[Edaily Reporter Shin Yeong-bin ] CILab ( XIIlab Co., Ltd(189330)), an artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure software company, has discussed collaboration plans with Watson-Marlow, a global fluid management solutions provider, to strengthen its AI data center cooling infrastructure capabilities.

XIIlab Co., Ltd announced on the 5th that Watson-Marlow executives visited its headquarters to discuss AI data center business opportunities in Asia. The delegation included Jackie Chan, Watson-Marlow’s Director for Asia-Pacific, among others.

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions is a subsidiary of the Spirax Group, a UK FTSE 100 company. For over 60 years, it has supplied fluid transfer and control solutions across the life sciences and process industries.

In AI data centers, the adoption of high-performance GPUs is increasing power density per rack, thereby heightening the importance of cooling infrastructure. As the trend toward integrated design—combining servers, power, and cooling into a single system—gains momentum, precision fluid control technology is emerging as a core infrastructure element.

XIIlab Co., Ltd handles all aspects of AI data center construction and operation, from building GPU systems based on NVIDIA’s latest architecture to supplying its proprietary operating software, “Astragro.”

During this meeting, the two companies discussed ways to combine XIIlab Co., Ltd.’s deployment and operational capabilities with Watson-Marlow’s cooling and fluid infrastructure technologies to target the AI data center market in Asia.

Chae Jeong-hwan, CEO of XIIlab Co., Ltd., stated, “The AI data center industry integrates computing, power, and cooling into a single system.” He added, “Starting with these discussions on collaboration with a global fluid technology company, we will strengthen XIIlab Co., Ltd.’s AI data center capabilities to a global standard and lead the future of the AI data center industry.”