Liquid cooling vendor Nexalus has selected electronics firm Alps Alpine as manufacturing and systems integration partner for its data center thermal management products.

The partnership will marry Nexalus’s advanced science, thermal engineering, and system-level design capabilities with Alps Alpine’s automotive-grade manufacturing, quality systems, and global operational footprint.

Together, the companies “form a unified platform capable of delivering integrated Nexalus thermal management systems consistently and reliably anywhere in the world,” according to a joint statement announcing the deal.

Alps Alpine will serve as manufacturer and integrator of complete Nexalus systems, supporting advanced thermal management assemblies, integrated ICT infrastructure solutions, and full platform builds.

“By combining Nexalus’ proprietary system architecture, thermal science, and intellectual property with Alps Alpine’s integration expertise and process discipline, the partnership enables faster deployment, higher consistency, and global repeatability of Nexalus’ liquid-first thermal platforms,” the announcement said.

Kenneth O’Mahony, CEO of Ireland-based Nexalus, said: “Alps Alpine’s world-class manufacturing, quality systems, and global operational footprint provide the execution backbone required to deliver our custom-designed platforms at global scale. Their approach to reliability, traceability, and performance aligns directly with our global customers’ mission-critical demands of next-generation digital infrastructure.”

Cooling equipment will be manufactured at Alps Alpine’s Millstreet facility in County Cork, Ireland, originally established as an ICT manufacturing hub for Apple.

“Next-generation electrical systems require solutions that combine system-level innovation with validated reliability and high performance,” said John Foley, CEO of Alps Alpine Ireland. “Nexalus is a science-driven company with a strong focus on performance, efficiency and system-level innovation. This partnership allows Alps Alpine to apply its automotive-grade quality processes, disciplined manufacturing systems, and green procurement standards to help industrialise Nexalus solutions responsibly and at global scale.”

Nexalus offers direct-to-chip liquid cooling solutions, and says its systems can recycle excess heat so it can be used in applications such as district heating.

In December 2024, it announced a partnership with HPE that saw its technology integrated into three of the IT firm’s server lines.