Modine is investing more than $38 million to expand manufacturing capacity for data centre chillers.
The planned investment through the end of 2028 will upgrade one of Modine's facilities in Grenada County, Mississippi, in the United States.
According to Modine president and CEO, Neil D. Brinker, the investment is expected to create more than 450 jobs.
"Increasing our capacity to manufacture data centre cooling equipment is just one example of how we're executing on our strategy to evolve our portfolio for long-term growth," he said.
“By repurposing the facility to meet demand from hyperscale and co-location data centre customers, we're well-positioned to capture opportunities in our strategic growth markets."
Modine operates two facilities in Grenada, MS. The investment at one of the facilities is supporting building upgrades, product line expansion of Airedale by Modine chillers, and enhancements to state-of-the-art testing facilities.
The Grenada lab will increase in capacity and, alongside Modine's facility in Rockbridge, VA, the company will grow its dedicated data centre product development testing capabilities with chiller production set to begin at the facility during the northern summer.
President of climate solutions at Modine, Eric McGinnis, said the investment adds to the company’s global manufacturing footprint for Airedale by Modine data centre cooling solutions.
“In addition to the Rockbridge facility, we're already serving data centre customers worldwide from facilities in Canada, Spain, and the UK. And, we're looking forward to the first product coming off the lines in the coming months at our new facility in India,” he said.
With Airedale by Modine technologies, global customers have a one-stop shop for mission-critical cooling solutions, according to Art Laszlo, group vice president, Data Centres at Modine.
"Whether it's our high-efficiency chillers, precision cooling units and modular fan walls or our intelligent controls and airflow management systems, we partner with our customers' to solve their most complex thermal management challenges,” Laszlo said.