What Schneider Electric makes for data centers
public · HQ Rueil-Malmaison, France · se.com · also known as: APC, Uniflair, Modicon
Schneider Electric makes electrical distribution and power management equipment for data centers, including low- and medium-voltage switchgear, transformers, busway (Canalis), and rack power distribution units and UPS systems sold under the APC brand. It also supplies EcoStruxure IT data center infrastructure management software and, following its 2025 acquisition of Motivair, coolant distribution units and rear-door heat exchangers for liquid cooling.
Listing
Euronext Paris: SU.PA· 231 EUR -1.39% · mkt cap 136.1B EUR
Also listed: IT
Snapshot 2026-10-25T10:41:17Z — nightly, not real-time.· Chart on TradingView ↗
Exposure
22 parts across 6 layers
No disclosed data-center revenue share on file.
Units and subsidiaries: ASCO, Motivair
Parts, by layer
Layer 4 — Servers, racks & integration
| Part | Role | Confidence | Competitors | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-rack busbar & power whips | manufacturer | reported | Amphenol, Bizlink, Delta Electronics, Eaton, Lite-On | |
| Rack PDUs | manufacturer | inferred | Cyber Power, Delta Electronics, Eaton, Legrand, Vertiv, nVent | |
| Enclosures | manufacturer | inferred | Eaton, Legrand, Vertiv, nVent, Chatsworth, Panduit |
Layer 5 — Liquid cooling (IT-side: chip to CDU)
| Part | Role | Confidence | Competitors | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leak detection, flow & pressure sensing | manufacturer | inferred | Emerson, Honeywell, Keyence, Sensirion, Vertiv, nVent | |
| Rack/row cooling controls & software | manufacturer | inferred | Vertiv, nVent, CoolIT, Motivair | |
| Coolant distribution units (via Motivair) | manufacturer | inferred | Auras, Daikin, Delta Electronics, Envicool, Foxconn (Hon Hai), Johnson Controls | |
| Rear-door heat exchangers (via Motivair) | manufacturer | inferred | Legrand, Vertiv, nVent, Coolcentric, Huawei, Motivair | |
| Rack/row cooling controls & software (via Motivair) | manufacturer | inferred | Vertiv, nVent, CoolIT, Motivair |
Layer 6 — Facility cooling & HVAC
| Part | Role | Confidence | Competitors | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chillers & compressors | manufacturer | inferred | Carrier, Daikin, Gree, Johnson Controls, LG, Midea | |
| CRAH / CRAC / fan walls / in-row units | manufacturer | inferred | Daikin, Envicool, Johnson Controls, Kingspan, Mitsubishi Electric, Munters | Uniflair |
| Building management, controls, environmental sensors | manufacturer | inferred | ABB, Carrier, Delta Electronics, Honeywell, Johnson Controls, Siemens | EcoStruxure |
| PLCs | manufacturer | inferred | Rockwell, Siemens, Beckhoff, Phoenix Contact |
Layer 7 — Electrical: power distribution (grid to rack)
Layer 9 — Building shell, site & construction
| Part | Role | Confidence | Competitors | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prefab / modular data centers & power/cooling skids | manufacturer | inferred | ABB, Delta Electronics, Eaton, Nucor, Powell, Vertiv | prefab modules |
Layer 11 — Software, tools & services touching the hardware (optional)
Where Schneider Electric sits in the stack
Schneider Electric's placements in this catalog cover 25 parts, from layer 4 (servers, racks & integration) to layer 11 (software, tools & services touching the hardware (optional)). 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
- DCIM, digital twins, capacity planning — Software that models a data center's power, cooling, space, and asset capacity in a live digital twin, giving operators visibility into what a facility can still support.
- Enclosures — The rack cabinet frame itself — the enclosure that chassis and trays mount into, sold either as a standalone product or built in-house by the rack ODM.
- In-rack busbar & power whips — The high-current busbar and cabling that carries power from the rack's power shelves to each tray, including Nvidia's specified ±48 V / 1,400 A busbar used in rack-scale liquid-cooled systems.
