Danfoss Brings Data Center Cooling Manufacturing to the Mohawk Valley

A Marcy cleanroom built for chips is being retooled to produce the liquid cooling components that keep AI infrastructure running

The semiconductor boom does not stop at the chip. Every processor running an AI workload generates heat, and the data centers that house them increasingly rely on direct-to-chip liquid cooling to manage it. In June 2026, Danfoss Power Solutions announced it will manufacture the couplings, hoses, and fittings for those cooling systems at the Marcy Nanocenter in the Mohawk Valley, bringing up to 300 new jobs to the region by the end of 2027.

Danfoss will occupy the Computer Chip Commercialization Center, known as Quad-C, a state-owned facility managed by NY Creates at 330 Technology Drive. The company began phased operations in August 2026 and is hiring immediately for manufacturing, engineering, and operations roles.

A return, not an arrival

Danfoss is not new to Marcy. The company had leased the Quad-C site since 2017, where its Semikron Danfoss division produced power modules for electric vehicles before winding down that operation in 2025. The return marks a significant reinvestment: rather than leave the site, Danfoss is handing it to an entirely new, high-growth division and bringing new production lines back to the Mohawk Valley.

The facility’s cleanroom production capabilities and nearby flexible warehouse space made it a natural fit for precision cooling components, with room to expand as global demand for data center infrastructure grows.

“The Mohawk Valley is a logical place to expand our data center business.”
Peter Bleday, Vice President, Data Center Business Unit, Danfoss Power Solutions

The ecosystem effect

Danfoss cited three reasons for coming back: the growth of New York’s advanced manufacturing ecosystem, the region’s economic momentum, and a skilled workforce. Those are the same factors drawing chipmakers, equipment suppliers, and materials companies across the state, and the Danfoss decision shows the ecosystem extends to the infrastructure surrounding the chips as well.

For a region that has spent two decades building semiconductor-grade facilities, the Marcy story is a useful one. The investment in cleanrooms and utilities did not depend on a single tenant or a single product. It created capacity that the next generation of technology could claim.

Source: WKTV and NY Creates announcement, June 16, 2026

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