Modine Opens India Facility to Manufacture Data Center Cooling Equipment for APAC Region
In-region production of Airedale by ModineTM solutions serves growing data center industry demand Modine® (NYSE:MOD), a diversified global leader in thermal management technology and solutions, officially opened its new 100,000 ft2. facility in Chennai, India. The event marked the beginning of full-scale, in-region production of Airedale by ModineTM data center cooling equipment and a strategic positioning to meet accelerated demand from data center customers across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. “Launching our Chennai facility is a significant milestone in our global growth strategy,” said Eric McGinnis, President, Climate Solutions at Modine. “The data center market in India and across the region …
Embodied Carbon – Why it Matters for Data Center Sustainability
As the built environment aims for net zero, attention is rapidly shifting beyond operational energy to include the embodied carbon of products and systems – especially critical cooling equipment, which plays a major role in both construction and long-term building performance. At Airedale by Modine, we’re committed to supporting our customers on their journey to decarbonize buildings. That’s why we’re embracing methodologies like TM65, calculating the embodied carbon of our products, and working toward the development of carbon life cycle assessments (LCAs) and environmental product declarations (EPDs) to drive transparency and continuous improvement. But what exactly do these terms mean …
Power Usage Effectiveness: What It Means and Why It Matters
Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) is a fundamental metric for measuring how efficiently a data center consumes energy – especially crucial in today’s cloud-first, energy-conscious IT landscape. At its core, PUE is the ratio of a data center’s total energy consumption to the energy consumed by its IT equipment: PUE = Total facility energy / IT equipment energy A PUE of 1.0 represents the ideal – where every watt of energy supports computing, with none lost to cooling, lighting, or overhead. In the real world though, data centers require additional power to keep servers at optimal conditions, pushing PUE above 1.0. …
Modine Announces New $100 Million Investment to Expand Capacity for North American Data Center Business
Expansion plan includes new manufacturing facilities and increased production capacity for critical equipment supporting Airedale by Modine™ total data center cooling solutions, in response to unprecedented demand from U.S. hyperscale and colocation data center customers RACINE, Wis., July 29, 2025 — Modine (NYSE: MOD), a diversified global leader in thermal management technology and solutions, today announced a multimillion-dollar investment to expand U.S. manufacturing capacity for Airedale by Modine™ data center cooling products. This strategic investment reinforces Modine’s commitment and ability to serve the U.S. data center market and the company’s century-long leadership and expertise in precision-engineered cooling solutions for mission-critical …
Tailored Cooling Solutions: Why One-Size-Fits-All Doesn’t Fit
Today’s data centers demand more from their cooling solutions than ever before. Breakthroughs in generative AI are spiking electrical demands at data centers, and all that heat generation means that only the best cooling and monitoring solutions will do. The growing complexity of hybrid cloud configurations and HPC workloads also makes it more challenging to keep it all cool. It’s simply not realistic to expect limited off-the-shelf cooling systems to address the diverse operational, environmental, and business-specific challenges these data centers face. Seeking out tailored solutions will pay off through years of efficient operation. Consider the essentials with this deep …
Retrofitting Legacy Data Centers for Efficient Cooling
Legacy data centers weren’t built for today’s workloads. High-density compute, accelerated AI models, and increasingly stringent sustainability metrics strain systems that were considered state of the art not long ago. Inadequate cooling infrastructure is often the limiting factor: inefficient, rigid, and unable to scale to meet demand. Building an entirely new facility isn’t always an option. Full facility rebuilds are rarely feasible due to budget constraints, operational risks, and space limitations. Instead, you can pragmatically solve your cooling problems by retrofitting your existing space. These targeted cooling upgrades can lower the risk of disrupting operations and introduce measurable performance improvements. …
