other equipment.
• Used / Refurbished Equipment Certified ISO 9001 used portable and packaged chillers, temperature control units, and central chillers offered via a dedicated used equipment storefront.
• Service, Parts & Aftermarket Recurring aftermarket offerings including spare parts (>$8.4M inventory), maintenance contracts, equipment overhauling and refurbishment, installations, engineering services, training, and customer warranty & support, with more than 10,400 parts shipments YTD and 90.01% on-time delivery.

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Carrier Global: One of the world's largest HVAC and refrigeration companies, offering chillers, heat exchangers, and controls across commercial and industrial segments. Directly comparable to Thermal Care in industrial process cooling but with significantly broader portfolio, service network, and global manufacturing footprint.
• Trane Technologies: Global HVAC and commercial/industrial chiller manufacturer. Overlaps with Thermal Care across air-cooled and water-cooled chillers from small portable up to large central systems, but operates at much greater scale and serves a far broader customer base including commercial real estate.
• Daikin Applied: U.S. arm of Daikin Industries, manufacturing chillers, air handlers, and rooftop systems for commercial and industrial applications. Competes head-to-head with Thermal Care in packaged and central chillers and has stronger presence in HVAC-integrated projects.
• Johnson Controls / York: Major HVAC and building controls manufacturer with the York chiller brand covering centrifugal, screw, and scroll chillers across commercial and industrial applications. Overlaps with Thermal Care on industrial central chillers and refrigeration.

Direct peers

• EVAPCO: Specialist manufacturer of heat transfer and refrigeration equipment including adiabatic fluid coolers, cooling towers, and chillers for industrial and HVAC markets. Directly comparable to Thermal Care's cooling tower, adiabatic fluid cooler, and chiller portfolio, especially in process and data center applications.
• Baltimore Aircoil Company (BAC): Global leader in evaporative cooling, adiabatic coolers, and ice thermal storage. Direct overlap with Thermal Care's HFCG adiabatic fluid cooler and FT/FC cooling tower product lines serving HVAC and industrial process cooling customers.
• Advantage Engineering: Manufacturer of portable chillers and temperature control units primarily serving the plastics processing industry. Closely comparable to Thermal Care's NQ/EQ portable chiller and RQT/RMC temperature controller lines for plastics and rubber processors.
• Smardt Chillers: Manufacturer of oil-free magnetic-bearing centrifugal chillers using Danfoss Turbocor compressors, very similar to Thermal Care's TCF/TCFW product lines. Targets data centers, hospitals, and industrial process cooling with high-efficiency, low-maintenance chillers.
• PolyScience: Specialist in temperature control equipment including recirculating chillers, heated baths, and process cooling for laboratory, medical, and industrial applications. Comparable niche overlap with Thermal Care's temperature controller and small-portable chiller product lines.
• Mayekawa (Mycom): Japanese industrial refrigeration manufacturer producing screw and centrifugal chillers for food processing, cold storage, and industrial process cooling. Comparable to Thermal Care in centrifugal central chillers and industrial refrigeration applications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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