Modine Starts Airedale Chiller Production at New Grand Prairie, Texas Facility

Modine has begun commercial production of Airedale chillers at a new manufacturing facility in Grand Prairie, Texas, USA. The 682,000-square-foot (approx. 63,360 m²) plant is dedicated to 2 MW and 3 MW chillers with free cooling, targeting hyperscale cloud, colocation, and high-density AI computing data centers.

Production timeline and scale

The first production line began operating in November 2026. Modine is targeting four operational 2 MW production lines by the end of the current fiscal year, with the expansion schedule dependent on equipment commissioning, workforce readiness, and other operational considerations. The facility currently runs one shift, with a planned gradual transition to a three-shift model. The site is expected to become the largest Airedale chiller manufacturing location in the company's global network.

Broader data center cooling portfolio

Beyond chillers, Airedale's data center cooling portfolio includes dry coolers, coolant distribution units (CDUs), and intelligent controls, designed to support different data center thermal architectures with a focus on energy and water efficiency.

Neil D. Brinker, President and CEO of Modine, described the Grand Prairie launch as an important milestone in the plan announced the previous year to expand U.S. manufacturing capacity for Airedale cooling technologies.

Source: Refindustry (created using AI), November 13, 2026.