Vertiv Projects Doubling of Global Manufacturing Capacity for Switchgear, Busway and Integrated Modu
Vertiv, a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and
continuity solutions, announced that the company has increased capacity
of its switchgear, busway and integrated modular solutions (IMS) business by
more than 100% since acquiring the E&I Engineering
and PowerBar Gulf switchgear, busway and IMS business in
November 2021, and anticipates further doubling capacity with expansions
through the end of 2025.
The expansion plans enable Vertiv to support current commitments and
accelerating customer demand for data center power infrastructure, especially
for colocation and hyperscale sites, including applications for AI and
high-performance compute.
In the two years since the acquisition of E&I Engineering and
PowerBar Gulf, Vertiv has expanded its global manufacturing footprint for
switchgear, busbar and modular power solutions by opening new facilities and
adding production to existing facilities, resulting in more than 1,000
additional production jobs through 2023.
With additional expansion plans underway, Vertiv expects to more than
double capacity for its switchgear, busbar and modular solutions capacity in
the next two years.
“When we acquired the switchgear and busway business to complete our
end-to-end power management portfolio for data centers and other critical
commercial and industrial applications, we anticipated the product set would
enable us to deliver greater value and superior solutions for our customers,”
said Vertiv CEO Giordano (Gio) Albertazzi. “With the surging growth of data traffic,
reinforced by rapid AI acceleration, current demand is exceeding the
projections that we formulated at the time of the E&I acquisition. Vertiv
is meeting the demand acceleraction by investing in capacity in key areas and
locations, scaling our operations worldwide and flexibly meeting future demand
for power management.”
Albertazzi further noted that the acceleration of AI and other high
performance compute is generating demand for capacity and innovation across the
company’s offering portfolio, including power, thermal management, and
prefabricated modular solutions. “Investing in additional capacity in all
global regions aligns with our strategy to enable the growth of the industry
and to build a resilient supply chain,” said Albertazzi.
Vertiv’s switchgear, busbar and IMS capacity expansion through increased
utilization and footprint expansion is happening in South Carolina (United
States), Mexico, Slovakia, United Arab Emirates, Ireland, and Northern Ireland.
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