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Who makes CRAH for AI data centers

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).

CRAH units draw chilled water from the facility loop (6.05) and blow conditioned air across server intake; CRAC units carry their own compressor instead of relying on facility chilled water. Fan walls and in-row units are denser evolutions of the same function, pushing more air per rack as air-cooled density rose before designs crossed over to liquid cooling. As AI racks move chip heat into liquid loops (Layer 5), CRAH capacity does not disappear — it typically shrinks to cover the residual air-cooled heat load per rack (networking, storage, lower-density equipment) plus emergency and backup air cooling, even in halls that are mostly liquid-cooled. Where a facility stays fully air-cooled, CRAH and fan-wall counts still scale directly with heat load. Investors should watch the shift in mix between CRAH-served air cooling and liquid-side CDUs as the main determinant of demand here, and how much redundant CRAH capacity operators retain per rack even in liquid-first designs.

AI delta: Liquid cooling absorbs most of the chip heat load in AI racks, so CRAH and fan-wall demand per rack falls even as total site CRAH capacity keeps growing to serve the residual air-cooled load and act as backup.

Appears at:Enterprise / small coloLarge colo / hyperscale buildingAI campusGW-class campus· cooling:airhybrid — Sole cooling method at air-cooled enterprise and hyperscale halls; shrinks to a residual and backup role per rack once a site is liquid-cooling-first at ai_campus and gw_class scale.

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CompanyRoleOwnershipTickerPrice1dConfidenceNote
Airedale · unit of ModinemanufacturersubsidiaryMOD*inferred
Daikinmanufacturerpublic6367.T21185 JPY-0.7%inferred
Envicoolmanufacturerpublic002837.SZ44.38 CNY+1.8%inferred
Johnson ControlsmanufacturerpublicJCI144 USD+0.1%inferred
KingspanmanufacturerpublicKRX.IR89.35 EUR-2.5%inferred
Mitsubishi Electricmanufacturerpublic6503.T4770 JPY-2.3%inferred
MuntersmanufacturerpublicMTRS.ST131 SEK+4.0%inferred
Schneider ElectricmanufacturerpublicSU.PA231 EUR-1.4%inferredUniflair
Swegon · unit of LatourmanufacturersubsidiaryLATO-B.ST*inferred
SystemairmanufacturerpublicSYSR.ST85.60 SEK+0.5%inferred
TranemanufacturerpublicTT445 USD-0.9%disclosed · source
VertivmanufacturerpublicVRT194 USD-0.2%disclosedLiebert · source
Huaweimanufacturerprivateinferred
Nortek Data Center CoolingmanufacturerprivatedisclosedMadison Industries · source
Rittalmanufacturerprivatedisclosed · source
Stulzmanufacturerprivateinferred

Who competes here

The same table read the other way: every company above competes for CRAH / CRAC / fan walls / in-row units sockets. Confidence tags matter — an inferred placement is a lead, not a confirmed rivalry.

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Questions about CRAH / CRAC / fan walls / in-row units

What are 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).
Which companies make CRAH for AI data centers?
This catalog lists 16 companies on CRAH / CRAC / fan walls / in-row units, 12 of them with listed equity: Airedale, Daikin, Envicool, Johnson Controls, Kingspan, Mitsubishi Electric, Munters, Schneider Electric, Swegon, Systemair, and 6 more.
How does AI change demand for CRAH / CRAC / fan walls / in-row units?
Liquid cooling absorbs most of the chip heat load in AI racks, so CRAH and fan-wall demand per rack falls even as total site CRAH capacity keeps growing to serve the residual air-cooled load and act as backup.
How reliable are these CRAH / CRAC / fan walls / in-row units supplier placements?
The 16 placements on this part break down as 4 disclosed, 12 inferred. "disclosed" means the company or a filing says so; "reported" comes from trade press or a reference-design list; "inferred" is a taxonomy lead with no citation yet.

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