ACT, Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc., announced an expansion of its U.S. manufacturing operations to support high-volume production of cold plates for liquid-cooled data center applications. The planned 50,000-square-foot facility in Lancaster, Pennsylvania (approx. 4,645 m²), will strengthen domestic manufacturing capabilities for AI, high-performance computing and next-generation data center architecture.
The new manufacturing space will focus on U.S.-based production of high-performance single-phase and two-phase cold plates. The products are designed for a wide range of AI processors and accelerated computing platforms.
Initial production capacity is expected to exceed approximately 500,000 cold plates annually. Output will come online through phased production ramps, according to the company.
ACT said cold plate-based liquid cooling is being used as rack-level power densities climb and air-cooling approaches practical limits. The company said its cold plates use advanced internal flow structures, optimized heat transfer surfaces and material selections for thermal performance and long-term reliability across high-density rack environments.
“Thermal requirements in data centers are changing rapidly, and customers are designing systems with liquid cooling as a baseline assumption,” said Bryan Muzyka, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at ACT. “This expansion allows us to align our manufacturing capacity with our best-in-class technical performance, to meet the demands of the industry for high quality, domestic manufactured solutions.”
