BAC Australia

What BAC Australia does

BAC Australia (legal name Baltimore Aircoil Australia Pty Limited) is the Australian and South Pacific operating subsidiary of Baltimore Aircoil Company, which is part of Amsted Industries. Established in 1972 with a 16,000m² manufacturing facility at Somersby, NSW, and a smaller service operation at Dry Creek, SA, the company designs, manufactures, sells and services evaporative cooling equipment for HVAC, refrigeration, industrial/process, and data center end markets. Its product portfolio spans open counterflow and crossflow cooling towers (PCT, 3000 Series S3E, 5000 Series S5E, V Series, Compass, PT-2), closed circuit cooling towers (V Series, FXVB, FXV3, RCF), evaporative condensers (V Series Vertex, CXVB, CXVT, RCC Series), hybrid/adiabatic coolers (HXV, TrilliumSeries fluid cooler and condenser), ice thermal storage (TSUM), and the COBALT immersion cooling system with patented CorTex technology, which is Intel Data Center Certified for immersion cooling of 4th and 5th generation Intel Xeon processors.

The company monetizes through four interconnected revenue streams: original equipment sales (cooling towers, condensers, hybrid/adiabatic, ice thermal storage, immersion tanks), aftermarket spare parts (BAC PAK fill, BACount, BACross, drift eliminators, fans, motors, bearings, coils, water distribution) for both BAC and other manufacturers' equipment, recurring service / maintenance / inspection / refurbishment contracts performed by factory-trained technicians, and engineered retrofit/upgrade packages for compliance with Australian Standards. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, and the business is run as enterprise field sales supported by a regional partner (reseller/VAR) network covering NSW/ACT, VIC/TAS, WA, QLD/PNG, NZ and the Pacific Islands, with direct technical service delivered through the Somersby HQ and Dry Creek operations support office.

Its core technology stack is proprietary: BAC invented modern evaporative cooling in 1938, holds the global CorTex immersion cooling patent portfolio, holds exclusive worldwide licensing rights to DUG Technology's immersion cooling technology, and owns differentiated components such as ENDURADRIVE direct-drive fans, ENDURAFLOW heat transfer, Baltibond corrosion protection, BAC 360 spray nozzle and BAC PAK fill. Compliance with Australian Standards (AS/NZS 3666, 4024, 1657, 1210, MEPS2) and global certifications (CTI, Eurovent, FM, ASHRAE 90.1, Intel Data Center Certified) is embedded in the product design, and the installed base supports a recurring aftermarket and service annuity across industrial, commercial, refrigeration and data center customers.

Name

BAC Australia

Legal name

Baltimore Aircoil Australia Pty Limited

Website

https://baltimoreaircoil.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

BAC Australia is the Australian and South Pacific subsidiary of Baltimore Aircoil Company, manufacturing and servicing evaporative cooling towers, condensers, hybrid/adiabatic coolers, ice thermal storage, and COBALT immersion cooling systems for HVAC, refrigeration, industrial, and data center customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Cooling 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), Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (33341)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Chillers & Cooling Plant Equipment (IMAHAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cooling Systems & Thermal Management (CRAC/CRAH, Chillers, Liquid Cooling) (HDABAKAD), Chillers, Boilers & Central Plant Operations (BPABACAG)

Keywords

• Evaporative cooling towers
• Industrial cooling equipment
• Immersion cooling systems
• Ice thermal storage
• Heat transfer equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Somersby

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Cooling Equipment Sales: BAC designs, manufactures, and sells evaporative open and closed circuit cooling towers, evaporative condensers, hybrid wet/dry and adiabatic coolers, ice thermal storage systems, and immersion cooling tanks. Revenue is generated from original equipment sales to industrial, commercial, and data center customers.
2. Aftermarket Spare Parts: BAC offers genuine spare parts and fill kits for their equipment including BAC PAK fill, BACount fill, BACross fill, drift eliminators, fans, motors, bearings, coils, and water distribution components. Parts are sold for both BAC and other manufacturers' equipment.
3. Service, Maintenance, and Repair: BAC factory-trained technicians provide mechanical services including inspection, lubrication, servicing, replacement of wear parts, cleaning and disinfection, refurbishment and upgrades, and preventative maintenance programs.
4. Equipment Refurbishment and Upgrades: BAC offers retrofit packages for existing installations including replacement fill pack options, plume abatement coils, high efficiency drift eliminators, low noise fans, sound attenuation packages, and compliance upgrades to meet current Australian Standards.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

