Samsung Electronics to Invest KRW 240 Billion in Gwangju, Break Ground on AI Data Center HVAC Production Line
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Samsung Electronics held a groundbreaking ceremony for the FläktGroup HVAC production line at its Gwangju plant on the 21st. It will invest about KRW 240 billion to build a production line with a total floor area of 21,800 square meters at the third campus of its Gwangju plant. The new production line is scheduled to begin operation in early 2028 and will produce CDU, FWU, CRAH and AHU.
Samsung Electronics is building a FläktGroup HVAC production line in Gwangju to respond to surging demand for cooling and air conditioning at AI data centers.
Samsung Electronics announced on the 21st that it held a groundbreaking ceremony for the FläktGroup heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) production line at its Gwangju plant in Gwangju Metropolitan City, Jeonnam.
The ceremony was attended by Samsung Electronics DX Division co-CEO and President Noh Tae-moon, Tobias Ketterle, CFO of FläktGroup, Gwangju Metropolitan City Mayor Min Hyung-bae, and Ahn Do-geol, chair of the Gwangju Metropolitan City Party chapter.
Samsung Electronics will invest about KRW 240 billion to build a production line with a total floor area of 21,800 square meters (about 6,600 pyeong) at the third campus of its Gwangju plant, and the new line is scheduled to begin full-scale operations in early 2028.
The new production line will be FläktGroup's 15th global production base. It is expected to serve as a key production hub for meeting demand for cooling and air conditioning at AI data centers, semiconductors, batteries and other advanced manufacturing facilities and large commercial facilities centered on Korea and East Asia.
Through the construction of the production line, Samsung Electronics plans to strengthen its global production capabilities for advanced cooling equipment and centralized air conditioning solutions. It also plans to respond to rapidly expanding demand for cooling and air conditioning solutions at AI data centers.
The new production line will produce major cooling and centralized air conditioning equipment used in AI data centers, advanced manufacturing facilities and large commercial facilities. Key products include chilled water distribution units (CDU), fan wall units (FWU), computer room air handlers (CRAH) and air handling units (AHU) for large buildings.
Samsung Electronics plans to strengthen its competitiveness in industrial HVAC based on its accumulated manufacturing capabilities. Industrial HVAC requires high quality and reliability. Samsung Electronics plans to establish an HVAC business system linking product development, production, installation and maintenance, and it will also secure the ability to respond quickly to customer needs.
Noh Tae-moon said the start of construction on FläktGroup's new production line is a milestone for a leap forward in the HVAC business, a core growth engine for the company, and added that the Gwangju plant will be developed into an advanced manufacturing base for the joint production of AI appliances and next-generation HVAC solutions.
Source: TECHWORLD · Park Gyu-chan
Original: https://www.epnc.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=407179
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