Atlas Copco advancing in industrial chillers market
6 Nov 2025
Expansion builds on acquisition of major supplier to plastics & rubber manufacturers
London – Atlas Copco, – best known for its compressed air systems – is now gearing up its position in the industrial chillers market, to meet growing demand for process cooling technology.
The move marks a step-up in Atlas Copco’s “process cooling journey” following its 2019 acquisition of Eurochiller – a major supplier of chillers systems to the international plastics & rubber manufacturing industry.
According to Chris Ferriday, business line manager for process cooling solutions, the company is now “making a decisive breakthrough into the mainstream industrial chiller market,”
In particular, Atlas Copco has significantly expanded its range of air-cooled chillers, Ferriday said at a recent First Friday Club meeting in London.
The additions of new 110–170 kW and 350–610 kW models extend Atlas Copco’s TCS range beyond its original 190–310 kW bracket, he told industry journalists at the 3 Oct event.
The target, said Ferriday, is “to satisfy the most in-demand process cooling requirements and extend coverage across a broader span of applications.”
With these additions, the TCS family now spans 110–610 kW and will be further complemented in 2026 with larger models exceeding 1 MW, according to the business line manager,
Atlas Copco, he said, is now “well placed to support customer requirements from mid-size systems through to high-capacity installations” that also optimise factory floorspace.
The new models incorporate multi-scroll compressor technology and intelligent fan control logic, delivering ‘seasonal energy performance ratio’ (SEPR) values “consistently above 6.”
SEPR, noted Ferriday, is a widely recognised industry benchmark for measuring real-world chiller efficiency, and a guide for manufacturers in lowering energy consumption while maintaining reliability under changing loads.
