SUSTAINABILITY

Flex, a global leader in manufacturing and data centre infrastructure solutions, has expanded its presence in sustainable cooling through a rack-level breakthrough at the Equinix Co-Innovation Facility( CIF) in Ashburn, Virginia. The project has elevated awareness on the increasing importance of scalable, high-density cooling systems in meeting the demands of nextgeneration compute environments – with a particular emphasis on energy and water efficiency.

Demonstrating direct liquid cooling technology Flex’ s deployment integrates standalone and facility-integrated single-phase direct liquid cooling( DLC) technologies, developed by JetCool – a Flex company specialising in advanced thermal management.

The solution is contained within a single OCP Open Rack Version 3( ORv3), uniting rack, power and cooling infrastructure manufactured end-toend by Flex, designed to tackle power and heat challenges worldwide.

A central feature is JetCool’ s SmartPlate System for Dell PowerEdge R760 servers, which delivers closedloop cooling without the need for external coolant distribution units

WHAT IS FLEX?

Flex is a manufacturing partner that collaborates with well-known companies on product design, production and management.

Operating in over 30 countries, Flex provides manufacturing and supply chain services, along with support across a product’ s lifecycle.

In the AI era, the company works with clients to address challenges in power, cooling and scalability through technology and infrastructure suited for data centres WATCH NOW

Solve the toughest AI data centre power, heat, and scale challenges

or additional facility plumbing. This enables a straightforward shift from traditional air cooling to liquid cooling, minimising operational disruption for data centre operators. The system has achieved a 15 % reduction in IT power consumption, which allows operators to maximise compute capabilities in powerconstrained settings.

126 January 2026