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Schneider Electric increases production capacity at its largest data centre factory in Europe
Schneider Electric , a leader in the Digital Transformation of energy management and automation , has significantly scaled the manufacturing and production capacity of its Barcelona prefabricated data centre factory , increasing it from 7000m 2 to 12,000m 2 in response to accelerated customer demand for prefabricated , high-compute workload data centre solutions .
Headquartered in Sant Boi de Llobregat , Barcelona , the factory and large-scale logistics centre , which is one of the primary European locations for the design , production and integration of Schneider Electric ’ s EcoStruxure Modular Data Centre portfolio , now provides an additional 5000m 2 of dedicated , production space – meeting accelerated customer requirements for speed to market , predictability and resilient , data centre solutions .
Driven by customer demands for high-compute workloads and AI , which according to PWC Global , could contribute up to US $ 15.7 trillion to the global economy in 2030 , the Sant Boi Facility is now the largest manufacturing site for Schneider Electric ’ s prefabricated modular data centres in Europe .
Omdia expects global sales of prefabricated modular data centre systems to generate US $ 8.6 billion in 2027 .
Further , the investment has enabled the company to double the endto-end production , integration , testing and output capabilities for its all-in-one modular data centres and prefabricated power modules . This includes key powertrain components such as three-phase
Uninterruptible Power Supplies ( UPS ), low ( LV ) and medium-voltage ( MV ) equipment , circuit breakers and switchgear .
“ Prefabricated modular data centres are one of the most efficient and sustainable ways to design and deploy high-performance data centre capacity at speed and scale while ensuring less wastage , optimised production and a reduction in the embedded carbon within the space ,” said Marc Garner , SVP , Secure Power & Data Centre Business , Schneider Electric , Europe .
“ By scaling up our end-to-end production capacity in Barcelona , we ’ re reinforcing our supply chain capabilities at a time of unprecedented growth , and ensuring customers in Europe have access to fast , predictable and high-quality data centre solutions , which can be designed and operational in as little as 24 weeks ,” added Garner .
A resilient global supply chain , built for AI and accelerated computing
Recently , Schneider Electric announced a US $ 3 billion (€ 2.76 billion ) multi-year agreement with Compass Datacenters , one of Inc . Magazine ’ s 5000 fastest growing companies , to integrate both organisations ’ respective supply chains , and manufacture prefabricated modular data centre solutions quickly and costeffectively , at-scale .
In direct response to the burgeoning demand for AI , this unique five-year agreement has enabled Schneider Electric and Compass Datacenters to deliver highly scalable , modular data centres that offer a simplified design , streamlined manufacturing and the ability to be deployed easily across a multitude of remote environments .
Schneider Electric ’ s investment in its Sant Boi factory mirrors this strategy and will provide European customers with the ability to scale up their data centre operations in Tier 1 and Tier 2 data centre markets and accelerate deployment times by utilising best-in-class manufacturing and testing capabilities .
Furthermore , the Sant Boi factory provides a highly optimised production environment that enables organisations to build-out standardised or customisable , high-compute workload data centre clusters where solutions can be prefabricated power modules or combine power , cooling and IT infrastructure into one advanced and ready-to-ship solution . p
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