Vertiv, a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, has inaugurated a new manufacturing facility at Chakan in Pune, Maharashtra. The new plant manufactures thermal management products and solutions customised for data centres, telecom, commercial and industrial applications, catering to both domestic and international markets.

Spanning 2,10,000 sq. ft./19,510 sq. mtrs., the facility supports the manufacturing of cooling solutions ranging from 200 W to 2 MW+, including adiabatic free cooling chillers, large custom air handling units (AHU), thermal wall units, a new range of large direct expansion (DX), packaged DX and free cooling with economiser units, a new range of in-row cooling units, wall mount units and rack cooling systems.

The facility also boasts psychometric labs to provide performance testing, a dedicated customer experience centre and design support capabilities. It is situated in a India Green Building Council (IGBC) compliant park which focuses on sustainability.

The new plant will help provide more thermal management capacity, improve lead times and increase its ability to deliver large and complex solutions. Vertiv will align solutions with India’s unique environmental and infrastructural needs, enabling optimal performance and reliability.

The new facility will facilitate India’s emergence as a data centre hub in the APAC region. With increasing global digitalisation and the rapid adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI), there is an increasing demand for more capacity, including for data centre thermal and power infrastructure.