Vertiv buys liquid-cooling technology business
27th April 2026
UK: Critical digital infrastructure Vertiv has acquired Strategic Thermal Labs, a US specialist in advanced liquid-cooling technologies.
Vertiv says the acquisition extends its thermal-chain strategy by strengthening engineering capability at the interface between server-side liquid cooling and supporting infrastructure – an increasingly critical factor in high-density, liquid-cooled environments supporting AI and high-performance computing workloads.
Established in 2014, Texas-based Strategic Thermal Labs adds proven cold-plate design, server-side liquid cooling, and high-density thermal validation expertise.
“STL brings deep expertise and proven capability in addressing some of the industry’s most demanding chip-level density and thermal problems, strengthening Vertiv’s ability to emulate and validate system-level solutions and enabling customers to improve performance and lifecycle outcomes in liquid-cooled environments,” said Scott Armul, Vertiv’s chief product and technology officer.
Vertiv insists that the acquisition does not change its commitment to an open ecosystem approach. The company will continue to support interoperable, server‑ and silicon‑agnostic infrastructure solutions, with the goal of improving system‑level performance and customer outcomes across diverse compute environments.
