Originally posted by Data Center Dynamics.
Company says units can be interconnected for cooling above 10MW
Nortek has announced a new Cooling Distribution Unit (CDU) for liquid-cooled data centers.
The company recently announced the launch of its Skidded CDU, a liquid cooling solution engineered for high-density AI, HPC, and hyperscalers and designed to scale beyond 5MW.
The company said the CDU is configurable from 1MW to more than 5MW in the base offering, with the ability to scale beyond 10MW with interconnected modules.
“As data centers move to liquid cooling, we are seeing a shift to move faster, scale smarter, and keep things simple,” said Thomas Steen, CTO of Nortek DCC. “The skidded CDU is all about giving customers that flexibility. It’s bigger, easier to service, and built to scale as capacity and needs grow. Rather than lining up multiple 1MW units, operators can now go bigger, simplify installation, and still hit the reliability and performance they need. That’s the practical innovation we’re excited to deliver.”
Part of Madison Air, Nortek offers various air and liquid cooling solutions for industrial users. It has a cleanroom unit for semiconductor and life sciences customers, and its Nortek DCC unit serves data center customers. The company’s previous CDU offered cooling capacities of 300kW to 1.2MW.
Nortek DCC has also partnered with Empyrion Digital, deploying the former’s StatePoint liquid cooling tech at Empyrion’s 29.4MW KR1 Gangnam data center in Seoul, South Korea.
“We are proud to partner with Empyrion Digital to deploy StatePoint at their Gangnam facility,” added Karin Overstreet, CEO of Nortek DCC. “StatePoint was designed to meet the intense demands of AI and HPC while cutting energy and water use. This project shows what’s possible when forward-thinking infrastructure meets purpose-built innovation, and we’re excited to help raise the bar for data center sustainability and performance in South Korea.”
DigitalEdge is also a customer in the Philippines.
