Motivair by Schneider Electric makes advanced liquid cooling for data centers, AI and HPC, including coolant distribution units, rear-door heat exchangers, cold plates and chillers. The Buffalo, New York company was founded in 1988. Schneider Electric agreed to buy a 75% controlling stake for $850 million in October 2024 and completed the deal in 2025.
Motivair offers an end-to-end cooling portfolio from chip to white space, with liquid cooling for AI and HPC and chillers for data centers and industry.
Source: motivaircorp.com, motivaircorp.com
Coolant distribution units, rear-door heat exchangers, cold plates and liquid cooling systems, and chillers, plus custom cooling design and local product specialists.
Source: motivaircorp.com
Data centers, AI and HPC operators, research labs and industrial cooling users.
Source: motivaircorp.com
Schneider Electric agreed to acquire a 75% controlling stake for $850 million in cash and completed the acquisition in 2025.
Source: reuters.com, Report (PDF)
We found no separate Motivair entry in the Science Based Targets initiative dashboard (checked October 16, 2026). Its parent, Schneider Electric, is profiled separately on ClimateSort.
Source: sciencebasedtargets.org
Motivair suits AI and HPC operators that want liquid cooling integrated with Schneider Electric's power and data center portfolio.
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | Buffalo, New York, USA | COMPANY WEBSITE motivaircorp.com |
| Founded | 1988 | COMPANY WEBSITE motivaircorp.com |
| Ownership | Part of Schneider Electric | COMPANY WEBSITE motivaircorp.com |
| Customers and markets | Data centers, AI, HPC, research labs, industrial cooling | COMPANY WEBSITE motivaircorp.com |
| Technologies | Liquid cooling: CDUs, rear-door heat exchangers, chillers | COMPANY WEBSITE motivaircorp.com |
Only what the company or an official register publishes. Targets and commitments are labelled as such. No data means we found no public figure, not that none exists.
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| SBTi target status | Not found in SBTi export (checked 2026-10-16) | PUBLIC SOURCE sciencebasedtargets.org |
Schneider Electric holds a controlling stake. (Report (PDF))
In Buffalo, New York. (motivaircorp.com)
CDUs, rear-door heat exchangers, cold plates and chillers. (motivaircorp.com)
Accessed Oct 24, 2026.
