Archive · 14 Aug 2026
Samsung's Pune cooling hub targets India's expanding AI data-centre market
Computers can get very hot when they work hard.
The giant buildings that hold many computers are called data centres, and they need strong cooling so their computers do not overheat.
A company called Samsung built a new factory in a city in India called Pune that makes big cooling machines.
These machines, like air handling units and big fans, keep data centres cool and working safely.
The factory is run by a company called FläktGroup, which Samsung bought in November 2025.
It can make up to 6,500 cooling machines every year.
The cooling machines are made for India and other countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
New 'thinking' computers used for artificial intelligence get extra hot because they work so hard, so they need extra cooling.
Big tech companies are building more of these AI data centres, so cooling has become a very important job.
Samsung Electronics completed a new HVAC manufacturing facility in Pune, India, operated by FläktGroup, to make cooling systems for AI data centres.
The plant will serve customers in India and across the Asia-Pacific region, aided by its proximity to Mumbai and major logistics infrastructure.
The facility covers approximately 13,826 square metres and moved from equipment installation to mass production in six months.
FläktGroup plans to raise annual production capacity at the plant to as many as 6,500 HVAC units.
The Pune plant is the first new FläktGroup manufacturing facility to open since Samsung acquired the HVAC specialist in November 2025.
- Who
- Samsung Electronics and its HVAC subsidiary FläktGroup
- What
- Completed a new HVAC manufacturing facility in Pune that will produce advanced cooling systems for AI data centres and mission-critical infrastructure
- When
- No exact opening date is given; the plant moved from equipment installation to mass production in six months, following Samsung's completion of its acquisition of FläktGroup in November 2025
- Where
- Pune, Maharashtra, India, located close to Mumbai and major logistics infrastructure
- Why
- Powerful AI servers generate substantial heat, making reliable cooling essential for stable data centre operations in India and the Asia-Pacific region
- Company
- Samsung Electronics
- Facility operator
- FläktGroup
- Location
- Pune, Maharashtra, India
- Facility area
- Approximately 13,826 square metres
- Target annual capacity
- Up to 6,500 HVAC units
- Investment
- €5.7 million (Rs 62.7 crore), per FläktGroup's earlier announcement
- Product portfolio
- Air Handling Units (AHUs), Fan Wall Units (FWUs), Computer Room Air Handlers (CRAHs)
- Acquisition
- Samsung completed its acquisition of FläktGroup in November 2025
- Related facility
- Existing FläktGroup plant in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh
- Production timeline
- Equipment installation to mass production in six months