Data Center Solutions

• UQD Series — Universal Quick Disconnect couplings built to OCP specifications, designed for in-rack liquid cooling applications on small hose lines. Interoperable with other OCP-compliant suppliers.
• UQDB Series — Universal Quick Blind Disconnect couplings for OCP-spec blind-mate applications, allowing connections without visual alignment — critical in dense rack environments.
• LQC Series — Large Quick Connector couplings for CDU and primary loop connections where higher flow rates demand larger bore couplings.
• SLM Series — Snap-Lock Modular Couplings for controlled fluid transfer in larger manifold and distribution loop connections.
• FFC Series — Flat-face couplings engineered for clean, spill-free operation. Full-bore internal geometry minimizes pressure drop, maximizing hydraulic efficiency and heat-extraction performance.

All Faster data center couplings provide zero fluid loss during connection, disconnection, and operation, with corrosion-resistant materials compatible with water, glycol, and custom coolant blends. Compact geometries are optimized for dense rack layouts where space is constrained.

Beyond standard catalog couplings, Faster offers co-design engineering support for OEMs and integrators who need fully custom multi-connection components built to perform under real operating conditions — not just on paper. Faster also maintains a network of strategically located warehouses to keep coupling stock close to operations, and an express delivery process for critical thermal systems where downtime is not an option.

HPS Portland stocks Faster couplings and can assist with OCP compliance requirements, flow rate and pressure drop calculations, and selection across the full thermal management series.

Process valve control for isolation, bypass, and maintenance configurations. SMC’s broad range of process solenoid valves covers water, glycol, and specialty coolant media — providing electronically commanded isolation for individual CDU circuits, bypass loops, and maintenance shutoff points.

Coolant-compatible fittings and tubing for liquid cooling loop plumbing. SMC’s one-touch fittings and specialty fittings for fluid media provide clean, leak-free connections in both primary and secondary cooling loops.

Chiller and temperature control systems for precision thermal management. SMC’s industrial recirculating chillers are used in process cooling applications requiring accurate temperature maintenance — relevant to CDU supply temperature control and precision cooling of electronics.

Compressed air and pneumatic controls for facility-level actuators, dampers, and mechanical systems in the data center environment.

HPS carries the SMC product line in depth, with technical support for component selection across fluid control, pneumatic regulation, and fitting/tubing configurations.

Schroeder Industries — Liquid Cooling Filtration and Diesel Fuel Conditioning

Schroeder Industries has built a dedicated data center market practice around two critical fluid management requirements: liquid cooling loop filtration and backup generator diesel fuel conditioning. Both represent applications where Schroeder’s core competency — industrial fluid filtration and condition monitoring — maps directly to the operational needs of mission-critical infrastructure.

Liquid Cooling Loop Filtration

Particulate contamination in liquid cooling loops degrades heat transfer performance, risks blocking cold plate microchannels, and can accelerate corrosion of loop components. Schroeder’s process filtration portfolio addresses liquid cooling loop protection across multiple points in the system:

Primary loop protection with basket strainers — including duplex configurations for continuous operation during servicing — and inline filters that capture large debris and construction contamination at commissioning, protecting downstream components including pumps, heat exchangers, and cold plates.

CDU and secondary loop filtration with two complementary product lines. Schroeder’s PLF high-flow cartridge filters provide compact, high-capacity particulate removal down to 1 micron, delivering large flow rates through fewer elements with low pressure drop — sized specifically for the tight space and flow demands of CDU installations. Schroeder’s AutoFilt® RF3 and RF14 automatic backwash filters provide continuous, high-flow filtration down to 10 micron (rated to 25–50 gpm at 150 psi) without interrupting flow or requiring consumable filter elements — removing particulate from the cooling loop continuously and eliminating the maintenance burden of manual element changeouts.

Water and glycol conditioning for closed-loop coolant quality maintenance, including filtration to the particle cleanliness targets required for reliable direct-to-chip operation.

Side-stream kidney loop systems for continuous background filtration of primary cooling loops — maintaining cleanliness without interrupting system operation.

Commissioning and flushing solutions to bring new systems to target cleanliness prior to bringing compute hardware online, including temporary high-flow clean-up filtration built to meet owner-specified cleanliness standards — including the hyperscale specifications used by operators like Microsoft and Meta.

Monitoring and diagnostics for ongoing loop health, including differential pressure monitoring, condition monitoring, and predictive maintenance support that flags filtration issues before they affect cooling performance.

Bulk Diesel Carts (BDC) offer portable, high-capacity kidney loop cleanup and single-pass transfer filtration for larger storage tanks — handling flows from 25 to 70 gpm.

FCU1315 Portable Monitoring Units provide real-time solid contamination and saturation readings for diesel fuel, with integrated pump and test point connectors allowing operation in pressureless storage reservoirs. These units deliver the real-time fuel quality data that allows operations teams to verify genset readiness without drawing down the tank.

Bottle sampling and laboratory analysis through Schroeder’s Fluid Care Portal, providing comprehensive diesel quality testing including microbial growth, cold weather performance, and contamination analysis with digital report management.

