Johnson Controls to Acquire Alloy Enterprises to Strengthen Data Center Liquid Cooling Portfolio
- brg_news_room
- 12 hours ago
- 2 min read
US: Johnson Controls has signed an agreement to acquire Alloy Enterprises, a Boston-based innovator specializing in a next-generation thermal management platform for high-performance data centers and mission-critical industrial applications. Founded in 2020, Alloy has developed a proprietary platform featuring advanced direct liquid cooling components capable of delivering up to a 35% improvement in thermal management efficiency, enabling faster and more effective heat removal, while reducing pressure drop by up to 75%, resulting in materially lower overall cooling system energy use. The acquisition strengthens Johnson Controls’ leadership in the high-growth data center cooling segment and enhances its ability to optimize thermal management architecture across data centers, according to Lei Schlitz, Vice President and President, Global Products & Solutions. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed, and the deal is expected to close in fiscal Q3, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.
The addition of Alloy’s proprietary manufacturing process, which advances liquid cooling efficiency for GPUs, CPUs, memory and network interfaces, complements Johnson Controls’ existing end-to-end cooling portfolio. This includes the YDAM magnetic bearing chiller delivering 3.5 MW of cooling with a 20% capacity density increase versus competing solutions; the YK-HT two-stage economized centrifugal chiller, nearly 30% smaller than alternatives and requiring up to 60% fewer dry coolers; the Silent-Aire Coolant Distribution Unit (CDU) platform offering scalable capacities from 500 kW to over 10 MW; and the YHAU absorption chillers designed to recover waste heat and deliver additional cooling more than 90% more efficiently than electrical cooling. The company noted that forward-looking statements regarding the acquisition are subject to risks and uncertainties, including integration challenges, potential delays in realizing synergies, transaction costs and other factors outlined in its fiscal 2025 Form 10-K and subsequent filings.
Source: Johnson Controls
