Industry
AI Hardware & Edge Compute
Thermal-critical parts for the AI buildout: cold plates, manifolds and enclosures that move heat.
What slows this industry down
AI hardware is a thermodynamics problem wearing a compute costume: every watt the accelerator dissipates ends up in machined metal, and a cold plate that misses 0.05 mm flatness on the die-contact face throttles the whole node. Liquid-cooling manifolds need leak-tight passages and O-ring grooves where one porosity defect means a flooded server. Accelerator generations turn over yearly, so thermal hardware must be redesigned and requoted on silicon-launch timelines. Copper machining and ENP plating expertise is scarce exactly when the buildout needs it most.
Typical parts we machine
- GPU/ASIC cold plates and cooling lids
- Liquid-cooling manifolds and quick-disconnect blocks
- Inference-server chassis rails and trays
- Sealed edge-AI enclosures (enclosure-as-heatsink)
- Copper busbars and power-stage hardware
Recommended materials
Copper C110
The conductivity king: when watts or amps per gram is the whole point of the part.
Aluminum 6061-T6
The default CNC aluminum: strong enough for most jobs, machines fast, anodizes well.
Aluminum 6063-T5
The cosmetic-finish aluminum: silky anodized surfaces for consumer-facing parts.
MIC-6 Cast Aluminum Plate
The flatness specialist: stress-relieved cast plate that will not move when you machine it.
Recommended finishes
Electroless Nickel Plating (ENP)
Plating without electricity: dead-uniform thickness everywhere, bores and threads included.
Anodizing Type II (Clear)
The standard aluminum finish: hard, clear oxide that keeps the metallic look.
Passivation
Chemical hygiene for stainless: strips embedded iron so the steel can be as stainless as advertised.
Certifications & standards
- ISO 9001
- We understand data-center hardware buyers require ISO 9001-level process control, with flatness and leak-test records per lot.
- RoHS / REACH
- We support RoHS/REACH compliance with material and plating declarations for parts entering electronic assemblies.
We understand and support these requirements; certification and documentation scope is confirmed per order.
Relevant services
CNC Milling
3- and 4-axis vertical machining for housings, brackets, manifolds and structural parts.
5-Axis Machining
Simultaneous 5-axis machining for impellers, freeform surfaces and compound-angle features.
Production Machining
Dedicated fixturing, in-process CMM and SPC documentation for repeatable volume runs.
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