Cooling Channel Geometry
Machined flow paths follow your channel design, supporting the intended coolant routing without relying on a standard off-the-shelf layout.
OUR CAPABILITIES / CNC MACHINING
Cold Plate
CNC Machining
Custom cooling channels. Accurate assembly interfaces. Precision metal components built around your drawings.
JBT supports CNC machining for liquid cooling plates, heat sinks and manifolds, helping your team move from prototype evaluation to repeat production.
Bring your design, material and quantity requirements to our team.
Request a QuoteDRAWING-BASED MANUFACTURINGCUSTOM COOLING CHANNELS
ABOUT CNC MACHINING
What Is Precision
CNC Machining?
Computer-controlled tools remove material from solid metal to create defined shapes, holes and surfaces. This repeatable process turns engineering geometry into parts that fit your assembly.
For thermal components, JBT connects machining with your channel layouts, sealing interfaces and mounting requirements, supporting a clearer path from CAD model to finished part.
Precision Features
Holes, pockets and contact surfaces follow your specified geometry to support reliable fit.
Custom Manufacturing
2D drawings and 3D models guide the review, keeping manufacturing aligned with your design intent.
Flexible Production
Prototype and repeat production requirements are reviewed together to support your project stage.
Understand how the machining route can support your next thermal component.
Discuss Your Manufacturing RequirementsWHY CNC MACHINING MATTERS
The Details That Connect
Thermal Design to Assembly
Defined channels, contact surfaces and sealing features turn a cooling concept into a practical component, helping your team manage fit and downstream manufacturing requirements.
Mounting & Contact Surfaces
Drawing-based contact faces and locating features help position the component correctly within your thermal and mechanical assembly.
Assembly & Sealing Interfaces
Connection ports, fastening holes and mating surfaces are reviewed together, helping prepare the part for joining and system integration.
Make the critical features in your thermal design clear before production.
Review Your Component RequirementsOUR MACHINING CAPABILITIES
Precision CNC Machining
for Complex Components
A coordinated machining route brings channels, profiles and mechanical interfaces into one manufacturing plan, helping you source custom thermal components to your approved drawings.
CNC Milling
Pockets, slots and contours are cut to your geometry, allowing custom layouts for cold plates, housings and structural parts.
CNC Turning
Cylindrical profiles and rotational features support fittings and connection parts that need to integrate with the wider cooling assembly.
Multi-Axis Machining
Multi-sided features are reviewed for access and workholding, helping select a practical machining route for complex parts.
Cooling Channel Machining
CNC milling cooling channels creates application-specific flow paths, keeping coolant routing aligned with your thermal design.
Precision Holes & Threads
Drilling and tapping prepare connection and mounting features, supporting accurate positioning and subsequent assembly.
Contact & Mating Surfaces
Controlled surface machining addresses functional interfaces, helping parts meet the fit and contact requirements on your drawings.
Share the features that matter most to your component’s function.
Discuss Your CNC Machining Project
COMPLEX FEATURE MACHINING
Complex Cooling Channels.
Practical Manufacturing.
Channel width, depth and spacing shape coolant routing and influence machining access. Reviewing these features before production helps identify a feasible route for your liquid cold plate design.
Custom Cooling Channels
Flow paths, pockets and slots follow the approved channel layout, supporting your application-specific cooling geometry.
Thin-Wall Features
Tool access and workholding are evaluated for closely spaced features to address dimensional stability during machining.
Sealing Grooves & Interfaces
Grooves and mating surfaces are planned with the joining method in mind, helping prepare the component for downstream sealing.
Precision Mounting Features
Locating holes and contact faces are machined to the specified requirements, supporting fit with the surrounding assembly.
Let us review tool access, critical dimensions and sealing features together.
Discuss Your Cooling Channel DesignMATERIAL OPTIONS
Choose Materials Around
Your Thermal and Mechanical Needs
Material selection balances heat transfer, corrosion resistance, weight and machinability. Reviewing the grade against your coolant and joining process helps avoid incompatible choices.
Aluminum Alloys
Precision aluminum CNC machining supports lightweight cold plates, heat sinks and housings. Common grades such as 6061 can be reviewed against your design and joining route.
Copper Alloys
High thermal conductivity supports efficient heat spreading. Grade, geometry and joining compatibility are reviewed to define a practical manufacturing route.
Stainless Steel
Selected fluid-handling and structural parts may require corrosion resistance and strength. Confirm the specified grade for your operating environment.
Brass & Other Metals
Machinable connection materials support custom fittings and threaded interfaces. Material suitability is evaluated against coolant and assembly requirements.
