# Inside Conflux: How AM Pushes the Boundaries of Thermal Management

- Show: [Additive Snack](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack)
- Published: 2025-03-11
- Length: 56m
- Episode: 1
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2025-03-11-inside-conflux-how-am-pushes-the-boundaries-of-thermal-management
- Listen: https://share.transistor.fm/s/b467113a

## Summary

Michael Fuller, founder and CEO of Conflux Technology, explains how the company uses additive manufacturing to create high-performance heat exchangers for motorsport, automotive, and aerospace. He details the technical challenges of achieving gas-tight seals with complex internal geometries and the strategic pivot from a pure hardware play to productizing their production processes for broader scaling. Fuller discusses the company's focus on reducing costs to make these advanced thermal management devices viable for higher-volume applications beyond niche markets.

## Chapters

- [0:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2025-03-11-inside-conflux-how-am-pushes-the-boundaries-of-thermal-management#t=4) Introduction: Michael Fuller and Conflux Technology
- [1:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2025-03-11-inside-conflux-how-am-pushes-the-boundaries-of-thermal-management#t=99) From Motorsport to Heat Exchangers
- [1:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2025-03-11-inside-conflux-how-am-pushes-the-boundaries-of-thermal-management#t=99) The Role of Additive Manufacturing in Heat Exchangers
- [7:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2025-03-11-inside-conflux-how-am-pushes-the-boundaries-of-thermal-management#t=421) Challenges and Innovations in Additive Manufacturing
- [13:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2025-03-11-inside-conflux-how-am-pushes-the-boundaries-of-thermal-management#t=788) Conflux's Market and Customer Focus
- [32:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2025-03-11-inside-conflux-how-am-pushes-the-boundaries-of-thermal-management#t=1966) Design and Development Process at Conflux
- [49:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2025-03-11-inside-conflux-how-am-pushes-the-boundaries-of-thermal-management#t=2947) Future of Conflux and Scaling for Impact

## Topics

- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Pricing, margins & unit economics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pricing-and-unit-economics)
- [Validation & product-market fit](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/validation-and-product-market-fit)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Conflux Technology (company)
- EOS (company)
- High ETA (company)
- Meggot PLC (company)
- Parker (company)
- GE Additive (company)
- Morgan (company)
- Mezzo Technologies (company)
- Form Next (other)

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