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AAON
AAON (now presenting itself as The Aaon Group) designs and manufactures configurable heating, ventilation and air-conditioning equipment for commercial and industrial buildings, and, through its BASX brand, custom cooling and thermal management systems for data centers.
AAON (now presenting itself as The Aaon Group) designs and manufactures configurable heating, ventilation and air-conditioning equipment for commercial and industrial buildings, and, through its BASX brand, custom cooling and thermal management systems for data centers.
Dense AI servers need liquid cooling and chillers, and AAON's BASX data center business has become its fastest-growing line, with BASX data center sales of $345 million in Q2 2026; it has publicly supplied cooling for Applied Digital's AI campus in North Dakota.
Building owners, contractors and data center developers pay it for HVAC units, chillers and custom thermal management equipment.
United States (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
Data centers and physical infrastructure. The buildings, land, cooling systems, backup power and electrical equipment that physically house AI computing. Every AI model has to run somewhere — these companies build and operate the real-world facilities that make that possible.
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Current relationships (1)
Source: 2025-06-30 · reviewed 2026-10-02
Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating
Limits: Covers one campus as described in mid-2025; does not establish order value, volumes, exclusivity, or supply to later Applied Digital sites.
BASX Powers Advanced Cooling Innovation for Applied Digital's Purpose-Built AI Data Center Campus ↗Dated or announced (1)
Source: 2025-02-19 · reviewed 2026-10-02
Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced; not confirmed operating
Limits: A software-customer relationship for AAON's internal operations; does not establish spending, scope of AI use, or any Microsoft purchase of AAON cooling equipment.
AAON Leadership Joins Microsoft and Argano to Explore AI-Powered Service Operations ↗Inclusion in this database is not an endorsement of a company or its securities. Nothing here is a recommendation to buy or sell anything, and none of it is individualized investment advice. See the disclosures. Data: AI Map v3.25.9, released .