Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaMay 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — On May 5, 2026, at the SEMICON Southeast Asia 2026 exhibition, SGS, an internationally recognized testing, inspection, and certification organization, jointly with Eaton, a global intelligent power management company, officially released the “Data Center Air Quality Management White Paper”. Key representatives including SGS Malaysia General Manager Lv Binsi, SGS China Microelectronics Ultra-Trace Analysis Business Development Manager Qi Yongjie, and Eaton Asia Pacific Technical Manager Guo Weifeng attended the launch ceremony. This white paper addresses the widespread risks of air pollution and equipment corrosion faced by global data centers, constructing a comprehensive chain of governance solutions based on authoritative testing, standardized quantification, and verifiable data. It will drive the industry from a rough “experience-based judgment” into a new era of refined “precision governance.”
SGS and Eaton Jointly Release the Data Center Air Quality Management White Paper
Industry Pain Point: Air Corrosion as the Invisible Killer of Data Center Stability
With the acceleration of global digitalization and AI computing power demands, data centers, as the foundation of the digital economy, face higher requirements for reliability, resilience, and sustainable operation. Meanwhile, high-density, enclosed operations make gaseous molecular pollution, particulate contamination, and corrosion risks more prone to accumulation and amplification. Air quality has shifted from an “environmental issue” to a key variable affecting hardware lifespan, business continuity, and lifecycle operational costs.
The white paper points out that the stability of critical infrastructure such as UPS is closely related to the air environment: research shows that 55% of unplanned data center outages are linked to UPS failures, with downtime costs potentially reaching $8,851 per minute. Under the trend of lead-free manufacturing, PCBs and key components are more sensitive to corrosive pollutants, making risks more insidious and irreversible, thus becoming an “invisible killer” for stable data center operation.
Standard Leadership: Building a Full-Process Verifiable Governance Closed-Loop System
Eaton Asia Pacific Technical Manager Guo Weifeng Delivers a Speech
Complementary Advantages: Scenario Practice + Authoritative Testing Build a New Paradigm for Governance Implementation
Eaton Asia Pacific Technical Manager Guo Weifeng noted that Eaton has long focused on critical infrastructure protection, believing that “safeguarding critical infrastructure is not only about power supply itself but also depends on the environment where the power equipment operates.” The white paper, through extensive engineering data and real-world cases, confirms that airborne pollutants are a long-underestimated yet far-reaching reliability threat. Corrosive gases, particulates, and humidity fluctuations directly impact the long-term performance of UPS, servers, storage, and communication equipment, often occurring “slowly, imperceptibly, and irreversibly after failure.”
SGS Malaysia General Manager Lv Binsi Delivers a Speech
This collaboration focuses on “standardizing data center corrosion monitoring and air quality management implementation”: Eaton contributes scenario expertise in power distribution and UPS along with operational pain point insights; SGS, as an internationally recognized testing, inspection, and certification organization, provides scientific support with independent, impartial, and traceable data capabilities. Together, they deliver replicable and scalable governance methods and engineering pathways.
Far-Reaching Value: Dual Standard Integration Fills Industry Gaps, Safeguarding Global Digital Infrastructure Development