Gates Data Master Eco Liquid Cooling Hose Supports Hyperscale Data Centers
Gates Corporation has launched its latest liquid cooling hose for data center applications, the Data Master Eco. The hose is designed to support hyperscale data centers and high-performance computing (HPC) conditions.
For this cooling hose, Gates as employed its materials science and process engineering expertise to ensure it provides a balance of thermal performance,uptime, and reduced environmental impact.
Key features of the Data Master Eco liquid cooling hose include:
- 15% lighter and more flexible hose for easier installation
- halogen-free design provides material alternative that helps reduce the hose's environmental impact
- hose materials meet IEC, EN, and JEDEC/ECA standards, ensuring environmental safety and compliance with global ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) requirements
- ultra-clean design preserves coolant purity and protects sensitive HPC components
- flame-resistant cover certified to UL94V-0 for proven fire safety and reliable performance in high-heat data center environments.
Sustainability was an important design element for the Data Master Eco hose to meet both internal and customer environmental goals. In addition to the hose's halogen-free design, Gates also reduced the amount of energy required to produce the liquid cooling hose by about 75% by eliminating the natural gas, water, and steam traditionally used to cure and strengthen hose materials.
The cooling hose is composed of fewer material types and layers, reducing the amount of materials sourced for it as well as helping to simplify recycling and end-of-life processing for the hose. This combined with the lower energy used for production of the hose help to lower embodied emissions to support customers' Scope 3 emissions reduction targets.
"Data Master Eco embodies our commitment to sustainability through innovation," said Mike Haen, vice president, global product line management and marketing at Gates, in the company's press release announcing the launch of the Data Master Eco hose. "We're giving data centers a way to lower their environmental footprint without compromising thermal performance or reliability."
Data Master Eco is one of several products Gates is developing for data center applications. Many data centers utilize liquid cooling to prevent the sensitive chips and other components in them from overheating. Hoses, fittings, pumps and other fluid power components are being used to convey the cooling liquids through these facilities, and thus presenting new market opportunities for hydraulics and pneumatics developers like Gates.
"As AI-enabled data centers scale to meet the market demand, and the need for advanced thermal-management solutions becomes essential, we're focused on delivering application specific, high-performing liquid-cooling technologies that will define the next generation of global infrastructure," said Ivo Jurek, chief executive officer of Gates, in the company's press release.
