Vertiv said it will invest about $50 million to expand its manufacturing presence in Ohio, including its facility in Ironton and its headquarters campus in Westerville. The projects are expected to create hundreds of new jobs through 2029 and are intended to support growing demand for AI, high-density computing and other digital infrastructure applications.
The Ironton expansion is expected to be operational in the second quarter of 2027. Vertiv said the project will increase production capacity for its liquid cooling and chilled water systems used in advanced thermal management applications, with total capacity at the facility for these systems expected to rise by about 45%.
According to the company, the investment also expands manufacturing, engineering, sales, services and logistics capabilities needed to support customers deploying and scaling infrastructure for next-generation GPU clusters, large-scale model training and other high-performance workloads. Vertiv said the expansion is also intended to improve responsiveness to customer demand and shorten supply chains.
“Ohio operations remain integral to Vertiv’s strategy,” said Giordano (Gio) Albertazzi, CEO of Vertiv. “This investment expands our manufacturing capacity and strengthens the engineering, sales, service, and logistics capabilities that support customers building the next generation of digital infrastructure. It also reflects our confidence in the talent, commitment, and long-standing support we continue to see across Ohio and within the communities where we operate.”
