At Huagong Tech’s AI Full-Chain Advanced Manufacturing Ecosystem Conference, Huagong Laser’s 3DP Additive Manufacturing Division revealed that as AI chip power consumption surges, liquid cooling has become a critical requirement for high-end computing centers. Metal 3D printing directly integrates high-purity copper powder into shaped microchannel high-thermal-conductivity cooling components, overcoming the manufacturing challenge of 0.1 mm-level ultrafine channels that cannot be formed in one piece via conventional methods. This eliminates interface thermal resistance and leakage risks associated with traditional multi-part assembly while significantly shortening product iteration cycles. Currently, Huagong Tech’s Suzhou Smart Manufacturing East China Headquarters Base has achieved batch delivery with full production schedules. A 50-mu Wuhan production base is under accelerated construction and is expected to become operational by 2027. The application of metal 3D printing in AI thermal management has moved from technical validation to batch delivery, marking the accelerating demand for high-purity copper powder in computing infrastructure.
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华工科技破解AI液冷散热难题,高纯度铜粉一体化成型微通道构件已批量交付
华工科技AI全产业链先进制造生态大会上,华工激光3DP增材制造事业部披露,随着AI芯片功耗飙升,液冷散热已成为高端算力中心的刚需方案。金属3D打印利用高纯度铜粉直接一体化成型异形微通道高导热散热构件,解决了0.1毫米级超细流道无法一体化成型的制造难题,避免了传统多零件拼接带来的界面热阻和漏液隐患,同时大幅压缩产品迭代周期。目前华工科技苏州智能制造华东总部基地已实现产品批量交付、生产排期饱满,50亩武汉生产基地正加速建设,预计2027年投产。金属3D打印在AI热管理领域的应用已从技术验证进入批量交付阶段,标志着高纯度铜粉在算力基础设施中的需求正加速释放。