Munters grows data center cooling offering as AI drives demand for next-generation thermal solutions
Mar 20, 2026
The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing is transforming the global data center industry and placing new demands on cooling infrastructure.
Through its Data Center Technologies (DCT) business area, Munters is positioning itself at the center of this development by delivering advanced thermal management solutions designed for the next generation of high-density data centers.
While power availability and construction capacity remain key constraints in the global rollout of AI infrastructure, cooling is fundamentally an engineering challenge. Managing the thermal loads generated by increasingly powerful computing systems has therefore become one of the most critical aspects of modern data center design.
“Cooling is becoming one of the defining engineering challenges in the expansion of digital infrastructure,” says Stefan Aspman, President of Munters’ Data Center Technologies business and incoming CEO of Munters. “Our role is to deliver the thermal infrastructure that enables the next generation of data centers.”
Munters brings more than 70 years of engineering expertise in climate control to mission critical applications. Through DCT, the company has evolved from being a niche provider of evaporative cooling solutions to developing a full portfolio of integrated cooling solutions that support data center operators across the full lifecycle of their facilities.
Today, Munters works with customers from early-stage data center design through system deployment and long-term operation, helping operators manage increasing heat loads as computing density grows.
A key entry point for Munters in the data center market is its high-capacity chiller technology, including the Geoclima Circlemiser platform, developed specifically for demanding mission critical environments specifically data centers. The innovative cylindrical condenser, and unique evaporator configurations designs provides a higher overall cooling capacity, at reduced footprints and power requirements compared with conventional chiller designs.
Next-generation chiller platform
As data center cooling demands continue to increase, Munters is also developing a next-generation chiller platform targeting approximately larger cooling capacities up to 3MW while also operating at higher peak ambient conditions, representing a new step in high-capacity cooling solutions for high density data centers.
“Chillers are often the starting point of our engagement with customers,” says Stefan Aspman. “But our long-term ambition is to support the entire cooling architecture of the data center – from early design and system integration to operation and lifecycle support.”
Munters approach allows customers to scale cooling solutions as their infrastructure evolves, supporting both traditional air-based cooling and more advanced liquid cooling architectures required by high-density AI workloads.
Munters has a long history of working with customers to tailor its portfolio of cooling solutions to meet customers specific needs for different design condition. Our cooling solutions can be customized for site specific needs or for large-scale deployments across our customers wider portfolio of locations.
To support growing demand, Munters is investing in expanded manufacturing capacity and a new environmental test chamber for chillers in Virginia, which will be operational during the year. The facility will support the development and validation of next-generation cooling technologies for data centers customers.
With strong momentum in the Americas and growing opportunities across Europe and Asia, Munters sees significant long-term growth potential in the global data center cooling market.
“The rapid expansion of digital infrastructure is creating entirely new requirements for thermal management,” says Stefan Aspman. “Munters combines a long engineering heritage with new technologies designed for modern data centers, and we are well positioned to play a key role in enabling the next generation of digital infrastructure.”