- Rack PDUs — The power distribution units mounted in or beside a rack that meter and distribute power to individual devices, sitting between facility power and the rack's internal busbar or whips.
- 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.
- and 20 more in the table above.
Closest peers in this catalog
Seen in real machines
Schneider Electric is named in 1 of the rack teardowns and supercomputer breakdowns on this site. Each line below is a piece of that machine.
- Nvidia GB300 NVL72 · rack teardown
- Rack PDU and power whips
From the blog
Latest feed
- DCD Talks: Unpacking the AI powertrain with Manav Patel, Schneider Electric — Data Center Dynamics, 2026-10-23Schneider Electric and DCD discussed how grid-to-chip power solutions are accelerating the deployment of resilient AI infrastructure to meet increasing power demands.
- Schneider Electric sees record-high Q3 revenue on global data center boom — Utility Dive, 2026-10-19Schneider Electric reported record Q3 revenue driven by the global data center expansion, noting higher organic growth in China and East Asia compared to North America.
- DCD Studio: A year of data center development with Matthew Baynes, Schneider Electric — Data Center Dynamics, 2026-10-15A discussion with Matthew Baynes of DCD Studio covered a year of data center development progress.
- Sponsored: Wärtsilä, Schneider Electric, and Stanley Consultants launch coordinated approach for faster US data center power delivery — Data Center Dynamics, 2026-10-10Wärtsilä, Schneider Electric, and Stanley Consultants have launched a collaborative model to streamline data center power infrastructure delivery by integrating onsite generation and electrical engineering services.
- Sponsored: How 800 VDC could change the liquid cooling game — Data Center Dynamics, 2026-10-09The article discusses how 800V DC electrical architecture could optimize power distribution and heat management for liquid-cooled data centers.
- Schneider-PTC deal targets industrial AI across the lifecycle — DigiTimes, 2026-10-07Schneider Electric and PTC have announced a strategic partnership to integrate industrial AI into the lifecycle management of physical infrastructure.
- Schneider Electric drops $22.6B on PTC as datacenter boom rains money on infra companies — The Register, 2026-10-05Schneider Electric is acquiring PTC for $22.6 billion to bolster its infrastructure capabilities amidst the growing data center market.
- Fashion brands partner with Schneider Electric to expand renewables — Utility Dive, 2026-10-01Fashion brands are partnering with Schneider Electric to expand their renewable energy capabilities.
- Schneider gives datacenter switchgear the software-defined treatment — The Register, 2026-09-29Schneider Electric is introducing software-defined capabilities to its data center switchgear products to enhance management and automation.
- DCD Talks: What 800 VDC means for data center cooling with Mike Donahue, Schneider Electric Global — Data Center Dynamics, 2026-09-18Schneider Electric discussed how moving to 800 VDC architecture impacts data center cooling and overall operational considerations.
Questions about Schneider Electric
- What does Schneider Electric make for AI data centers?
- This catalog places Schneider Electric on 26 parts: In-rack busbar & power whips (manufacturer), Rack PDUs (manufacturer), Leak detection, flow & pressure sensing (manufacturer), Rack/row cooling controls & software (manufacturer), Chillers & compressors (manufacturer), CRAH / CRAC / fan walls / in-row units (manufacturer), Building management, controls, environmental sensors (manufacturer) and HV switchgear, GIS, breakers, protection relays (manufacturer), and 18 more.
- Is Schneider Electric publicly traded?
- Yes — Schneider Electric is listed on Euronext Paris under SU.PA, plus 1 other listing. Prices shown on this page are a nightly snapshot, not real-time, and nothing here is investment advice.
- Where is Schneider Electric based?
- Rueil-Malmaison, France, per the company record in this catalog.
- Who else makes in-rack busbar & power whips for AI data centers?
- Amphenol, Bizlink, Delta Electronics, Eaton and Lite-On are also placed on In-rack busbar & power whips in this catalog.
- How well sourced are these placements?
- Every part→company placement carries a confidence tag. For Schneider Electric the mix is 1 reported and 25 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.
Verification: enriched, last verified 2026-08-27. Sources: www.se.com · en.wikipedia.org.· Markdown · JSON