Acquisition enhances engineering capabilities for cold plate design, server-side liquid cooling and high-density thermal validation, improving system-level performance, reliability and lifecycle outcomes
Vertiv (NYSE: VRT), a global leader in critical digital infrastructure and business continuity solutions, announces that it has acquired Strategic Thermal Labs LLC (STL), a company specializing in advanced liquid cooling technologies. The acquisition expands Vertiv's thermal-chain strategy by strengthening engineering capabilities at the interface between server-side liquid cooling and supporting infrastructure – an increasingly critical factor in high-density, liquid-cooled environments that support AI workloads and high-performance computing.
As computing requirements increase, the interaction between server-side liquid cooling and supporting infrastructures increasingly impacts overall system performance, including flow, balance, control operation, maintainability, and lifecycle reliability. Strategic Thermal Labs has established expertise in cold plate design, server-side liquid cooling and high-density thermal validation, which should strengthen Vertiv's ability to simulate and emulate real-world high-density computing conditions, optimize the interaction between the thermal and power chains, and support customers through design, integration, commissioning and lifecycle operations.
“As artificial intelligence and high-performance computing push power densities to unprecedented levels, understanding and solving thermal challenges at the chip level becomes critical to system design, performance and reliability,” said Scott Armul, chief product and technology officer at Vertiv. “STL brings deep expertise and proven capabilities in addressing some of the industry's most complex chip density and thermal issues, strengthening Vertiv's ability to emulate and validate system-level solutions and enabling customers to improve performance and lifecycle outcomes in liquid-cooled environments.”
Vertiv emphasizes that the acquisition does not change its commitment to an open ecosystem. The company will continue to advance interoperable, server- and chip-agnostic infrastructure solutions to improve system-level performance and customer outcomes across diverse computing environments.
The integration of Strategic Thermal Labs supports Vertiv's broader strategy to help customers manage growing infrastructure complexity through integrated power, cooling, control and lifecycle services capabilities.
For more information about Vertiv's end-to-end portfolio of power and thermal management systems, infrastructure solutions and lifecycle services, please visit Vertiv.com.
