History

Over 80 Years of Innovation

After fleeing Moscow with his family, BAC founder, John Engalitcheff Jr. immigrated to Baltimore around 1924. Soon after, the Engalitcheffs sold nearly everything they owned to send him to Johns Hopkins University to study engineering. Upon graduation in 1930, he was hired at a local refrigeration company.

In 1938, he hand-built an AC coil in a garage and pawned his wife Virginia’s wedding ring to start BAC. He went on to develop 47 patents, 23 of them in the field of evaporative cooling devices. In 1996, he was inducted into the ASHRAE Hall of Fame.

Today the pioneering spirit of John Engalitcheff Jr. lives on in the innovative products and commitment to excellence of a company that continues to lead the way in the development of truly sustainable cooling solutions.

1930's-1970's

1938 – John Engalitcheff Jr. founded Baltimore Aircoil launching the first blow–through evaporative condenser
1955 – Modularly manufactured and packaged cooling equipment
1962 – International expansion begins with Europe and Pacific Rim
1966 – BAC opens Madera, CA plant
1968 – BAC opens Belgium plant
1972 – BAC opens Australian plant
1974 – BAC opens Milford, DE plant
1975 – BAC expands operations to Latin America

1980's-1990's

1980 – BAC opens Italy plant
1981 – Baltibond™ Corrosion Protection System introduced
1982 – Ice Chiller™ Thermal Storage Unit
1983 – First CTI Certified Cooling Tower manufacturer (FXT)
1985 – Amsted Industries purchases BAC
1995 – FXV Closed Circuit Cooling Tower with Combined Flow
1997 – Eurovent Certification in Europe started; operations in Asia established

2000's - Present

2002 – HXV Hybrid Cooler
2005 – BAC moves Global Headquarters to Jessup, MD
2015 – ENDURADRIVE® Fan System
2018 – Nexus® Modular Hybrid Cooler
2020 – BAC acquires Coil Design Corporation in Dayton, TN
2021 – BAC opens Dalian, China plant; BAC acquires Eurocoil SP
2023 – Commence build on new production facility Monterrey New Mexico and expansion of facility in Dayton Ohio

How an immigrant and the proceeds of a pawned wedding ring founded a sustainable cooling solution powerhouse.

Over 80 Years of Innovation

1930's-1970's

1980's-1990's

2000's - Present