Vertiv is investing in its Italian technology campus to double chiller production capacity and build a new testing labor

Vertiv, a global leader in critical digital infrastructure listed on the New York Stock Exchange under ticker VRT, announced on July 21, 2026, that it will expand manufacturing and integrated testing capabilities at its Tognana campus near Padua, Italy. The company expects these investments to double chiller production capacity in the region by the end of 2026 and plans to complete a new large-scale testing laboratory in early 2027. The expansion is designed to support growing demand for AI and high-density computing infrastructure.

The new laboratory will enable the testing of large-scale chillers and validate their integration with liquid cooling systems under high-density load conditions and extreme temperature ranges. This expanded capability is intended to help customers validate thermal performance under expected site conditions and deploy increasingly complex cooling systems with greater speed and confidence.

CEO Gio Albertazzi explained the strategic importance of the expansion: "AI is driving thermal demands that didn't exist two years ago, with higher densities, faster deployment demands, and no room to compromise on reliability. The expansion at Tognana puts us further ahead with more manufacturing capacity, integrated testing, and advanced thermal management systems built for current and future generations of silicon. This investment reinforces our position at the front of the curve."

The Tognana campus serves as one of Vertiv's principal centers for cooling technology development, bringing together research and development, product management, manufacturing, testing, and customer engagement. The site includes a Customer Experience Center where customers and consultants can participate in witness testing of a broad range of cooling technologies across the thermal chain under real-world operating conditions.

Vertiv, headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, conducts business in more than 130 countries and provides power, cooling, and IT infrastructure solutions and services spanning from the cloud to the network edge.