Next generation cooling and smart building technology at ACREX 2025

Johnson Controls latest innovations are designed to support India’s unique needs—helping businesses scale sustainably while advancing the country’s net-zero ambitions. It introduced the next generation of smart technologies; air-cooled screw chiller, magnetic bearing chiller, systems and Metasys Critical Infrastructure Manager at Acrex 2025.

Johnson Controls as the Building Technology Partner at the 24^th edition of ACREX India 2025 showcased its cutting-edge technologies, to meet the ever-changing customer requirements with a focus on verticals like data centers, mid-market industrial and commercial markets.

Arun Awasthy, President and Managing Director, Johnson Controls, India said, “ACREX serves as a crucial platform for advancing the HVAC&R industry, fostering meaningful dialogue among the brightest minds in this space, around the future of the built environment. This assumes added relevance, at a time when India stands at the cusp of transformative infrastructure growth. With nearly 70% of its urban infrastructure yet to be built by 2047, this is a pivotal opportunity to embed sustainability and efficiency from the ground up, rather than as a retrofit. The future will be shaped by smart, high-performance technologies that enhance reliability and drive long-term economic growth. At Johnson Controls, we are proud to showcase our latest innovations designed to support India’s unique needs—helping businesses scale sustainably while advancing the country’s net-zero ambitions.”

Latest Innovation & technology

Johnson Controls showcased its latest HVAC&R solutions including the locally designed and manufactured air-cooled screw chiller: YVAA0459XL, including all necessary accessories for the growing data center industry.

Based on a proven platform that combines automatic power-switching systems, energy-efficient fans and integrated chilled water pumps to deliver high performance while supporting sustainability, the chiller is ideal for data centers as well as other use cases that are sensitive to power and temperature fluctuations. This technology already serves several of India’s commercial public & private sectors including healthcare, aviation, pharma, hospitality, data centers, transportation, manufacturing and more.

In addition, it introduced its next-generation air-cooled magnetic bearing chillers for the data center market. The YORK YVAM brings unmatched reliability, capable of handling the widest operational envelope while delivering 25% lower connected load compared to traditional Air-Cooled Screw Chillers, enabling lower total cost of ownership for customers.

To meet the increasing demand in the mid-market commercial and industrial segments, Johnson Controls also introduced the YORK VWF (Variable Water Flow) system that sustainably addresses mid-size air-conditioning and heating requirements, revolutionizing this segment.

Lastly, the company’s Metasys Critical Infrastructure Manager (CIM), an advanced integrated platform designed for mission-critical applications including data centers, industrial, and transportation sectors will also be on display. Metasys CIM provides centralized monitoring and control of HVAC systems, electrical infrastructure, fire alarms, security and more, offering a scalable, flexible, and unified solution. With built-in open protocol integration, multi-level redundancy, and event logging with millisecond accuracy, the platform ensures enhanced reliability, operational efficiency, and security for essential infrastructure.

As an innovator in electrification, energy-efficient solutions and digitalization, Johnson Controls is enabling businesses to cut operating costs, ensure resiliency and uptime, improve productivity and meet sustainability targets. With a presence in India for over three decades, Johnson Controls has been committed to delivering advanced, building solutions tailored to the country’s evolving infrastructure needs. 

To learn more visit: www.johnsoncontrols.in