The AI Boom Is Fueling Data Center Growth — And Smart Control Panels Are Powering the Backbone

As artificial intelligence continues to revolutionize industries—from finance and healthcare to manufacturing and logistics—the demand for data processing power has exploded. At the heart of this digital transformation lies the modern data center: a complex, high-density environment that must operate with precision, efficiency, and resilience.

But behind the blinking servers and humming racks is an unsung hero: the often overlooked custom-designed control panel. And at Kasa Controls and Automation, we’re poised to help build data center control panels to our customers’ exacting specifications.

AI’s Appetite for Infrastructure

AI workloads are unlike traditional computing tasks. They require:

  • Massive parallel processing
  • High-speed data throughput
  • Constant uptime and cooling precision
  • Dynamic power distribution

This has led to a surge in hyperscale and edge data centers, each demanding more sophisticated environmental and power management systems. According to industry analysts, global data center capacity is expected to double in the next five years, driven largely by AI and machine learning applications.

The Hidden Complexity of Data Center Operations

While AI models get the spotlight, a real challenge lies deep within a control center in managing the physical environment that keeps them running. Data centers must maintain:

  • Tight temperature and humidity control
  • Redundant power systems
  • Fire suppression and safety protocols
  • Real-time monitoring and diagnostics

This is where custom-made control panels come into play.

Smart Panels: The Brains Behind the Brawn

Kasa’s custom control panels can be built to your design to bring automation, visibility, and responsiveness to the data center floor. Our panel shop has over 40,000 square feet of environmentally controlled workspace and nearby storage space, which means no panel project or quantity is too big or too small. We offer high-quality, well-organized panels with wire labels equally spaced and highly visible. A Kasa Control panel has a reputation for being neat, tidy, and even “pretty”.

Plus, we have over 50 years of experience and knowledge in the panel build business for many industries, including manufacturing, automotive, food & beverage, water/wastewater industries, and now data centers, too. Our panel build solutions include:

  • UL508a & UL698a Certified Panels
  • ISO 9001-2015 testing and checkout
  • Engineering review before starting a build
  • Built to your specs or custom design
  • Custom Enclosures
  • On-Site FAT testing and support  
  • Custom labels and tags
  • World-wide shipping

Our control panels will integrate seamlessly with building management systems (BMS), SCADA platforms, and IoT sensors to provide per your engineering:

  • Real-time environmental monitoring
  • Automated alerts and fault detection
  • Energy optimization and load balancing
  • Remote diagnostics and predictive maintenance

Well-made Kasa data center control panels are easy to service, long-lasting, safe, and extremely reliable – all necessities in an AI-driven world where downtime is not an option.

Future-Proofing with Flexibility

Every data center is unique. That’s why Kasa offers customized, modular, scalable control panel solutions tailored to your specifications. Whether it’s a hyperscale buildout or a retrofit of a legacy site, our panels are designed for:

  • Rapid deployment
  • Cybersecurity compliance
  • Integration with AI-based analytics tools

Conclusion: Building the Backbone of AI

As AI continues to reshape the digital landscape, the infrastructure supporting it must evolve just as rapidly. At Kasa Controls and Automation, we’re proud to be part of that evolution—manufacturing control panels that make data centers smarter, safer, and more efficient.

Because in the age of AI, it’s not just about processing data. It’s about controlling the environment where that data lives.

If you would like to speak to our Control Panel team, contact Shawn Cadman at scadman@kasacontrols.com or by phone at 785-819-4040.

And if you’d like to learn more about our panel shop, check out our panel build page and panel build videos at Panel Build | Kasa Controls & Automation.