IMV Corporation has delivered a K200 water-cooled, large-scale vibration test system to Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (Foxconn), the Taiwan-based electronics manufacturing services company. THP Systems is IMV’s UK partner, and the project highlights a fast-growing application for large shakers: proving that AI servers survive transport.
Why AI servers need vibration testing
Foxconn’s AI servers pack high-performance semiconductors at high density. To deal with the heat this generates, the servers use water cooling. On the way to their installation sites by road or air, these heavy units must survive severe vibration and shock without damage to semiconductors, cooling pipes or other critical parts.
Vibration testing is therefore essential for checking durability and reliability under transport conditions. It also places real demands on the test equipment, which must handle large, heavy specimens and run reliably over long periods with responsive support behind it.
Why Foxconn chose IMV
- The specification and capability of IMV’s large-scale vibration test systems
- IMV’s track record in testing large, heavy AI servers
- Technical expertise and a global support network that extends through after-sales service
IMV reports a growing number of international projects for large systems, driven by bigger and more complex products such as AI servers and semiconductor equipment. Revenue from the Foxconn project is recognised in IMV’s fiscal year ended September 2026; the contract value has not been disclosed.
The project is a reminder that transport testing is no longer only a packaging question. When the product itself is a large, liquid-cooled assembly worth a great deal, the shaker needs the force, table size and stability to test it as shipped.
Large-scale testing in the UK
UK manufacturers of data centre equipment, power electronics and other heavy assemblies face the same question of transport durability. THP supplies the IMV K-Series water-cooled vibration test systems for high-force, large-payload work, alongside the air-cooled A-Series. Where several axes are needed, IMV’s TS-Series simultaneous tri-axis systems are also available.
For control, IMV systems can be paired with controllers such as the Spider-81, running random and time waveform replication tests that reproduce real transport recordings. Our news section also covers packaging standards such as ASTM D4169-22.
Source: IMV Corporation
If you need to test large or heavy products for transport, please contact the THP team.
