CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NN, Inc. (“NN” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: NNBR), a global diversified industrial company that designs and manufactures Six Sigma-quality, precision components and assemblies, today announced updates regarding its growing presence in the data center market, a key growth market targeted by the company.
NN has won multiple new awards in partnership with the world’s leading provider of AI infrastructure and data center computing equipment. As the industry moves toward liquid cooling, it becomes a natural market for NN. AI inference racks are based on industry-leading chips that require liquid cooling, and NN has secured liquid cooling locations for these AI inference racks to be installed in the US for AI cloud computing. NN’s existing liquid management products are precisely tailored to the requirements of these applications, and the demanding performance and quality requirements of AI data center and cloud customers will directly leverage the company’s existing capabilities. Additionally, next-generation computing designs will require higher power usage and higher heat generation, leading to next-generation water-cooled computing systems and components. We are already able to manufacture advanced products that exceed today’s requirements. For decades, NN has provided Six Sigma quality, micron-level tolerance parts for internal combustion engines. Our decades of global experience and track record apply directly to this new field.
NN, “The water-cooled data center market is one of the emerging end markets the company is pursuing, along with medical, defense, electronics and power grid components,” said Harold Beavis, president and chief executive officer of Inc.. It perfectly matches NN’s decades of fluid management know-how and Six Sigma quality levels. For NN, this is a strategic and direct application of its existing know-how in the management of gas, diesel and hydraulic fluids and the application of that know-how.” The materials science and technical requirements are very similar. As the saying goes, “Never leak, never fail.” We’ve been doing this successfully for decades as a leading provider of billions of parts used in automotive solutions around the world. We entered this field as a strong competitor from the beginning. ”
“We have won a series of multi-year awards that have led NN to invest in a large fleet of 17 next-generation high-speed, high-precision CNC machines that meet and exceed these requirements. This expansion and enhancement is currently taking place through 2026. This will add to NN’s portfolio of over 100 similar machines already in-house. We can produce this type in the US, China, Europe and South America. This is a gateway strategic win in the US, China, Europe and South America. “NN is expanding its AI data centers for cloud providers around the world, which is now a multi-billion market and is becoming hyperscale. Financially, these compute racks align with NN’s guiding principle of achieving $70 million to $80 million in new business in 2026. These wins will help us reach that goal globally.”
“NN is intentionally shifting its business mix to high-growth, high-margin markets outside of automotive. Data center AI inference computing approaches use large amounts of power and generate high levels of heat. Liquid cooling and cooling fluid management are essential to the success of these approaches, and NN is an expert in handling fluids under these 24/7 operating conditions. Today, NN The series of wins announced by the company proves that our capabilities can be directly applied to these customers and this market.’ ‘Never leak, never fail’ This is exactly the type of incremental, high-value business that we have intentionally pursued as part of our ongoing revenue transformation, which we believe will lead NN to a better future with continued sales growth and continued profit expansion. In addition, the fast charging approach for electric vehicles consumes a large amount of power and quickly generates a large amount of heat, which must be accommodated. NN’s products also meet these requirements. ”
“Data center and AI infrastructure customers are looking for suppliers that have the precision, reliability, and deep technical know-how to repeatedly deliver manufacturing solutions at scale, and that’s exactly what we do,” said Rob Esch, CTO of Machined Components at NN. Our decades of expertise in precision machining, Six Sigma quality, use of advanced materials, and well-developed manufacturing methods for precise fluid management give NN a truly differentiated ability to serve this market. Because NN already meets the demanding performance requirements of liquid-cooled computing architectures and has established its capabilities and reputation in this market, we are leveraging our technical know-how to deliver world-leading AI solutions. We are ready to work with hardware developers and hyperscalers to win next-generation programs. This is a global phenomenon, and we are organized globally for technology product management, so it’s very exciting to see this happen in multiple markets, and we bring real value to this market and these customers.”
About NN
NN, Inc., a global diversified industrial company, combines advanced engineering and manufacturing capabilities with deep materials science expertise to design and manufacture high-precision components and assemblies for a variety of markets worldwide. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, NN has facilities in North America, Europe, South America and China. For more information about the company and its products, please visit www.nninc.com.
Forward-looking statements
This press release contains express and implied forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, but not limited to, NN’s pursuit of new end markets, NN’s competitive position in the data center market, the success of NN’s investments in meeting the requirements of the awarded business, and the prospects for NN’s future prospects in 2026. including, but not limited to, statements regarding expected new business wins during the year and other statements that are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements generally include words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “predict,” “growth,” “guidance,” “intend,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “could,” “predict,” “plan,” “trajectory” or other similar words, phrases or expressions. Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that are beyond management’s control and may cause actual results to differ materially from those in such statements. Such factors include general economic conditions and economic conditions in the industry sector. significant changes in the cost and availability of raw materials; our level of debt; our ability to secure, maintain or enforce patents or other appropriate protections for our intellectual property; cyber liability or potential liability for a breach of our or our service providers’ information technology systems or interruption of business operations; The above factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by law. New risks and uncertainties may emerge from time to time, and we cannot predict their occurrence or how they may affect us. We qualify all forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.
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