Based on demand for cooling systems that support high-density AI applications, Vertiv is expanding manufacturing operations and production capacity at the Tognana campus.
Vertiv has announced investments to expand chiller manufacturing and integrated testing capabilities at its Tognana campus near Padua. The company says, it expects to double chiller production capacity in the region by the end of 2026 and complete a new large-scale testing laboratory in early 2027.
Vertiv said the expansion will create additional jobs at the campus, which serves as one of the company’s main centers for cooling technology development. The facility brings together research and development, product management, manufacturing, and a Customer Experience Center where customers can witness testing of its cooling technologies.
Driven by growing demand for cooling systems that support high-density AI applications, Vertiv is expanding manufacturing operations and production capacity at the Tognana campus. The company is also building a new testing laboratory for large-scale chillers to validate their performance with liquid cooling systems under demanding operating conditions. According to Vertiv, the expanded facility will help customers test and deploy cooling systems more efficiently.
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“AI is driving thermal demands that didn’t exist two years ago, with higher densities, faster deployment demands, and no room to compromise on reliability,” said Giordano Albertazzi, CEO of Vertiv. “The expansion at Tognana puts us further ahead with more manufacturing capacity, integrated testing, and advanced thermal management systems built for current and future generations of silicon. This investment reinforces our position at the front of the curve.”
Vertiv Tognana Campus Highlights
Vertiv has operated at the Tognana site since the 1960s. Today, the campus is one of the company’s key European hubs for data center cooling, bringing together research and development, manufacturing, testing, and customer engagement. Together with its Castel Guelfo facility near Bologna, it supports Vertiv’s thermal management operations across Europe.
“The expertise of our Tognana teams is central to Vertiv’s ability to support increasingly complex cooling requirements,” said Sam Bainborough, Vice President, Thermal Business at Vertiv in EMEA. “By expanding manufacturing, integrated testing and our local talent base, we are strengthening the campus’s role in serving customers across EMEA and other global markets while creating skilled opportunities in the region.”
