Autec Carrier Targets AI Data Center Market with NVIDIA-Certified CDU

Autec Carrier is accelerating its strategy to penetrate the domestic artificial intelligence (AI) data center market by launching a liquid cooling solution that has completed NVIDIA’s quality certification. The company plans to broaden its supply scope from large-scale hyperscale data centers to urban and distributed data centers, while also expanding its business domain to encompass maintenance services.

Autec Carrier, a member of the Autec Group led by Chairman Kang Seonghui, announced on October 1 that Carrier’s global Coolant Distribution Unit (CDU) "65LL" has been officially certified for quality by NVIDIA and is now registered as "Product Qualified" on the NVIDIA Marketplace. The company explained that this official recognition of its product’s technology has laid the groundwork for expanding its supply to large-scale commercial AI data center projects.

The "65LL" is a liquid cooling distribution unit with a maximum cooling capacity of 1.3MW. It narrows the temperature gap between the chiller and the server racks by up to 2°C, enabling more efficient chiller operation. This design improves the energy efficiency of the chiller by 10 to 15%.

Autec Carrier is also working with Carrier Global to expand its high-capacity CDU lineup. Currently, the 1.3MW-grade CDU has completed both NVIDIA certification and Product Qualified registration. The 2.6MW-grade CDU is undergoing testing, with the goal of obtaining NVIDIA certification by the end of this year.

The company is also securing new contracts in the data center cooling business. In August, Autec Carrier was selected as the cooling solution supplier for a 48MW hyperscale data center project in the Seoul metropolitan area led by a global data center developer and operator in the Asia-Pacific region. This project will utilize Carrier’s oil-free inverter centrifugal chiller "19DV" series, and Autec Carrier will also be responsible for maintenance during the data center’s operational phase.

The data center is scheduled to be gradually expanded to a total capacity of 500MW by 2030. Autec Carrier expects this to generate additional opportunities for supplying cooling solutions in the future.

The company is also targeting the small-scale and distributed data center market. Autec Carrier is expanding the supply of air-cooled "USX Chillers" for data centers with capacities under 10MW. The USX Chiller is well-suited for urban and locally distributed data centers where installation space is limited.

In September, Autec Carrier secured a contract to supply a USX Chiller to a downtown Seoul data center, and the company is working to secure contracts for three additional sites within the fourth quarter of this year.

The company is also enhancing the competitiveness of its post-operation maintenance services. Autec Carrier plans to expand the application of Carrier Global’s AI-based digital maintenance platform "BluEdge" to data center cooling facilities by linking it with its domestic service organization.

BluEdge is a service where operating data generated from HVAC equipment is analyzed by both AI and expert engineers to detect anomalies early and diagnose potential failure causes in advance. Carrier’s global command centers, located in Kennesaw, USA, and Bengaluru, India, collaborate with Autec Carrier’s domestic service team to provide 24/7 remote monitoring and technical support.

Collaboration with Carrier Global is also being strengthened. During "Data Centre World Asia 2026," the largest dedicated data center exhibition in Asia held in Singapore, Autec Carrier met with Carrier Global representatives to discuss cooperation plans for supplying and marketing AI data center cooling solutions in Korea.

In particular, the company plans to expand the application of the "65LL" unit to domestic AI data center projects and strengthen business collaboration with customers, designers, and partner companies.

Kang Shinwook, CEO of Autec Carrier, said, "With the completion of NVIDIA certification for our CDU, we have reinforced our capability to supply liquid cooling solutions for large-scale AI data center projects. Based on our partnership with Carrier Global, we will offer integrated solutions combining CDUs, chillers, and BluEdge-based maintenance services, and further expand our reach in the Korean market—from hyperscale to urban and distributed data centers."

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