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Thermal performance. By design.

Lightweight
metal parts that
move more heat.

Design and manufacture thermally optimized copper–aluminum components. The right material, exactly where it matters.

Copper heat paths integrated into a lightweight aluminum component
Aluminum structure.Copper where it counts.
Software + solid-state manufacturingUpload Optimize Deploy

The DISC platform

Your requirements.
One path to a better part.

01
CAD wireframe illustration of the thermal component before optimization

Upload.

Start with your CAD, heat loads, and temperature limits.

02
Illustrative FEM mesh and thermal map of the same component, showing its heat paths

Optimize.

Simulate heat flow and optimize copper placement for performance and manufacturability.

03
Rendering of the finished component with copper heat paths integrated into aluminum

Deploy.

We manufacture your optimized component with our proprietary solid-state process.

The material advantage

Same part.
Smarter copper placement.

Keep aluminum’s lightweight structure. Add copper along the critical heat paths. Get more thermal performance from the geometry you already have.

ConventionalAluminum

DISC optimizedCopper + aluminum

Side-by-side aluminum housing and the same housing with strategically placed copper regions
+33%

Heat-load capacity

Compared with the aluminum baseline in the featured design.

Built for thermal limits

Better parts.
More capable systems.

Relieve the thermal bottleneck to open up more power, more performance, and more capacity.

01

Space systems

Power-conversion housings and thermal frames for demanding spacecraft applications.

02

Rugged electronics

Move heat out of sealed enclosures where airflow is limited.

03

High-performance computing

Thermal components designed for concentrated heat loads and compact systems.

Start with your thermal challenge

What could your part
make possible?