BAC Australia designs, manufactures, and services evaporative open and closed circuit cooling towers, evaporative condensers, hybrid wet/dry and adiabatic coolers, ice thermal storage systems, and immersion cooling tanks. The company supplies HVAC, refrigeration, industrial, power, process, manufacturing, and data center customers across Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific. Aftermarket services include genuine spare parts, on-site maintenance, refurbishment, and compliance upgrades.

Product overview

BAC Australia manufactures and supplies a comprehensive portfolio of sustainable cooling solutions, including open cooling towers (PCT Series, 3000 Series S3E, PT-2 Series, Compass Series, V Series, 1500 Series S15E, 5000 Series S5E), closed circuit cooling towers (V Series, 1500 Series FXVB/RCF/FXV3), evaporative condensers (V Series Vertex/VXCS/VCL/VC1, 1500 Series CXVB/CXVT, RCC Series), hybrid/adiabatic products (1500 Series HXV, Trillium Series Fluid Cooler/Condenser, TrilliumSeries Adiabatic Cooler), ice thermal storage (TSUM), and immersion cooling systems (COBALT with CORTEX technology). These products serve HVAC, refrigeration, industrial, power, process, manufacturing, and data center markets across Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific. The company operates from a 16,000m² manufacturing facility in Somersby, NSW.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• COBALT™ Immersion Cooling System: BAC's patented immersion cooling system featuring CorTex technology for data center cooling applications.
• CORTEX™
• BAC PAK™
• ENDURADRIVE®
• Baltibond™
• Ice Chiller™

Products and services

• Open Cooling Towers Counterflow and crossflow induced draft open cooling towers for HVAC and industrial applications, offering evaporative heat rejection across multiple series (PCT, 3000 Series S3E, PT-2, Compass, V Series, 1500 Series S15E, 5000 Series S5E) for commercial and industrial customers.
• Closed Circuit Cooling Towers Closed circuit cooling towers with CTI thermal certification in multiple series (V Series VXIS/VFL/VF1, 1500 Series FXVB/RCF/FXV3) that keep process systems clean and contaminant-free in a closed loop configuration for industrial customers.
• Evaporative Condensers Evaporative condensers (V Series Vertex, V Series VXCS/VCL/VC1, 1500 Series CXVB/CXVT, RCC Series) for industrial refrigeration and process cooling customers, offering high-efficiency heat rejection with pultruded fiberglass or galvanized/stainless steel construction.
• Hybrid/Adiabatic Coolers Hybrid and adiabatic coolers (1500 Series HXV, Trillium Series Fluid Cooler, Trillium Series Condenser, TrilliumSeries Adiabatic Cooler) combining evaporative and dry cooling modes for industrial and commercial customers seeking energy and water savings.
• Ice Thermal Storage (TSUM) Ice-based thermal storage system that stores cooling during off-peak hours to reduce energy costs by 50% or more for commercial and industrial customers, with thermal capacity ranging from 396 to 550,660 ton hours.
• COBALT™ Immersion Cooling System Complete immersion cooling solution for data centers featuring patented CorTex™ technology, providing 95% less cooling energy and 51% less overall energy than traditional designs, enabling scalable high-density computing for data center operators.
• Intel Data Center Certified Immersion Cooling Solution BAC's immersion cooling tanks with CorTex technology approved as part of Intel's Data Center Certified Solution for Immersion Cooling for 4th and 5th generation Intel Xeon scalable processors, enabling Intel to offer a Xeon Processor Single-Phase Immersion Warranty Rider for data center customers.
• Genuine Spare Parts and Fill Kits Genuine BAC spare parts and fill kits including BAC PAK fill, BACount fill, BACross fill, drift eliminators, fans, motors, bearings, coils, and water distribution components, sold for both BAC and other manufacturers' cooling equipment.
• Mechanical Service, Maintenance, and Refurbishment Factory-trained technician services including inspection, lubrication, wear parts replacement, cleaning and disinfection, refurbishment, retrofit upgrades (replacement fill, plume abatement coils, drift eliminators, low noise fans, sound attenuation), and preventative maintenance programs for BAC and other cooling equipment.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 15% energy savings compared to traditional air-cooled systems
• +8 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature13 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Intel CorporationcoreTechnology or Integration · 24 November 2025BAC's immersion cooling tank was approved as part of the Intel Data Center Certified Solution for Immersion Cooling for fourth- and fifth-generation Intel Xeon scalable processors. Testing was conducted at the Advanced Data Center Development Lab in Hillsboro, Oregon. The certification allows Intel to offer a Xeon Processor Single-Phase Immersion Warranty Rider, providing customers with confidence in durability, efficiency, and compatibility of immersion-cooled IT infrastructure.
• Oper8 GlobalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 July 2025BAC announced a strategic partnership with Oper8 Global for immersion cooling solutions tailored for AI and High-Powered Computing (HPC) applications. The collaboration leverages BAC's proven expertise in thermal management and Oper8's innovative solutions to address growing demands of AI and HPC environments. BAC's cutting-edge patented immersion cooling tank with Cortex technology is coupled with Oper8's solutions for AI and HPC environments — ensuring greater efficiency, sustainability and performance.
• DUG Technology (Australia) Pty LtdcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 8 August 2024BAC secured an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement with DUG Technology for their proven and patented immersion-cooling technology designed for high-density data centers. This partnership allows BAC to integrate DUG's technology into its portfolio of evaporative, hybrid, and dry cooling products to now include indoor immersion cooling solutions. DUG's Skybox data centre in Houston is among the largest single-phase immersion-cooling deployments in the world. Don Fetzer, BAC President, called this a significant milestone in providing sustainable, next-generation cooling solutions for data centers.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Vertiv: Global critical digital infrastructure provider offering integrated cooling, power, and IT management for data centers. Broad incumbent competing with BAC's data center cooling portfolio through its Liebert liquid cooling and immersion solutions.
• Johnson Controls: Diversified building technologies giant with HVAC, controls, and chiller offerings. Competes with BAC across HVAC and data center cooling as part of a much broader portfolio, with established presence in Australia-NZ.

