Nortek Data Center Cooling

What Nortek Data Center Cooling does

Nortek Data Center Cooling (legal entity Nortek Air Solutions, LLC, operating as Nortek DCC) is a US-based manufacturer of custom, built-to-spec cooling systems for hyperscale, colocation, and enterprise data centers. Founded as a data center-focused entity circa 2012 and rebranded under Madison Air Solutions in October 2024, the company is headquartered in Oklahoma City with a 350,000-square-foot ISO 9001:2015-certified manufacturing facility in Dyersburg, Tennessee, and over 3 million square feet of US-based manufacturing capacity in aggregate. Its portfolio spans air and liquid cooling: Coolant Distribution Units (CDU, 300 kW to 1.2+ MW, plus a Skidded CDU from 1 to 5+ MW scalable beyond 10 MW), Computer Room Air Handlers (CRAH, 80-490 kW), CoilWall Series fan coil walls, Rear Door Heat Exchangers (RDHX), and the patented StatePoint Liquid Cooling System (SPLC), which uses a microporous membrane heat exchanger (SPEX) co-developed with Facebook since 2015 to deliver indirect evaporative cooling with reported pPUE of 1.025-1.06 and WUE as low as 0.09.

The core technology differentiator is the hydrophobic SPEX membrane that physically separates water and air streams, eliminating Legionella risk and enabling up to 90% water savings versus traditional cooling towers and up to 60% power savings. The company operates a C-Force engineering team that partners with customers from concept through commissioning, sells primarily through direct enterprise field sales plus a formal partner/channel program targeting Asia and other regions, and prices on a custom quote basis reflective of the bespoke nature of deployments. Revenue derives from hardware product sales (CDU, CRAH, CoilWall, RDHX, StatePoint systems) plus ongoing professional services for commissioning and lifecycle support. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Madison Air Solutions (NYSE: MAIR following its April 2026 $2.23B IPO), and its named customers include Meta (flagship StatePoint and Clonee, Ireland partner), Digital Edge (Manila), Empyrion Digital (Seoul KR1), RackBank (India 500 MW expansion), and multiple unnamed hyperscalers.

Name

Nortek Data Center Cooling

Legal name

Nortek Air Solutions, LLC

Website

https://nortekdatacenter.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Nortek Data Center Cooling manufactures custom air and liquid cooling systems (CDUs, CRAH, CoilWall, RDHX, and patented StatePoint indirect evaporative cooling) for hyperscale, colocation, and enterprise data centers globally. The Oklahoma City-headquartered firm is a subsidiary of Madison Air Solutions (NYSE: MAIR).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Data Center Cooling Equipment

NAICS

Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (333415)

SIC

Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip (3585)

akta.pro primary industry

Cooling Systems & Thermal Management (CRAC/CRAH, Chillers, Liquid Cooling) (HDABAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Heat Rejection & Mechanical Plant (Cooling Towers, Pumps, Condensers) (HDABAKAE), Facilities Operations & Maintenance (Power/Cooling/Mechanical) (HDABANAC)

Keywords

• Data center cooling
• Liquid cooling systems
• HVAC equipment
• Coolant distribution units
• Evaporative cooling

Headquarters

HQ city

Oklahoma City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Hardware product sales: Sale of data center cooling equipment including CDUs, CRAH units, CoilWall systems, RDHX, and StatePoint liquid cooling plants. Products are custom-built to spec for each customer installation. Manufacturing is US-based with over 3 million square feet of onshore capacity.
2. Professional services: Ongoing service and maintenance, commissioning, and engineering support provided throughout the product lifecycle. C-Force team provides application and hardware engineering support from concept through commissioning and beyond.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Nortek Data Center Cooling designs and manufactures custom liquid and air cooling systems for data centers. Its portfolio includes Coolant Distribution Units (CDUs), Computer Room Air Handlers (CRAHs), CoilWall perimeter cooling systems, Rear Door Heat Exchangers (RDHX), and the patented StatePoint indirect liquid cooling technology. The company also offers build-to-spec solutions for hyperscale, colocation, and enterprise deployments.

Product overview

Nortek Data Center Cooling is a data center cooling solutions provider offering a comprehensive portfolio of air and liquid cooling products. The product line includes four core product families: the Coolant Distribution Unit (CDU) family for direct liquid cooling to technical racks (300 kW to 1.2+ MW); the CoilWall Series for free cooling using outdoor air; the Computer Room Air Handler (CRAH) for air-based cooling (80-490 kW); and Rear Door Heat Exchangers (RDHX) for server-level thermal management. Additionally, their patented StatePoint Liquid Cooling Technology provides indirect evaporative cooling using membrane exchangers for water and power savings. Products integrate with building automation systems via protocols like ModBus, BACnet, SNMP, and LonTalk. The company also offers ServerCool-branded CDU products. All products are designed for both new construction and retrofit applications, supporting hyperscale, colocation, and enterprise data centers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• StatePoint®: Patented indirect evaporative liquid cooling technology using microporous membrane heat exchangers that achieves up to 90% water savings and up to 60% power savings compared to traditional cooling systems.
• C-Force™
• ServerCool™
• FANWALL™
• C-Force™