Provide the exact alloy, temper and material specification with your drawings.
Choose the material and manufacturing route with your operating conditions in view.
Discuss Your Material SpecificationPRECISION & TOLERANCE CONTROL
Precision Defined by
Your Component’s Function
Critical features are reviewed against geometry, material and the inspection method, helping align machining tolerances with the way your part will fit, seal and perform.
Dimensional Accuracy
Specified dimensions and feature locations guide machining and measurement, supporting consistent assembly fit.
Flatness Control
Mounting, contact and sealing surfaces receive attention according to their function, supporting the intended mating condition.
Surface Roughness
Drawing-defined finish requirements inform process planning, helping prepare functional surfaces for their next operation.
Geometric Tolerances
Position, parallelism and other GD&T callouts are reviewed with suitable measurement methods to clarify acceptance criteria.
Inspection Based on Critical Features
High precision cold plate machining starts with identifying which dimensions affect the component’s function. JBT reviews drawings, access and measurement requirements during quotation so the manufacturing plan addresses your critical features.
Please specify required tolerances, datum references and inspection reports. Achievable values are confirmed after reviewing the part.
Define the dimensions and surfaces that are critical to your design.
Review Your Tolerance RequirementsTHERMAL MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS
CNC Machining for
Custom Thermal Components
Application-specific channels and interfaces help integrate machined components into cooling systems, giving your team a manufacturing route shaped around the equipment design.
Liquid Cold Plates
Machined coolant channels, ports and sealing features support custom flow layouts, helping the cold plate fit your thermal and mechanical requirements.
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Machined Heat Sinks
Heat sink CNC machining creates contact surfaces and mounting patterns around your electronics layout, helping integrate cooling within the available space.
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Liquid Cooling Manifolds
Aluminum manifold CNC machining prepares passages, ports and mounting interfaces for coolant distribution, supporting connection to the wider fluid circuit.
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Cooling Module Components
Custom housings, plates and interfaces bring structural and cooling features together, supporting mechanical integration within a complete module.
Explore detailsFind the machining route that fits your cooling component and assembly.
Discuss Your Thermal ApplicationOUR MANUFACTURING PROCESS
From Engineering Drawings
to Precision Machined Parts
A defined review and manufacturing sequence links your specifications to machining and inspection, giving your team clear checkpoints from inquiry through delivery.
STEP 01
Drawing Review
2D drawings, 3D models and specifications establish the part requirements, helping identify missing information before quotation.
STEP 02
DFM & Quotation
Geometry, material and quantity are reviewed for manufacturing feasibility, giving you a clearer basis for sourcing decisions.
STEP 03
Process Planning
Tool paths, workholding and inspection needs are planned together, keeping critical features in focus during production.
STEP 04
CNC Machining
Approved drawings guide the cutting sequence, turning the agreed geometry into custom metal components.
STEP 05
Quality Inspection
Specified dimensions and functional features are checked using suitable methods, helping identify issues before delivery.
STEP 06
Packaging & Delivery
Finished components are protected for handling and shipment, supporting their condition through the delivery stage.
Start with complete drawings to help us define a practical production plan.
Start Your Drawing ReviewOUR MANUFACTURING FACILITY
Machining Resources.
Engineering Coordination.
JBT supports custom precision components from Dongguan, China. Machining, process planning and inspection are coordinated around your drawings to help move the project toward production.
Manufacturing Resources
Machining operations are planned around component geometry and order volume, supporting prototype work and repeat production.
Custom Project Support
Drawing and material reviews identify manufacturing constraints, helping keep expectations aligned before production starts.
Production Coordination
Machining and inspection requirements are reviewed alongside subsequent operations, helping manage interfaces across the manufacturing sequence.
Discuss your component size, geometry and order volume with our manufacturing team.
Discuss Production Feasibility
QUALITY ASSURANCE
CNC Machining
Quality Control & Inspection
Drawing-based checks focus on the dimensions and surfaces that matter to assembly. Reviewing these requirements before machining helps identify potential issues before parts proceed to joining or delivery.
Dimensional Inspection
Specified dimensions, holes and feature locations are checked to support the required fit.
Geometric & Surface Inspection
Critical flatness, surface finish and geometric callouts are assessed against the approved requirements.
Visual & Feature Inspection
Burrs, threads and visible machining defects receive attention to prepare parts for subsequent operations.
Inspection Documentation
Required records and report formats are reviewed during quotation, helping align delivery with your quality requirements.
