HD Construction Equipment opens $87 mil. plant to tap AI data center demand
HD Construction Equipment opened a new engine and battery pack plant in Gunsan, North Jeolla Province, Wednesday, as it seeks to tap growing demand for high-output power-generation engines for artificial intelligence (AI) data centers. The company held an opening ceremony at its Gunsan campus in the Gunsan National Industrial Complex, attended by HD Hyundai Vice Chairman Cho Young-cheul, HD…
HD Construction Equipment inaugurated a new $87.38 million engine and battery pack manufacturing facility in Gunsan, North Jeolla Province, on Wednesday. The company opened the plant to capitalize on the increasing demand for high-output power-generation engines required for artificial intelligence (AI) data centers. The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by HD Hyundai Vice Chairman Cho Young-cheul, HD Construction Equipment CEO Moon Jae-young, local officials, lawmakers, and business associates, drawing an audience of around 200 attendees.
The 62,700-square-meter facility, constructed over a two-year period, incorporates automated production systems such as assembly robots, autonomous mobile robots, and quality-defect detection equipment. Additionally, an integrated control tower oversees the overall operations. The plant boasts an annual production capacity of 1,250 power-generation engines ranging from 1 to 3 megawatts electric (MWe), 120 military engines suitable for tanks, and battery packs with a total capacity of up to 1,460 megawatt-hours.
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