Emerging players

• Green Revolution Cooling (GRC): Single-phase immersion cooling vendor for data centers, edge, and HPC environments. Competes against BAC's immersion cooling offering in the same data center customer segment.
• Submer: Specialist in single-phase immersion cooling solutions for data centers and high-density computing. Direct competitor to BAC's COBALT/CorTex immersion cooling product line, with focus on hyperscale and HPC deployments.

Direct peers

• Hamon Group: Global supplier of cooling towers, air-cooled condensers, and heat exchangers for power generation and industrial applications. Comparable product portfolio in industrial and process cooling, especially for power plant and heavy industrial customers.
• SPX Cooling Technologies: Global manufacturer of evaporative cooling towers (including Marley), air-cooled heat exchangers, and hybrid coolers. Competes head-to-head with BAC in HVAC, industrial, and process cooling applications across the same end-user segments.
• Baltimore Aircoil Company (Parent): The global parent of BAC Australia and inventor of modern evaporative cooling (1938). Operates the same evaporative cooling tower, condenser, hybrid, and immersion cooling product lines globally, making it the most direct comparable for product, technology, and customer base.
• EVAPCO: One of the world's largest manufacturers of evaporative cooling towers, closed circuit coolers, and condensers for HVAC, refrigeration, and industrial markets. Direct competitor to BAC in cooling towers and adiabatic products across Australia-NZ and globally.
• ENEXIO (Enexio Water Technologies): European-headquartered manufacturer of cooling towers, adiabatic coolers, and heat exchangers for HVAC, data centers, and industrial process cooling. Direct competitor in adiabatic and hybrid cooling product categories serving similar customers.

Regional players

• Star Cooling Towers (Australia): Australian manufacturer of cooling towers and heat exchange equipment serving Australian industrial and HVAC customers. Regional competitor focused on the same ANZ market as BAC Australia, with overlapping product categories in evaporative cooling.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@BaltimoreAircoilCompany
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/baltimore-aircoil-australia-pty-ltd

Compliance12 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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