Quality documentation requirements, including any requested ISO 9001 certification evidence, can be discussed during supplier evaluation.
Agree on critical features and required inspection records before production.
Discuss Your Quality RequirementsINTEGRATED MANUFACTURING
Coordinate Machining
with the Next Manufacturing Step
Machined geometry is only part of a finished thermal component. Reviewing joining, finishing and testing together helps prepare interfaces for the complete manufacturing sequence.
Machining + Vacuum Brazing
Mating surfaces and component geometry are prepared for a suitable brazing route, supporting the transition from separate parts to a closed thermal assembly.
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Machining + Friction Stir Welding
Channel and joining features are reviewed together for compatible designs, helping prepare the part for a planned solid-state welding operation.
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Machining + Surface Finishing
Deburring, cleaning and specified finishes are considered with the material and application, preparing the component for handling and assembly.
Machining + Inspection & Testing
Dimensional checks can be coordinated with agreed downstream leak and pressure testing, supporting acceptance of the completed cooling component.
Explore detailsReview machining, joining and inspection as one coordinated manufacturing route.
Discuss Your Complete Manufacturing PlanMACHINING PROJECT TYPES
Precision Machining Applications
in Thermal Components
Explore common component requirements to see how machining supports channels, contact surfaces and fluid connections. These examples illustrate project types rather than named customer case studies.
Custom Aluminum Cold Plate
Custom passages, sealing grooves and mounting features connect coolant routing with mechanical integration. Review the critical channel dimensions before committing the design to production.
Precision Machined Heat Sink
Machined contact faces, profiles and mounting patterns prepare the heat sink for your electronics assembly. Specify the functional surface and fit requirements for manufacturing review.
CNC Machined Cooling Manifold
Fluid passages and threaded ports establish the connection layout. Review port positioning and mounting interfaces to support installation within the coolant circuit.
Have a similar component or a challenging machining requirement?
Discuss Your Custom CNC Machining ProjectFREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
CNC Machining FAQs
Find the drawing, material and tolerance information needed to start a useful manufacturing discussion and prepare a more complete quotation request.
What CNC machining services does JBT provide?
JBT supports custom CNC milling and turning for thermal and industrial metal components. Drawing-based reviews connect component geometry, material and inspection needs, helping define a manufacturing route for cold plates, heat sinks, manifolds and related parts.
Can you manufacture custom CNC machined liquid cold plates?
Custom cooling channels, mounting features, ports and sealing interfaces can be reviewed against your drawings. Reviewing the channel structure and joining route together helps prepare the component for downstream assembly.
What materials can you machine?
Aluminum, copper, stainless steel, brass and other engineering metals can be considered according to the application. Share the exact alloy and temper so material compatibility, machining and joining requirements can be evaluated together.
What machining tolerances can you achieve?
Achievable tolerances depend on the geometry, material, workholding and measurement method. Mark critical dimensions and GD&T on your drawings so the review can identify practical machining and inspection requirements before quotation.
Can you machine complex cooling channels and sealing grooves?
Cooling passages and sealing features can be evaluated for width, depth, spacing, tool access and dimensional stability. This review helps identify a practical cutting route while preserving the functional features of the design.
Do you support both prototypes and production orders?
Prototype cold plate machining and repeat production requirements can be reviewed based on your drawings and quantities. Considering both stages helps define machining, inspection and manufacturing priorities for the project.
Is 5 axis cold plate machining suitable for my design?
Suitability depends on multi-sided access, feature orientation and workholding. Our team can review whether your geometry calls for a multi-axis route or another machining sequence; equipment availability and the selected process are confirmed during quotation.
What information is needed for a CNC machining quotation?
Provide 2D drawings or 3D models, material grade, estimated quantity, critical tolerances, surface finish and the application. Include any joining and inspection requirements so the quotation review covers the complete component specification.
Need clarification on a specific feature, material or machining route?
Ask About Your CNC Machining RequirementsSTART YOUR CNC MACHINING PROJECT
Your Drawing.
Our Manufacturing Review.
Developing a liquid cold plate, precision heat sink or custom cooling manifold? Share your design and manufacturing requirements to discuss a suitable CNC machining route.
Drawing-Based Review
Your geometry, materials and critical features establish the review scope, helping focus the quotation on your actual component.
Custom Manufacturing Support
Thermal component requirements inform the machining plan, supporting the transition from design to production.
Project Communication
Technical requirements and document handling can be discussed before file transfer, helping your team share the right information.
Please discuss NDA and confidential document requirements before sharing sensitive project files.
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