AAON Secures $174.5 Million Data Center Orders in Tulsa

In Tulsa, Oklahoma, AAON, Inc. has announced the receipt of significant orders totaling approximately $174.5 million for liquid cooling systems intended for data centers. These custom-designed thermal management systems are set to support a liquid cooling deployment for the client's facilities, with production expected to begin in early 2025. The equipment will be manufactured at AAON’s Longview, Texas, site, where expansion is currently underway with a new facility scheduled for completion by the end of this year. Matt Tobolski, AAON’s President and COO, emphasized the importance of these orders, attributing the win to AAON’s superior engineering and technology in the data center cooling market. CEO Gary Fields highlighted this achievement as a testimony to the company’s customization capabilities that distinguish it from competitors. The development marks a strategic milestone for AAON as it aligns with anticipated growth in the data center market, considered to be undergoing a multi-year expansion cycle. The company has embarked on enhancing its operational capacity, underlining confidence in its ongoing relationships with data center clients and the overall market landscape. By investing in incremental capacity, AAON is positioning itself to take advantage of a broader pipeline of opportunities within the industry. The orders are viewed as just a fraction of potential contractual engagements AAON aims to secure in the near future. Overall, this announcement is indicative of technological advancements and investment in infrastructure within the data center sector, reinforcing AAON’s commitment to delivering high-performance HVAC solutions.