FUCHS China Signs Strategic Partnership with Zhongding iTMS to Reshape the Future of Immersion Liquid Cooling Technology
FUCHS Lubricants (China) Ltd. (“FUCHS”) inked a strategic cooperation agreement with Anhui Zhongding Intelligent Thermal Management Systems Co., Ltd. (“Zhongding iTMS”) in Shanghai on January 10 to establish a comprehensive, long-term strategic partnership. The partnership aims to develop advanced thermal management solutions for applications such as data centers, energy storage systems and new energy vehicles (NEVs), and to drive new advances in immersion liquid cooling technology.
Equipped with strong technical expertise, a robust R&D system and a dedicated R&D team, FUCHS is working with clients to deliver customized R&D services as a global lubricant specialist. Zhongding iTMS, on the other hand, has made breakthroughs in the application of its innovative liquid immersion cooling technology as a pioneer in thermal management for Zhongding Group. The partnership will facilitate consensus on products, thermal management systems and market applications in new areas and allow the two companies to work closely together to provide high-quality technologies, products and services for data centers, energy storage and NEV customers.
The signing of the partnership was witnessed by Tang Zhisheng, General Manager of Zhongding Fluid Systems, Dr. Ke Yuchao, Deputy General Manager of Technology at Zhongding Sealing Parts, Wang Xinyun, General Manager of Zhongding iTMS, Wang Feng, Deputy General Manager of Zhongding iTMS, Lu Gang, Chief Expert of Zhongding iTMS and Yu Juntao, GM Assistant/Marketing Director of Zhongding iTMS, together with FUCHS China CEO Zhu Qingping, CTO Kris Van Gasse, Executive Vice President of Sales Operations Dominik Grünwald, VP Business Development of Immersion Cooling Wang Shu, VP PMI Gao Song and VP PMA Marc Neel, VP Corporate Marketing Yang Zhiyuan, R&D Director Zhang Ming.
Zhu Qingping, CEO of FUCHS China, said: “FUCHS is committed to providing customers in the energy storage and data center industries with high-quality, high-performance immersion thermal management products and integrated lubrication solutions. With Zhongding iTMS as a key strategic partner, we will continue to leverage our technological strengths and work closely with them to drive industry innovation and deliver safer, more efficient and more reliable products and technologies for the energy storage and data center industries.”
Wang Xinyun, General Manager of Zhongding iTMS, said: “Rapid advances in energy storage systems and data centers are an inevitable trend in an era defined by smart technologies and electrification. Efficient immersion liquid cooling systems are becoming a mainstream option, guided by China’s dual-carbon goals. We are pleased to have landed our first order in January for a immersion liquid cooling system for energy storage systems, for which we have chosen to use FUCHS lubricants. Simultaneously, we will work with FUCHS on a immersion liquid cooling system for data centers. We are confident in our future and will work together to implement our shared vision with concrete actions.”
The signing of this agreement further solidifies FUCHS and Zhongding iTMS's leadership in thermal management and opens new opportunities for both companies. Moving forward, FUCHS and Zhongding iTMS will draw on each other’s strengths and share resources to lay a solid foundation for innovation and evolution and discover untapped potential for growth.