Introducing the Bard Flex Series™
Variable Speed with Inverter Technology Wall-Mount Solutions
For more than a century, Bard Manufacturing has built a reputation for delivering reliable, purpose-built HVAC solutions for schools, data centers, and other demanding applications. The needs of buildings and technologies have changed over time, and it’s our goal to continue innovating and improving our HVAC solutions to exceed our customers’ requirements.
The launch of the Bard Flex Series™ represents the next chapter in that legacy. As a new family of inverter-driven wall-mount HVAC solutions, the Bard Flex Series reflects our dedication to evolving alongside our customers. Let’s introduce the new generation of Bard products and how they’re built for today’s performance expectations and tomorrow’s challenges.
Bard Flex Series™
What It Is and Why It Matters
The Bard Flex Series is Bard’s newest wall-mount product family built on true inverter technology, developed to support the reality that HVAC priorities vary by facility, climate, and application.
Built around the defining advantage of inverter technology, the Bard Flex Series dynamically adjusts output as conditions change. These high-efficiency, variable-speed products help customers solve real-world comfort and equipment-cooling challenges with greater control, consistency, and confidence.
The Bard Flex Series is comprised of three different variable speed, inverter-driven products, each of which are designed to deliver precise temperature and humidity control and superior efficiency across a wide range of applications. The Bard Flex Series is split into two different tailored solutions: The Bard Comfort Flex™ and the Bard Data Flex™.
Bard Comfort Flex™
The Bard Comfort Flex is specially designed to provide a new level of comfort for schools, offices, and any other spaces where people gather. Leveraging an inverter driven compressor, the Bard Comfort Flex enables maximum energy efficiency and precise temperature and humidity control, all while optimizing the airspace through full ventilation control and high filtration capabilities.
The Bard Comfort Flex also gives organizations the option between exterior and interior units offering the optimal solution for any application designed for human comfort.
Comfort
Exterior Heat Pump
Notable Features Include:
- Dehumidification
- Inverter Compressor & Drive Technology
- Optional Supplemental Electric Heat
- ECM Indoor and Outdoor Fan Technology
- Indoor Air Quality Options
- Optional Economizer and Energy Recovery Ventilation
- Optional Coil Coatings
- Controls and Building Management Flexibility
- Industrial Grade Components
Available now
Comfort
Interior Heat Pump
Notable Features Include:
- Enhanced Indoor Sound Reduction
- Indoor Serviceability
- High Static Outdoor Condenser Fan
- Optional Economizer with ERV Ventilation Option
- Optional Enhanced Modulating Dehumidification with Inverter Technology
- Inverter Compressor & Drive Technology
- Optional Supplemental Electric Heat
- ECM Indoor and Outdoor Fan Technology
- Indoor Air Quality Options
- Optional Coil Coatings
- Controls and Building Management Flexibility
- Industrial Grade Components
Available Mid 2027
Bard Data Flex™
Purpose-built for environments where uptime, precision, and efficiency are critical, the Bard Data Flex is engineered for data centers, telecommunications, and equipment cooling applications.
Simply put, precision temperature and humidity control are a must for these challenging ambient environments. With the Bard Data Flex, users can enjoy the benefits of true inverter technology to maintain necessary cooling for their spaces while enjoying improved energy efficiency.
Data
Air Conditioner
Notable Features Include:
- Flexible control options, including LC6000 controller with data center friendly logic and standard thermostat compatibility.
- Advanced phase monitoring and built-in system diagnostics with digital display.
- Direct replacement compatibility for existing 3.5-to-6-ton wall-mounts and compatible with wall curbs.
Available Q3 2026
Explore a New Generation of Inverter-Driven Wall-Mounts
The Bard Flex Series™ offers inverter-driven wall-mount solutions designed to meet the distinct demands of different environments. Each product is purpose-built to support specific performance priorities while delivering the adaptability and efficiency customers expect from Bard.
Bard Comfort Flex™ Heat Pump
A wall-mount heat pump designed for schools, offices, and other occupied spaces that demand precise comfort control and superior efficiency.
Bard Comfort Flex™ Interior Heat Pump
An interior solution exceeding the strictest classroom sound requirements.
Bard Data Flex™ Air Conditioner
A wall-mount air conditioner engineered for equipment cooling applications that demand precise control and dependable performance.
What the Bard Flex Series Means for Customers
The addition of the Bard Flex Series reinforces Bard’s commitment to designing application-specific climate control solutions. With inverter technology at the core, the Bard Flex Series helps customers benefit from:
- Adaptability and precision to better match demand and maintain tighter control
- Efficiency that aligns to real operating conditions, using only the energy required instead of running at full output unnecessarily
- Purpose-built, inverter-driven performance for both occupant comfort and mission-critical equipment cooling needs
- Ease of installation and maintenance, with two-piece interior equipment designs, drop-in replacement compatibility for existing wall-mounts, and curb compatibility
“Every application has different priorities, whether that involves sound, efficiency, precise temperature and humidity control, IAQ, or some other factor,” said Chris Mays, Vice President of Sales & Marketing. “The Bard Flex Series gives our customers more ways to match the HVAC solution to the application, all backed by the reliability and support customers expect from Bard.”