What Airedale makes for data centers
subsidiary · unit of Modine
Airedale is a unit of Modine. It appears on 2 parts of the AI data center — Coolant distribution units and CRAH / CRAC / fan walls / in-row units — in the role of manufacturer. Those parts sit in Layer 5 — Liquid cooling (IT-side: chip to CDU) and Layer 6 — Facility cooling & HVAC.
Parts, by layer
Layer 5 — Liquid cooling (IT-side: chip to CDU)
| Part | Role | Confidence | Competitors | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coolant distribution units | manufacturer | inferred | Auras, Daikin, Delta Electronics, Envicool, Foxconn (Hon Hai), Johnson Controls |
Layer 6 — Facility cooling & HVAC
| Part | Role | Confidence | Competitors | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRAH / CRAC / fan walls / in-row units | manufacturer | inferred | Schneider Electric, Daikin, Envicool, Johnson Controls, Kingspan, Mitsubishi Electric |
Where Airedale sits in the stack
Airedale's placements in this catalog cover 2 parts, from layer 5 (liquid cooling (it-side: chip to cdu)) to layer 6 (facility cooling & hvac). None of them currently carries a sourced supply constraint tag. Across these parts it overlaps with other companies most often on the lines below.
What these parts are
- Coolant distribution units — The unit that separates the IT-side (technology) coolant loop from the facility water loop, exchanging heat between them and pumping and filtering the technology-side flow — sized from in-rack and in-row units up to multi-megawatt facility-class units.
- CRAH / CRAC / fan walls / in-row units — CRAH, CRAC, fan-wall, and in-row units circulate conditioned air across IT equipment in air-cooled halls, using either facility chilled water (CRAH) or an internal refrigerant circuit (CRAC).
Closest peers in this catalog
Questions about Airedale
- What does Airedale make for AI data centers?
- This catalog places Airedale on 2 parts: Coolant distribution units (manufacturer) and CRAH / CRAC / fan walls / in-row units (manufacturer).
- Is Airedale publicly traded?
- Not on its own — this catalog records Airedale as a unit of Modine, so the traded entity is the parent.
- Who else makes coolant distribution units for AI data centers?
- Auras, Daikin, Delta Electronics, Envicool, Foxconn (Hon Hai) and Johnson Controls are also placed on Coolant distribution units in this catalog.
- How well sourced are these placements?
- Every part→company placement carries a confidence tag. For Airedale the mix is 2 inferred. "disclosed" means the company or a filing says so; "reported" comes from trade press or a reference-design list; "inferred" is a lead from the taxonomy with no citation yet. Treat reported and inferred as leads, not facts.
Answers are generated from this catalog's own rows — see sources & method.