Smardt Celebrates 20 Years of Innovation and Sustainability

January 2025 — This year marks a major milestone for Smardt: our 20th anniversary as a trusted manufacturer of oil-free chillers!

For two decades, Smardt has remained committed to a greener, more energy-efficient future, placing environmental responsibility at the heart of every product we create. As a global leader in decarbonization, we continue to advance the HVAC industry through sustainable innovations like our high-efficiency air- and water-cooled chiller systems.

With cutting-edge technology at our core, Smardt isn’t just providing cooling solutions — we’re driving the global transition toward sustainability and helping businesses achieve their ESG and net-zero goals.

A sincere thank you to our partners, customers, and team members worldwide for being part of this journey. Here’s to the next 20 years of progress — building a cleaner, greener world together.

Smardt Hosts Annual Global Operations Conference

December 5, 2024 — Smardt held its annual Global Operations Conference, bringing together teams from across the world to collaborate, align, and share insights.

Throughout the event, participants discussed strategies, exchanged best practices, and explored innovative ways to meet the challenges of today’s rapidly evolving chiller technology landscape. The ideas and perspectives shared reinforced our global alignment, sparked new thinking to drive growth, and strengthened our shared commitment to delivering excellence for our customers and communities.

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who participated and contributed to making this event such a success. Together, we’re building a brighter future—one idea at a time.

Smardt Participates in the China Data Center Code Summit (CDCC) 2024

Smardt Participates in the China Data Center Code Summit 2024

November 21, 2024 — Beijing, China — Smardt participated in the China Data Center Code Summit (CDCC) 2024, also known as the 12th Data Center Standards Conference, held November 20–21 in Beijing.

The two-day summit brought together experts and industry leaders to discuss the future of data center standards, with a strong focus on AI integration, efficiency, and sustainability. The event served as an invaluable platform to exchange ideas, share best practices, and explore innovations shaping the next generation of data centers.

Smardt’s advanced cooling solutions drew significant attention for their role in improving energy performance and environmental sustainability in mission-critical facilities. We’re proud to contribute to the continued progress of this vital industry and look forward to deepening our collaborations with partners and peers worldwide.

Business Optimization Global Strategy and Planning

In the ever-evolving landscape of our industry, the Business Optimization Global Strategy and Planning (BOSP) department is at the forefront of driving Smardt transformation across our operations and offerings.

Our efforts span a vast array of strategic domains, each critical to our sustained growth and operational excellence. This internal newsletter aims to highlight key initiatives and successes within our team, focusing on three significant areas. Sales Operations, PSST, and Smardt Portal, all of which will be detailed in our subsequent communication.

Strategic Account Process Innovation

Under the dynamic leadership of Javier Polidura, DC Global Ops Lead, with the invaluable support of Diego Ballestero, DC Global Process Manager, our team has taken significant strides in refining the Strategic Account Process. This initiative is pivotal in enhancing our engagement with key accounts, ensuring we deliver tailored, high-impact solutions that resonate with our clients’ evolving needs. This process focuses on a holistic understanding of client objectives, aligning our resources and capabilities to deliver unparalleled value. The next phase of this process will involve automating the Strategic Account Process. Automation aims to solidify our approach, ensuring consistency, efficiency, and scalability, thereby reinforcing our commitment to operational excellence and customer satisfaction.

Enhancing Capabilities through Septor Training and Tools

Our PMO, Michael Hoadley, has been instrumental in advancing our internal capabilities through comprehensive Septor training across the organization. This initiative has not only bolstered our team’s competencies but has also laid the groundwork for a more cohesive and informed workforce. In addition to training, Michael is spearheading the development of video content designed to streamline the onboarding of new employees, ensuring they are well-equipped to contribute effectively from the outset.

Furthermore, Michael’s efforts in dashboarding on Septor have been transformative, granting us real-time access to critical data. This initiative allows for a more insightful and fact-based monitoring of our business, enabling informed decision-making and strategic alignment. With Michael’s leadership, we look forward to more initiatives, including workflow automation, which will further enhance our operational agility and efficiency.

Product Management Milestones

Our Director of Product Management, Madhura Dev, has helped guide the Product Development team to significant milestones since joining Smardt in November 2023.

Her current focus is to ensure alignment within different departments for timely launches of our new products. This achievement is a testament to our team’s innovation, hard work, and dedication to excellence. Madhura’s strategic oversight ensured the integration of comprehensive market data and a robust sales plan for the next five years, positioning us for sustained success and growth in the marketplace.

These highlights reflect just a fraction of the incredible work being done across BOSP. Our collective efforts are driving not only the transformation of our business but also setting new standards in the industry. We are proud of our team’s achievements and look forward to sharing more about our initiatives in future updates.

Thank you to everyone for your continued dedication and hard work. Together, we are building a brighter, more efficient, and innovative future.

Jean Turquois

Vice-President

Business Optimization Global Strategy and Planning (BOSP)

6 Reasons Why Oil-Free Technology Helps Improve Environmental Footprint

Why oil-free technology can reduce your environmental footprint

With the increasing pressure on businesses to reduce their environmental footprint, oil-free technology is emerging as an effective way to do so.

Here are the first three reasons why you should consider oil-free technology:

Reason #1: Energy efficiency: Oil-free chillers run on magnetic bearing technology, which reduces energy consumption by up to 40-50% over traditional chillers.

Reason #2 Reduce greenhouse gas emissions: The high energy efficiency of oil-free chillers translates into lower greenhouse gas emissions. Energy production, particularly from fossil fuels, is a leading source of greenhouse gas emissions. Oil-free chillers lower carbon dioxide and other harmful emissions.

