Autech Group Advances as an "Energy Solutions Company"... to Participate in "HARFKO 2026"

Autech Group is expanding beyond the supply of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment to become an integrated energy solutions provider covering data center cooling, building energy management, heating electrification, and cold chains.

Autech Carrier, an Autech Group affiliate, said it will showcase integrated solutions designed to improve energy efficiency and operational stability at industrial sites at HARFKO 2026, the Korea International HVAC&R Exhibition, taking place from October 21 to 23 at KINTEX in Ilsan, Goyang, Gyeonggi Province.

The exhibition brings together data center cooling, AI-powered smart building operations, heat pump heating and cooling, cold chains, and parking mobility in a single booth. By combining high-efficiency equipment with AI-based controls and digital operations services, the company is focusing on improving the energy efficiency and operational stability of entire systems, not just the performance of individual units.

In the data center sector, the company will present a cooling system that connects thermal management with smart operations, maintenance, and services, centered on global Carrier's integrated solution, QuantumLeap™.

The 65LL coolant distribution unit (CDU), a key piece of liquid-cooling equipment, will be displayed as a physical unit with a section cut away to reveal its internal structure. The company will also showcase high-efficiency chillers, a data center infrastructure management (DCIM) solution, and BluEdge, a digital maintenance platform, highlighting its capabilities in managing operations after equipment has been supplied.

Business results are also taking shape. Following a recent project to supply equipment for a 48-MW hyperscale data center in the Seoul metropolitan area, Autech Carrier was selected on October 8 as the preferred negotiating party to supply cooling equipment for a 200-MW AI cluster data center in Gumi. The project involves plans to supply 160 air-cooled chillers.

In building energy management, the company will introduce AdvanTEC, which uses AI to predict real-time loads and optimally control HVAC systems. To meet demand for heating electrification, it will also exhibit products for residential, commercial, and agricultural use, including heat pump boilers recently selected for supply under the government's heating electrification policy and the EHS eco heat pump.

In the cold chain sector, the company will showcase an inverter chiller using R455A refrigerant, which has a low global warming potential (GWP) and was developed through a government-funded project, along with CRK SQUARE, an integrated cold chain monitoring platform. It will also exhibit robotic parking and unmanned valet parking solutions, highlighting the group's business scope.

Technical exchanges will also take place alongside the exhibition. On October 21, the company is scheduled to participate in a panel discussion at Cooling the Future Open Forum 2026, jointly organized by the Korea Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Industry Association and CEO Energy (Monthly Energy Korea), to discuss data center cooling technologies and market response strategies.

Kang Shinwook, CEO of Autech Carrier, said, "What customers need is not a single piece of equipment, but solutions that actually reduce energy costs and operational risks. By connecting cooling, heating, controls, and operational services, we aim to establish ourselves as an energy solutions company that works with customers to address their energy challenges from start to finish."

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