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Yishi Precision Teams Up with Germany's Aachen-based IQE to Enter Metal 3D Printing Liquid Cooling Sector

2026-05-21 · Impact score: 32

Yishi Precision, a company listed on the Beijing Stock Exchange, has signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement with IQ Evolution (IQE) based in Aachen, Germany. The two parties aim to leverage metal laser 3D printing technology as the core to jointly explore the microchannel liquid cooling plate market. The collaboration will focus on developing additive manufacturing processes for pure copper and aluminum alloys, addressing challenges faced by traditional processes like skiving and welding in fabricating complex microchannel structures. IQE brings expertise in metal 3D printing and liquid cooling, while Yishi Precision offers experience in automotive precision component manufacturing and market channels. The partners plan to cover the full workflow from design, printing, to post-processing and validation, providing integrated liquid cooling solutions with higher heat dissipation efficiency and more compact structures for high-heat-flux applications in automotive, data centers, energy storage, and communication base stations. The cooperation is currently in the strategic planning phase.

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易实精密联手德国亚琛IQE，切入金属3D打印液冷赛道

北交所上市公司易实精密与德国亚琛的IQ Evolution签署战略合作框架协议，双方拟以金属激光3D打印技术为核心，共同开拓微通道液冷板市场。合作将聚焦于纯铜及铝合金的增材制造工艺开发，旨在解决传统铲齿、焊接等工艺在制造复杂微通道结构时面临的难题。德国IQE在金属3D打印及液冷领域拥有技术积累，而易实精密则具备汽车精密零部件制造经验和市场渠道。双方计划覆盖从设计、打印到后处理验证的全流程，为汽车、数据中心、储能及通信基站等高热流密度应用场景提供散热效率更高、结构更紧凑的一体化液冷解决方案。目前合作处于战略规划阶段。

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