Reason #3 No oil disposal: Traditional chillers use oil for lubrication, which needs to be regularly replaced and appropriately disposed of to prevent environmental contamination.

Reason #4 Less mechanical parts: Because oil is removed from the system, less maintenance, purchase, and storage of mechanical components are required to operate this type of equipment. This reduces waste and helps the environment as less material or resources are used.

Reason #5 Consistent performance: By eliminating oil, oil-free chillers provide reliable and sustainable performance throughout their lifecycle, which benefits the environment. Traditional chillers accumulate oil deposits over time, resulting in mechanical wear and excessive energy consumption.

Reason #6 Environmentally friendly: Oil-free chiller systems utilize environmentally friendly, non-flammable, and ultra-low refrigerants, which help easily meet government, state, or city carbon footprint expectations.

With global warming rising, it is more important to consider environment-friendly cooling solutions such as oil-free technology. Visit our main product page to learn more about our oil-free chillers product line: Products – Smardt Chiller Group Inc.

Smardt’s Winston Chow Shares Insights at China Refrigeration Expo 2023

April 11, 2023 – Smardt is proud to announce that our General Manager of the China Commercial Business Unit, Winston Chow, was a featured speaker during a livestream with Danfoss at the 34th China Refrigeration Expo (CR Expo) 2023. The event took place from April 7th to 9th at the Shanghai New International Expo Center.

The China Refrigeration Expo is an annual international event showcasing the latest advancements in refrigeration, air-conditioning, heating, and ventilation. The expo also covers frozen food processing, packaging, and storage solutions. This year’s CR Expo brought together industry leaders, innovators, and experts from around the world to discuss the future of the HVAC&R sector.

Winston Chow, with his extensive experience and expertise in the HVAC&R industry, shared valuable insights on energy-efficient and environmentally-friendly chiller solutions. He discussed the growing importance of sustainable technologies in the face of climate change and the critical role that Smardt plays in providing innovative, energy-saving solutions for various industries.

During the livestream, Chow also highlighted the successful collaboration between Smardt and Danfoss, emphasizing the synergy between the two companies in developing cutting-edge chiller technology. The partnership has resulted in the creation of highly efficient and reliable chiller and heat pump systems, capable of meeting the demands of a rapidly evolving market.

Smardt is dedicated to staying at the forefront of the HVAC&R industry, continuously working towards providing more sustainable and cost-effective solutions for our clients. We are grateful for the opportunity to participate in the China Refrigeration Expo 2023 and are excited to continue collaborating with industry leaders like Danfoss to drive innovation and make a positive impact on the environment.

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Quality Policy

Smardt Quality Policy

Smardt Inc. is a global manufacturer of high efficiency, magnetic bearing oil-free centrifugal chillers with headquarters in North America. Smardt has the largest installed base of oil-free chillers in the world.

Smardt is focused on continually improving a robust Quality Management System (QMS) to exceed the requirements of our customers in a fast-growing competitive oil-free centrifugal market. The QMS is key to improving organizational clarity by involving all employees in our processes, and by extension to our valued customers. Smardt management is committed to ensuring that these principles are known, understood, and applied to foster continuous improvement in the performance of the organization towards quality excellence.

To ensure overall success of the system, Smardt will:

Comply with all applicable national and international laws and statutory regulations.
Follow the concepts of continuous improvement.
Establish and communicate measurable quality objectives and corrective actions within the organization.
Select, approve, and evaluate our suppliers to ensure that we are working with the best partners possible.
Gather, monitor and act on customer feedback.
Commit to a regular internal audit program to ensure the ongoing effectiveness of the QMS.
Adopt a process approach to our internal systems and continually assess risk.
Provide coaching, training and development opportunities for staff members as required.
Hold an annual Management Review meeting, supported by regular review meetings throughout the year.

While the Chief Executive Officer holds ultimate responsibility for quality, all employees take ownership within their respective areas of work to ensure quality is integrated throughout the company.

CPECS Optimization

Central Plant Energy Conservation System (CPECS)

Delivering reliability and flexibility

Kiltech CPECS is chiller plant optimization.

With over 200 installations across the world, Kiltech has established itself as global number three in the chiller plant optimization market. Utilizing extensive experience with Turbocor compressor technology, chiller and refrigeration thermodynamics, and chiller plant design and control, Kiltech developed the Central Plant Energy Conservation System (CPECS) to ensure end-users get the absolute most out of their plant. Kiltech is a member of Smardt Chiller Group.

CPECS advantage

Looking for a retrofit solution?

Smardt has retrofit kits available. These kits allow you to convert an old chiller into a high efficiency oil-free centrifugal chiller. Contact a Smardt Retrofit Solutions expert.

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SSP (Smardt Special Products)

Smardt-OPK
Special Products

German engineering for exceptional projects.

Decades of experience

With over 35 years of experience and expertise, the Smardt Special Products group can help you with your unique refrigeration and cooling applications.

Capabilities

Heat exchangers/pump stations
Thermosyphon free-cooling
Cascade chillers with pumps and buffertanks - low temperature units
Heat recovery
Water-source and ground-source heat pump applications
Containerized packaged plants

Engineered for extraordinary reliability

Looking for a retrofit solution?

Smardt has retrofit kits available that allow you to convert an old chiller into a high efficiency oil-free centrifugal chiller. Contact a Smardt Retrofit Solutions expert.

Learn more about our Smardt installations