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AI, chip manufacturing helping grow Trane Technologies workforce in Fort Smith
The workforce at the Trane Technologies commercial HVAC manufacturing facility in Fort Smith has grown by more than 50% in the past year thanks to unique products made at the plant used in the growing AI and chip manufacturing sectors. They’ve experienced this work while managing to continue a standard in safety that led them to celebrate Wednesday (Feb. 21) 5 million hours, approximately 12 years, without a lost day from work due to a work-related injury or illness.
The Fort Smith facility has been in operation for 29 years at the site near the City of Fort Smith Landfill. The plant has 200 employees who manufacture custom HVAC units, custom air-handling systems, and components for commercial applications. The ultra-high efficiency and precise space heating and cooling capabilities of these products are ideal for a variety of commercial building applications, including schools, office buildings, health care, multi-family residential, hotels, and more, a news release said.
LiquidStack Raises Series B Funding
LiquidStack, a Boston, MA-based company which specialized in liquid immersion cooling for data centers, raised an undisclosed amount in Series B funding. The round was led by Trane Technologies. The agreement also brings together LiquidStack’s technology with Trane’s system design, application engineering, go-to-market team and existing portfolio to deliver value for global data center customers. Trane and LiquidStack customers will now have access to broader end-to-end solutions, including immersion cooling coupled with Trane’s chillers, fluid coolers and heat recovery systems supported by world-class services.