EXHIBIT 23.1

                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

    As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the use in this
Registration Statement on Form S-4 of our report, dated February 1, 1999 (except
with respect to the matter discussed in Note P, as to which the date is
February 2, 2000), covering the audited financial statements of Aavid Thermal
Technologies, Inc. as of December 31, 1998 and 1997 and for the three years then
ended, and to all references to our Firm included in or made a part of this
Registration Statement.

Arthur Andersen LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
March 20, 2000