Products and services

• StatePoint Liquid Cooling Technology
• Coolant Distribution Unit (CDU)
• CoilWall
• Computer Room Air Handler (CRAH)
• Rear Door Heat Exchanger (RDHX)
• ServerCool CDU1200

Quantifiable outcome

• Water usage reduction of 35-50% at Digital Edge Manila facility; saves equivalent of Olympic swimming pool of water per year
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MetacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNortek DCC developed StatePoint liquid cooling technology in partnership with Meta (Facebook) beginning in 2015, with the first system completed in 2019. Nortek is Meta's top data center cooling provider, having been awarded the contract in 2016 after successfully launching the StatePoint prototype. Nortek's Clonee, Ireland team continues to support Meta's EU data center hub, having completed multiple phases and received top contractor awards (KPI 9.5/10).
• Digital EdgecoreTechnology or IntegrationDigital Edge deployed Nortek DCC's StatePoint hybrid fluid cooling plant at its 10-megawatt data center in Manila, Philippines. The deployment achieved 35-50% water usage savings and 20% power savings, demonstrating the technology's suitability for hot and humid tropical climates. Nortek's technology was chosen to address sustainability and cost-effectiveness challenges in challenging operating conditions.
• Empyrion DigitalcoreTechnology or IntegrationEmpyrion Digital deployed Nortek DCC's StatePoint liquid cooling technology at its KR1 Gangnam Data Centre in Seoul, South Korea. The 29.4 MW AI-ready facility achieved PUE of 1.3 and WUE of 1.6. Both companies indicated this marks the beginning of a long-term collaboration to deliver AI-ready, green-by-design data centres across Asia.
• RackBankcoreTechnology or IntegrationRackBank specified Nortek's StatePoint liquid cooling technology for its upcoming 180 MW GigaCampus in Chennai, India. StatePoint will be the preferred cooling solutions provider across RackBank's 500 MW PAN India expansion in Chennai, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Delhi, Pune and other Indian cities. The partnership supports RackBank's 100% clean energy and decarbonization goals.
• Nalco Water (Ecolab)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNalco Water (an Ecolab company) partnered with Nortek on water management tools and analysis for data center sustainability. Kris Holla of Nortek and Michael Lesniak of Nalco Water co-authored content on water conservation strategies, combining Nortek's low-WUE cooling technology with Nalco's water management expertise.
• National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNUS and NTU launched the S$23 million Sustainable Tropical Data Centre Testbed (STDCT) with Facebook as anchor industry partner. Nortek's StatePoint Liquid Cooling System (SPLC) is a key technology in the testbed facility, which aims to develop innovative and sustainable cooling solutions for data centers in tropical climates.
• MaceminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMace, serving as general contractor, recognized Nortek DCC's Clonee, Ireland team with a 99% KPI score and 'Contractor of the Month' award in May 2021 for exceptional health and safety implementation on Meta's data center project.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Schneider Electric: Schneider Electric offers data center cooling solutions through its IT Cooling/Infrastructure business, including air and liquid cooling for colocation and hyperscale operators. Larger, diversified incumbent with broader portfolio but less specialized in custom-built liquid cooling.

Direct peers

• Asetek: Asetek is a Danish company that develops and sells liquid cooling solutions for data centers, HPC, and gaming. Competes in the same liquid cooling ecosystem including CDUs and direct chip cooling.
• CoolIT Systems: CoolIT Systems specializes in liquid cooling solutions including CDUs and direct-to-chip cooling for high-performance computing and AI workloads. Direct emerging competitor in liquid cooling CDUs for hyperscalers.
• Rittal: Rittal provides IT cooling solutions including liquid cooling CDU (LCP), CRAH units, and complete data center enclosures for hyperscale and enterprise customers. Direct peer in custom data center cooling infrastructure.
• Vertiv: Vertiv (formerly Emerson Network Power) is the leading global provider of data center critical infrastructure including precision cooling (CRAH, CDU), power, and IT management. Most direct comparable peer competing head-to-head in liquid cooling for hyperscale AI deployments.
• Munters: Munters provides indirect evaporative cooling and air handling solutions including data center cooling equipment. Their Oasis system is highly comparable to Nortek's StatePoint indirect evaporative technology.
• Boyd: Boyd (formerly Boyd Corporation / Aavid) manufactures thermal management solutions including liquid cooling cold plates, CDUs, and rack-level cooling for data centers. Direct peer in custom thermal solutions for hyperscale operators.
• Stulz: Stulz is a German manufacturer of precision air conditioning for data centers and is a key competitor in CRAH and adiabatic cooling solutions. Comparable peer in mission-critical cooling for hyperscale and colocation operators.

Emerging players

• Green Revolution Cooling (GRC): GRC specializes in single-phase immersion cooling for data centers, an alternative approach to liquid cooling that competes for the same hyperscale AI cooling workload. Adjacent emerging competitor in the liquid cooling space.
• ZutaCore: ZutaCore offers two-phase direct-to-chip liquid cooling using hyper-fine droplet technology, targeting hyperscale and HPC workloads. Emerging competitor in liquid cooling innovation for AI infrastructure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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