New manufacturing processes for cooling plates and rotors

Process Innovation New Manufacturing Processes for Cooling Plates And Rotors

2026-04-21 From Hartmut Hammer | Translated by AI 4 min Reading Time

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Thanks to Rollbonden, the Mubea cold plate is said to be ten percent lighter and cheaper than competitor concepts.(Image: Mubea) — Thanks to Rollbonden, the Mubea cold plate is said to be ten percent lighter and cheaper than competitor concepts.
(Image: Mubea)

Mubea Tailored Rolled Blanks GmbH from Attendorn has developed a new manufacturing technique that, according to the company, makes cooling plates up to ten percent lighter and more cost-effective than conventional brazing. However, brazing has other disadvantages: brazed cold plates can only be recycled to a limited extent due to the different alloys, are more susceptible to corrosion and only offer limited flexibility in terms of channel geometries.

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