Carel Parts & Automation Components

Carel was founded in 1973 in Brugine, near Padua, Italy, by Luigi Rossi Luciani, Luigi Nalini, Rocco Cilenti and Giancarlo Galvani, initially manufacturing steam humidifiers before expanding into electronic controllers for air conditioning and refrigeration. In 1981 Carel developed one of Europe's first microprocessor-based air-conditioning controllers, and the company has since grown into a global HVAC/R control specialist, listed on the Milan Stock Exchange since 2018. Today Carel operates 15 production sites and 47+ subsidiaries across 75 countries, reporting consolidated revenues of roughly €629 million, with its pCO programmable controller platform remaining central to its HVAC, refrigeration and humidity control product range.