Smardt Chiller Group Inc.

Smardt Chiller Group Inc. manufactures high-efficiency oil-free centrifugal chillers built on magnetic bearing technology. The company was founded in 2005 in Montreal, Canada, with its technology roots in Melbourne, Australia, dating back to 1993. It employs more than 900 people and has more than 10,000 chillers in operation worldwide, with manufacturing and operations spanning the United States, Canada, Germany, China and Australia, and sales across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific.

The product line covers air-cooled, water-cooled and evaporatively-cooled oil-free centrifugal chillers, air handling units, and plant optimisation solutions designed to improve performance alongside chiller installations. Its technical work spans oil-free centrifugal chiller technology, magnetic bearings, power electronics, HVAC and refrigeration, decarbonisation and plant optimisation. The company's engineering teams hold more than 25 years of specialised experience in power electronics, magnetic bearings and oil-free centrifugal chillers.

Smardt's technology targets commercial and industrial cooling and building decarbonisation. The company reports that its oil-free chillers deliver 20% to 50% greater energy efficiency than oil-lubricated alternatives and reduce maintenance costs by 50% or more. Employees work in fields including refrigeration engineering, power electronics, controls and field service across a multi-continent enterprise.