Modine has started commercial production of Airedale chillers at a new manufacturing facility in Grand Prairie, Texas, USA. The 682,000-square-foot (approx. 63,360 m²) facility is dedicated to producing 2 MW and 3 MW chillers with free cooling for data centers, including hyperscale cloud, colocation, and high-density AI computing applications.
The facility is expected to become the largest Airedale chiller manufacturing site in the company’s global network. Its first production line began operating in November 2026, with Modine targeting four operational 2 MW production lines by the end of the current fiscal year.
The expansion schedule depends on equipment commissioning, workforce readiness, and other operational considerations. The facility currently operates one shift, with plans to gradually transition to a three-shift production model.
Alongside chillers, Airedale’s data center cooling portfolio includes dry coolers, coolant distribution units (CDUs), and intelligent controls. These systems are designed to support different data center thermal architectures, with a focus on energy and water efficiency.
“The launch of our Grand Prairie facility is an important milestone in the plan we announced last year to expand U.S. manufacturing capacity for Airedale cooling technologies,” said Neil D. Brinker, President and CEO of Modine.