Manufacturing technologies for data centre and energy infrastructure

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The demands placed on data centre and energy infrastructure components are growing rapidly. Whether server racks, control cabinets, distribution enclosures or cable tray systems – with TOX® technologies, you can optimise your production in a sustainable way: clinching, punching and functional components enable scalable, cost-effective and reliable series production. Arrange a consultation now.

Challenges in data centre and energy infrastructure

The demands placed on the manufacture of data centre and energy infrastructure components are constantly increasing:

  • increasing power densities due to AI and GPU infrastructure

  • increasing complexity in switch cabinets and electrical distribution

  • growing cost pressures in series production

  • increasing demands on automated production and scalability

Efficient and scalable manufacturing for data centre and energy infrastructure

In the field of data centre and energy infrastructure, joining technologies are primarily used in server racks, control cabinets, cable management systems and technical enclosures.

High demands on stability, material diversity and process reliability are crucial here: components made of steel, stainless steel or aluminium must be joined reliably without damaging sensitive surfaces. At the same time, complex designs and increasing production volumes require cost-effective and reproducible manufacturing processes.

TOX® technologies such as clinching, punching and the insertion of functional elements offer the ideal solution for this, enabling efficient, safe and scalable production – even with complex geometries and large components.

  1. Connecting busbars using eClinching

  2. Clinching cable trays and cable support systems

  3. Press-fitting functional elements (nuts, bolts, screws)

  4. Clinching and punching housing and structural components

  5. Clinching and punching of slides and support systems

Practical examples from the manufacture of data centre and energy infrastructure components

The benefits of TOX® technologies are particularly evident in practice: in the manufacture of server racks, control cabinets, cable trays and electronic enclosures, they enable more efficient processes, reduced assembly time and lower costs.

Control cabinet
Insertion of nut elements using the TOX® Functional Element System

Data centre enclosures
TOX® clinching tong for joining structural elements

AI Racks
Machining of support systems using TOX® punching tong

The benefits for you

With TOX® technologies, you can optimise your manufacturing processes across the entire value chain: you reduce costs by using fewer fasteners and less material, boost efficiency through shorter assembly times and fewer process steps, and simultaneously enhance process reliability through consistent quality.

At the same time, your production remains scalable and reliably plannable – ideal for high volumes, enabling you to achieve significantly more cost-effective manufacturing of data centre and energy infrastructure components overall.

Der Clinchprozess im Schliffbild von TOX® Pressotechnik

Clinching

TOX® clinching technology enables the joining of sheet metal without the need for additional fasteners.

Clinching offers decisive advantages, particularly for energy infrastructure components such as control cabinets or distribution enclosures.

Your benefits:

  • reduced material costs

  • less assembly effort

  • high strength and process reliability

  • ideal for automated series production

Punching

TOX® punching technology enables the precise and cost-effective manufacture of components for data centres and energy infrastructure.

Your benefits:

  • high repeatability

  • suitable for series production

  • ideal for complex geometries

Functional elements

TOX® functional elements enable the direct integration of fastening solutions into components – particularly relevant for electrical distribution systems and enclosure systems.

Your benefits:

  • reduced assembly times

  • greater design freedom

  • fewer individual parts

Engineering partnership for stable production processes

As an engineering partner, TOX® supports projects from the initial analysis right through to series production integration:

  1. Assessment of material, geometry and load requirements

  2. Feasibility analysis and testing

  3. Design of tooling and press systems

  4. Integration into existing or new production lines

  5. Validation and process monitoring

Our aim is not merely to join two components, but to develop a robust, cost-effective and scalable overall process.

Are you planning a project in the field of data centre and energy infrastructure?

Are you planning a project in the field of data centre and energy infrastructure?

Have your component tested or arrange an engineering consultation with our experts.

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High production volumes, maximum process reliability

Technologies in the field of data centres and energy

Clinching

Joining housing components

Press-fitting

Press-fitting of components

Punching

Cutting off slugs on printed circuit boards or conductor boards in semiconductor production

eClinching

Electrically conductive connection of heating parts

Mounting

Mounting of small electronic components using the FlexPress Compact