Siemens and nVent are joining forces to create a specialized reference architecture for liquid cooling and power systems, tailored for handling hyperscale AI workloads.
As the demand for more intensive and distributed AI processing grows, there is an increasing need for data centers to adopt infrastructure strategies that enhance performance, efficiency, and scalability through intelligent systems. This collaboration aims to equip data centers with the infrastructure necessary for global deployment and ensure operational resilience.
nVent's Contribution to Liquid Cooling
Siemens and nVent alliance focuses on developing a new joint architecture to support customers
The Siemens and nVent partnership focuses on developing a new joint architecture to support customers in building 100 MW hyperscale AI data centers.
These centers are designed to accommodate large-scale, liquid-cooled AI infrastructures, such as NVIDIA's DGX SuperPOD with DGX GB200 systems.
The architecture is Tier III-capable, integrating Siemens' industrial-grade electrical and automation systems with NVIDIA's reference designs alongside nVent's advanced liquid cooling technology.
Meeting Next-Generation Computing Needs
According to Sara Zawoyski, president of nVent Systems Protection, "We have decades of expertise supporting customers’ next-generation computing infrastructure needs."
"This collaboration with Siemens underscores that commitment. The joint reference architecture will help data center managers deploy our cutting-edge cooling infrastructure to support the AI buildout.”
Collaborative Ecosystem
The reference architecture is designed to accelerate computing processes and optimize the measure of AI output per energy unit, known as tokens-per-watt.
Ciaran Flanagan, Global Head of Data Center Solutions at Siemens, commented, “Together with nVent and our broader ecosystem of partners, we’re connecting the dots across the value chain to drive innovation, interoperability, and sustainability, helping operators build future-ready data centers that unlock AI’s full potential.”
Optimizing Electrical Systems
Siemens contributes its extensive experience in industrial-grade electrical systems and intelligent infrastructure
As data centers face challenges such as increasing rack-level power densities and more compute-intensive tasks, they require modular designs to maintain uptime and scalability.
Reference architectures are crucial for swift deployment and standardization of interfaces, allowing infrastructure providers to innovate within a set framework.
Siemens contributes its extensive experience in industrial-grade electrical systems and intelligent infrastructure, providing a comprehensive range of solutions from power distribution to automation and energy management systems.
Pioneering Liquid Cooling Solutions
nVent is recognized for its pioneering efforts and innovation in liquid cooling solutions, addressing complex cooling challenges for global cloud service providers.
The company collaborates with pioneering chip manufacturers and OEMs, delivering scalable liquid cooling solutions to meet the future needs of high-density computing environments.
Siemens and nVent are collaborating to develop a liquid cooling and power reference architecture, purpose-built for hyperscale AI workloads.
As AI workloads grow more intensive and distributed, data center infrastructure strategies must balance performance, efficiency, and scalability through increasingly intelligent and adaptive systems. To support this next generation of digital infrastructure, Siemens and nVent are combining their expertise to help data centers prepare cooling and power infrastructure for global deployment and operational resilience.
nVent liquid cooling technology
The new joint architecture developed by Siemens and nVent has been created to help customers build 100 MW hyperscale AI data centers designed to house large-scale, liquid-cooled AI infrastructure like NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD with DGX GB200 systems.
It presents a Tier III-capable architecture that integrates Siemens’ industrial-grade electrical and automation systems with NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD reference designs and nVent liquid cooling technology.
Next-generation computing infrastructure
“We have decades of expertise supporting customers’ next-generation computing infrastructure needs,” said Sara Zawoyski, president of nVent Systems Protection.
“This collaboration with Siemens underscores that commitment. The joint reference architecture will help data center managers deploy our cutting-edge cooling infrastructure to support the AI buildout.”
Broader ecosystem of partners
“This reference architecture accelerates time-to-compute and maximizes tokens-per-watt, which is the measure of AI output per unit of energy,” said Ciaran Flanagan, Global Head of Data Center Solutions at Siemens.
“It’s a blueprint for scale: modular, fault-tolerant, and energy-efficient. Together with nVent and our broader ecosystem of partners, we’re connecting the dots across the value chain to drive innovation, interoperability, and sustainability, helping operators build future-ready data centers that unlock AI’s full potential.”
Industrial-grade electrical systems
Data centers today face increasing rack-level power densities, more compute-intensive workloads, and growing demand for modularity to maintain uptime and scalability. Reference architectures play a critical role aiding data center operators in rapid deployment and interface standardization, while providing a framework upon which infrastructure providers can innovate.
Siemens brings decades of expertise in industrial-grade electrical systems and intelligent infrastructure to the data center sector. Its comprehensive portfolio, from medium and low voltage power distribution to advanced automation and energy management software, enables reliable, efficient, and sustainable operation of mission-critical facilities.
By combining IoT-enabled hardware, AI apps, cloud-driven software, and comprehensive digital services, Siemens empowers data center operators to accelerate transformation and scale confidently to meet the demanding infrastructure requirements of AI-driven workloads.
cloud service providers
nVent is a pioneer and innovator in liquid cooling with a strong track record of solving complex cooling challenges for global cloud service providers. nVent’s industry-pioneering team of experts leverages its broad portfolio to help data center managers achieve their goals.
Through collaboration with leading chip manufacturers, OEMs, and hyperscalers, nVent delivers reliable, scalable liquid cooling solutions that are ready to meet the future of high-density computing.
