nVent opens 117,000-square-foot data-center cooling plant in Blaine
nVent Electric opened a new 117,000-square-foot facility in Blaine, Minnesota to produce liquid-cooling systems for data centers, doubling the company's liquid-cooling capacity.
The Blaine plant is expected to employ about 175 workers and will make products aimed at cooling energy-intensive AI hardware. Company officials framed the expansion as a response to rising demand from hyperscalers and colocation providers.
The move follows surging data-center demand as operators deploy racks of AI accelerators that generate far more heat than traditional servers. nVent says the Blaine factory effectively doubles its liquid-cooling capacity to meet that demand.
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- nVent Electric opened a new 117,000‑square‑foot facility in Blaine, Minnesota
- The site is expected to employ about 175 workers
- The plant will make liquid‑cooling products for data centers running energy‑intensive AI hardware, effectively doubling nVent’s liquid‑cooling capacity
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