Airsys, a global provider of mission-critical cooling systems for data centers and artificial intelligence infrastructure, officially opened its new global headquarters campus in Woodruff on May 13, capping a multi-year effort to anchor the company’s corporate and manufacturing operations in Spartanburg County.
The 60-acre campus — located in what regional officials describe as South Carolina’s manufacturing alley — represents a $60 million capital investment and is projected to create 215 jobs in the Upstate. Manufacturing at the facility is slated to begin in the first quarter of 2027, with corporate teams already working on-site.
Yunshui Chen, founder and chief executive of Airsys, described the opening as a major milestone for the company’s global strategy. Chen said the Woodruff investment reflects the company’s commitment to advancing cooling innovation across the spectrum of mission-critical infrastructure, with a particular focus on high-efficiency, zero-water cooling technologies that support the rapid build-out of AI and edge computing capacity worldwide.
The opening ceremony drew local, state, and federal dignitaries. Sara Hazzard, president and chief executive of South Carolina Manufacturing + Commerce, attended and noted the facility’s significance for the state’s manufacturing ecosystem. Allen Smith, president and chief executive of OneSpartanburg, Inc., also took part in the event, underscoring the project’s role in the county’s ongoing economic development strategy.
Airsys is based in Woodruff and supports its global operations with more than 1,000 employees across 16 locations worldwide. The new 245,000-square-foot facility houses both a manufacturing plant and corporate offices, designed to centralize engineering and production for air, liquid, and hybrid cooling technologies aimed at high-density computing environments.
The campus is built on a strategic logic tied directly to Spartanburg County’s existing industrial base. The county hosts BMW Manufacturing, Michelin North America, and a growing cluster of data center and advanced manufacturing suppliers. Airsys’s products support the same data infrastructure that powers AI operations at facilities ranging from hyperscale cloud providers to edge deployment sites near major transport corridors.
For Spartanburg County, the Airsys opening is the latest in a series of major investment announcements. In January 2026, OneSpartanburg reported that the county attracted $3.5 billion in capital investment during 2025, landing 20 economic development projects and creating more than 1,000 jobs. The Airsys campus adds directly to that trajectory.
Woodruff, a city of roughly 4,000 in southwestern Spartanburg County, has emerged as a focal point for manufacturing and distribution investment alongside neighboring communities in the county. The presence of BMW’s $700 million cell-assembly plant under construction in Woodruff gives the city two separate large-scale manufacturing investments under active development heading into 2027.
