Daikin Applied has announced advancements in its mission-critical cooling portfolio for data centers, targeting hyperscale and colocation operators. The company’s initiatives include new high-capacity chillers, expanded testing and manufacturing facilities, recent acquisitions, and the formation of a dedicated global data center business unit.
Daikin Applied reports its Magnitude WME-C Quad Chiller is now the industry’s largest-capacity chiller with a magnetic-bearing design. The WME-C Quad Chiller supports 2,000 to 3,000 tons of cooling, uses ultra-low global warming potential refrigerants, and includes features such as RapidRestore and RideThrough for maximum uptime. Additional products announced include the Pathfinder AWV-C fan deck, which increases condenser airflow by 20 percent via a single-component architecture, and the AWM Chiller, which integrates oil-free magnetic bearing technology with a next-generation fan deck for reliable operation in high ambient temperatures up to 135 degrees Fahrenheit.
To test and engineer its growing data center product line, Daikin Applied is expanding its test laboratory near its Minneapolis headquarters by 71,000 square feet, adding nine new test cells for chillers and custom air handlers. The company has also acquired DDC Solutions to deliver modular, ultra-high-density hybrid, and rack-level white space cooling systems. This complements Daikin Applied’s earlier acquisition of Alliance Air Products (AAP) and the construction of a second manufacturing plant to double capacity for custom air handlers. A new modular solutions manufacturing facility is scheduled to open in January 2026, aimed at increasing large-tonnage production for data center requirements.
A newly established Global Data Center Solutions Group, led by Vice President Greg Jeffers, will focus exclusively on the specific needs of data centers. Jeffers said, “Our mission is to lead the data center industry forward with scalable, reliable, high-performance cooling eco-systems that are easily deployable and act together to protect our customer’s valuable infrastructure,” adding that expanded resources position Daikin Applied to address demanding and complex data center cooling environments.
These investments and organizational changes are aimed at delivering integrated, high-reliability cooling for evolving server architectures, intense workloads, facility layouts, and high ambient temperature environments in data centers.
Source: Daikin Applied
