Kohler provides generators for NTT and helps them meet the needs of their customers , explains the company ’ s Engineering Solutions Manager , Lori Domaschk

Originally founded by the Kohler family as a manufacturer of farm implements , Kohler has been operational since 1873 . Fast-forward more than a century and in 2008 , the family set up and entered a partnership to work on large diesel generators . They continued on this journey before launching their own KD series of generators . Lori Domaschk , Engineering Solutions Manager of Kohler ’ s data centre business , said the KD Series created the company ’ s newfound “ strong focus ” on the data centre industry .

“ Now Kohler provides a wide range of generators of up to 4MW which allows for greater flexibility in design as well as business direction ,” Lori said . Kohler is becoming increasingly more involved with large builds and hyperscalers , the needs of which are somewhat varied and require the customization , collaboration , and partnership that Kohler can offer . “ At Kohler , we ’ re really able to take those concerns - anything that we want to change or modify and we have a lot more control over them ,” Lori said .

Partnering with NTT

As a provider of generators with enclosures , Kohler ’ s relationship with NTT is closely knit . “ The best way to explain the partnership that we have with them , besides just being another supplier to them , is making sure that they are meeting the needs of their customers . So we have daily , weekly meetings with their team and with the procurement team to make sure that deadlines are getting hit ; that they ’ re able to build in the way that they need in order to meet their own customer needs ,” Lori said .

Looking to the future , Lori describes Kohler ’ s growth goals as aggressive . “ I would say COVID has intensified the need and the speed for growth in the data centre industry . For us , there are extensive growth plans , and we ’ re continuing to build and expand our data centre team to meet these growth goals and growth needs ,” she said .

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