Analysis of the development of China's Server rack cabinet industry in 2025: Policy empowerment, digital driving, and steady expansion of industry scale

Server rack cabinet is the core basic installation carrier for data centers and various computer rooms. It belongs to the first level assembly equipment below the system level. It is a rectangular floor standing closed box structure composed of a frame and cabinet doors. It is mainly used to integrate and install various electronic components and mechanical parts, provide suitable operating environment and safety protection for internal equipment, and is different from racks without closed structures.

This type of Network rack has strict technical performance requirements, requiring good rigidity and strength, as well as basic functions such as electromagnetic isolation, ventilation and heat dissipation, grounding and noise reduction. At the same time, it also considers seismic resistance, impact resistance, corrosion resistance, dust and water resistance, radiation resistance and other protective properties to ensure stable operation of the equipment. The product specifications are standardized, with standard heights of 47U, 42U, and other sizes, widths of 600mm and 800mm, and depths ranging from 800mm to 1200mm, to meet the installation needs of different computer rooms.

As the core supporting infrastructure of data centers, Server rack cabinet directly benefits from the support of national data center and digital industry policies, and the industry is experiencing policy dividends. In recent years, the country has focused on the green digital transformation of data centers, issued special policies to guide industry upgrading, and set the development direction for the cabinet industry.

In July 2024, four departments issued a special plan for green and low-carbon data centers, promoting technological upgrades and optimizations in layout, cooling, power supply and distribution, and strictly controlling equipment redundancy, forcing Data cabinet to upgrade towards high efficiency, energy conservation, and high density.

In April 2025, ten departments will release key points for digital and green transformation, accelerate the construction of green data centers, promote energy-saving supervision and transformation, improve green monitoring mechanisms, and further consolidate the green and intelligent development tone of the cabinet industry.

China's Data rack industry began at the beginning of the 21st century. Relying on the Internet economy and data center construction, it has now formed a complete industrial chain integrating R&D, manufacturing and service, with close upstream and downstream linkages. Upstream, raw materials such as steel, alloys, and composite materials are used, with steel being the core structural material to ensure the load-bearing stability of cabinets. Upstream, the supply of bulk commodities is stable, but price fluctuations directly affect manufacturing costs; In 2024, China's steel production reached 1.4 billion tons, a year-on-year increase of 2.71%. In the first half of 2025, the growth rate remained at 4.6%, indicating sufficient supply of high-quality raw materials. The midstream is the production and manufacturing process of Comms cabinets, while the downstream is mainly used in scenarios such as data centers and network rooms. Data centers are the core demand side, leading the overall demand scale of the industry.

Combining policy guidance, technological iteration, and market demand, the Chinese server Computer rack industry will transform towards three core directions of intelligence, greenness, and customization in the future, becoming the core focus of industry competition.

First, intelligence has become the mainstream trend. The new generation of cabinets will integrate IoT sensors, intelligent monitoring systems and edge computing modules to achieve real-time monitoring and autonomous regulation of internal temperature, humidity, power and other operating parameters. Relying on AI algorithms to dynamically optimize cooling strategies, predict equipment failures, and cooperate with RFID and other technologies to achieve digital asset management, significantly improving the remote operation and maintenance efficiency of the data center.

Secondly, green and low-carbon will run through the entire industry chain. In response to the national dual carbon policy requirements, Vertical server rack products will fully adopt recyclable and environmentally friendly raw materials and modular design to reduce carbon emissions throughout the entire lifecycle. New energy-saving technologies such as liquid cooling heat dissipation, waste heat recovery, and phase change materials will be widely applied, balancing heat dissipation efficiency and energy consumption optimization to help data centers achieve energy conservation and cost reduction.

Thirdly, customization becomes the key to competition. In view of the differentiated needs of different scenarios such as finance, medical care, telecommunications and edge computing, enterprises will launch customized Outdoor network cabinet products that adapt to specific power, size and protection standards, and rely on digital design platforms to achieve flexible production, quickly respond to personalized needs, becoming the core competitiveness of enterprises to seize market share.

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