Conflux Technology

HardwareGeelong, Victoria, Australia (Headquarters); Sheffield, UK (European Hub)Founded 2015· One of 1805 Hardware companies tracked by AMPulse

Designs and manufactures high-performance heat exchangers utilizing metal additive manufacturing techniques to produce complex geometries that enhance thermal performance.

CEO / Founder: Dan Woodford
Team Size: 11-50
Stage: Active
Total Funding: $13.8M
Latest Round: Series B
Key Investors: Breakthrough Victoria, AM Ventures, Acorn Capital

Technology & Products

Key Products

AM metal heat exchangers: gas-liquid, liquid-liquid (incl. transmission oil coolers), gas-gas, cold plates; Conflux Barrel Intercooler (water-to-air) production-ready range.

Technological Advantage

Integrated design-to-testing production chain combined with expertise in CFD and process optimization.

Differentiation

Value Proposition

Provides superior thermal performance, reduced weight, and enhanced design flexibility through innovative metal additive manufacturing processes.

How They Differentiate

Exclusive focus on AM heat exchangers with proprietary design methods and end-to-end service, delivering performance benchmarks beyond traditional manufacturers.

Market & Competition

Target Customers

Industrial, aerospace, defense, automotive, energy, and advanced computing sectors requiring superior thermal management solutions.

Industry Verticals

Aerospace, Defence, Motorsport/Automotive, Energy, Advanced Computing/Electronics Cooling, Industrial

Competitors

GE Aerospace, PWR

Growth & Milestones

Growth Metrics

UK facility (Sheffield) operational; team 30+ post Series B; AS9100D and ISO 9001; AUKUS Authorized User (May 2026); multi-year aerospace/defence programmes; COO succession for global scale-up (Jul 2026).

Major Milestones

2015: First patented AM heat exchanger / company founded, 2018: HQ opened in Geelong after A$1.7M seed, 2021: A$8.5M Series A, 2023: AS9100D certification, 2024: A$11M Series B; team expanded to 30+, 2025: UK facility opened in Sheffield; Dan Woodford appointed CEO (Nov), 2026: AUKUS Authorized User (May); COO succession to Dijon Valentim (Jul)

Notable Customers

Honeywell Aerospace; Airbus; Pagani; Xtrac; Donkervoort; AMSL Aero; AMCM; Odys Aviation; Multimatic; Dallara; Ricardo; Kawasaki; General Atomics Aeronautical; Formula 1 teams; Aerospace OEMs; Defense contractors

https://www.confluxtechnology.com

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Why this company matters

AMPulse analysis, not a company disclosure

Conflux Technology occupies a narrow but high-value niche: metal additive manufacturing for heat exchangers. While conventional brazed or welded heat exchangers are constrained by tooling and assembly limits, Conflux uses laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) to produce monolithic geometries with conformal channels, thin walls, and lattice structures that improve heat transfer while reducing weight and fluid pressure drop.

The company operates an integrated design-to-testing workflow that combines computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation with in-house LPBF production and validation. Its product line includes 3D-printed transmission oil coolers for motorsport and bespoke thermal management units for aerospace, defense, and energy applications. Conflux holds AS9100D certification, a prerequisite for aerospace OEM supply chains.

Named customers include Honeywell Aerospace, Pagani, Xtrac, Donkervoort, AMSL Aero, and multiple Formula 1 teams. Partnerships with GKN Additive, AMCM (EOS Group), and Rocket Factory Augsburg extend its production capacity and market reach. The company has raised AUD $28.5M from Breakthrough Victoria, AM Ventures, and Acorn Capital, and operates headquarters in Geelong, Australia, with a European hub in Sheffield, UK.

Conflux's exclusive focus on AM heat exchangers creates a defensible position against diversified competitors like GE Aerospace and PWR. The open question is whether its technology can scale beyond low-to-mid volume applications in motorsport and aerospace into higher-volume industrial and computing cooling markets, where cost-per-part pressure is more intense.