Johnson Controls, a leading United States building technologies and solutions provider, has agreed to acquire Boston-based thermal management company Alloy Enterprises for an undisclosed amount to expand its data centre cooling capabilities, as reported by Facility Management Media.

The acquisition provides Johnson Controls greater market share in the data centre cooling segment. Founded in 2020, Alloy Enterprises is a thermal, mechanical and materials sciences technology company focused on proprietary platform technology with advanced direct liquid cooling components.

Alloy's technology enables up to 35 per cent improvement in thermal management efficiency. The system allows heat to be removed faster and more effectively, reducing pressure drops by up to 75 per cent so fluid can flow more easily, resulting in lower overall cooling system energy use.

The addition of Alloy's capabilities to Johnson Controls' portfolio provides access to proprietary manufacturing processes that advance liquid cooling efficiency of graphics processing units, central processing units, memory and network interfaces.

Lei Schlitz, vice president and president for global products and solutions at Johnson Controls, said the acquisition enables customers to stay ahead of fast-changing compute demands by adding core technology that optimises overall thermal management architecture of data centres. He added that it strengthens core technology capabilities that can scale across the Johnson Controls portfolio.

Johnson Controls' existing cooling technologies include its recently launched YDAM magnetic bearing chiller delivering 3.5 megawatts of cooling, representing a 20 per cent capacity density increase versus competing solutions. Its YK-HT two-stage economised centrifugal chiller is almost 30 per cent smaller than alternatives, requiring up to 60 per cent fewer dry coolers.

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