Plastic Omnium relies on APL to upgrade one of its data centers

Published on May 27, 2026 -

Plastic Omnium's Auto Exterior division engaged APL to upgrade and enhance the reliability of the data center at its research and development site. After conducting a feasibility study to upgrade the room from Tier I to Tier III, APL was commissioned to carry out all the work on a turnkey basis, without interrupting IT production.

Client company

Plastic Omnium

Industry

Type of support

Réalisation clé en main

Type of service

Fiabilisation et mise à niveau clé en main d'un data center en exploitation

Context and objectives of the assignment

Upgrade a critical data center to meet the service continuity requirements of the R&D department
Assess the work to be performed and equipment to be installed to achieve Tier III, within a controlled budget
Carry out the work in an operational room, without stopping IT production

Completed assignments

Study and recommendations for equipment to be installed and work to be performed to achieve the expected availability, energy efficiency, and scalability objectives
Detailed risk assessment and management for each intervention
Turnkey execution of the work: creation of two new independent electrical chains, implementation of a redundant cooling system, migration of IT equipment into racks
Definition of best practices for data center operations to maintain the expected levels of service continuity and energy efficiency

Client benefits

Site upgrade to state-of-the-art standards to achieve Tier III
Enhanced room reliability through the implementation of redundant technical equipment (electrical chains and cooling)
Improved cooling system efficiency through room layout optimization and airflow management (hot aisle containment)
No interruption to IT production throughout the entire duration of the work
Knowledge transfer to internal teams to operate the room according to best practices, in order to achieve the expected levels of service continuity and energy efficiency

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