This combination addresses a vulnerability specific to backup power: generators sit idle for long stretches between tests, and diesel fuel that sits unused is exposed to microbial growth that standard fuel quality checks can miss. In one Schroeder case study, a major data center site identified that infrequent genset usage had left its backup diesel tanks vulnerable to microbial contamination — and resolved it with BDC filtration and FCU1315 monitoring, eliminating fuel-related startup delays and protecting against downtime costing an estimated $140,000–$540,000 per hour.

HPS Portland carries Schroeder filtration products and can assist with sizing filtration systems for liquid cooling loops and diesel storage configurations of any scale.

DMIC — Fluid Control Valves and Hydraulic Accessories

DMIC (Delaware Manufacturing Industries Corporation) manufactures premium fluid control valves and accessories built for demanding industrial applications — and liquid cooling loop infrastructure represents exactly the kind of rugged, reliable service environment where DMIC components belong.

Liquid cooling systems require a full complement of isolation, check, and flow control valves throughout the primary and secondary loops: isolation valves for maintenance shutoff of individual CDUs or rack manifolds, check valves to prevent backflow in multi-pump configurations, needle valves and flow controls for balancing flow across parallel cooling circuits, and pressure gauges and isolation manifolds for monitoring and serviceability.

DMIC’s product line provides these components with an emphasis on durability, precision manufacturing, and compatibility with the corrosion-resistant requirements of water-glycol cooling fluid environments:

Ball valves for isolation service across primary and secondary cooling loops, available in configurations suited for water-glycol and specialty coolant media.

Check valves for backflow prevention in pumped cooling circuits, protecting pump systems and maintaining directional flow integrity.

Flow controls and needle valves for precise manual balancing of coolant flow across parallel cooling paths — essential during commissioning and for ongoing thermal balancing as rack load changes.

Pressure gauges and isolators for local pressure monitoring at CDU inlets, pump outlets, and distribution manifold headers without requiring fluid contact at the gauge element.

SAE port flanges and hydraulic accessories for system integration and connection at manifold interfaces.

HPS stocks DMIC components and can assist with specification of valve packages for liquid cooling loop design, including material compatibility verification for the coolant chemistry used in a specific installation.

Electrohydraulic servo valves and proportional valves for precision flow control in large-scale liquid cooling distribution systems where accuracy and response speed determine thermal management performance.

Electronic control systems and amplifier cards that command Moog servo and proportional valves with the precision required for closed-loop cooling system control — integrating with facility management system signals for automated thermal response.

High-performance hydraulic components for data center mechanical infrastructure, including the precision actuation and control requirements of large-format cooling systems serving hyperscale installations.

Moog’s combination of hydraulic and electronic expertise — embodied in decades of systems designed for applications where performance margins are absolute — makes their components appropriate for the most demanding data center fluid control requirements, where system accuracy and reliability carry the same stakes as any mission-critical industrial application.

Enovation Controls — Genset Monitoring, Engine Protection, and Control Displays

Enovation Controls (Murphy by Enovation Controls) is a leading manufacturer of engine monitoring, protection, and control systems with a specific product line serving power generation and genset applications. For data center backup power infrastructure, Enovation’s systems provide the instrumentation and control layer that ensures diesel gensets are monitored, protected, and ready to respond.

A backup genset that starts reliably every time, responds immediately to a transfer switch command, and alerts operations staff to developing faults before they cause a startup failure is a genset that is under continuous intelligent supervision. Enovation Controls products provide that supervision:

MGC1000 Generator Control Panel — A dedicated generator controller providing automated start/stop control, protective relay functions, engine monitoring, and alarm management for standby genset applications. The MGC1000 handles the complete genset control function: monitoring engine parameters, executing start sequences, managing transfer switch logic, and alerting to fault conditions that threaten availability.

Engine monitoring displays — Enovation’s OpenView display series (S35 through larger-format touchscreen models) provide local operator visibility of engine parameters: oil pressure, coolant temperature, fuel level, battery voltage, engine speed, and run-hour totals. Available in configurations from 2.8-inch entry panels to 12.3-inch full-color touchscreens, with IP65/IP66/IP67 environmental ratings suitable for generator room installation.

These displays are specifically cited for use in critical applications including hospitals, banks, and data centers — environments where genset status visibility and alarm response time directly affect continuity of operations.

Engine protection systems — Enovation’s Swichgage® and Murphygauge® instrument lines provide mechanical and electronic engine protection, including automatic shutdown on low oil pressure, high coolant temperature, and other fault conditions that protect genset engines from damage during extended run cycles.

CAN-connected I/O and remote monitoring capability — Enovation displays and controllers operate on standard J1939 CAN networks, enabling integration with facility-level SCADA and building management systems for centralized genset fleet monitoring across multi-generator installations.

HPS Portland stocks Enovation Controls products and can assist with genset monitoring system specification, display selection, and MGC1000 configuration for data center backup power applications.