Manufacturo, a next-generation manufacturing software platform for high-complexity production, has partnered with Karman Industries, a Los Angeles-based thermal technology company. The collaboration establishes a controlled, data-driven production environment designed to support reliable build execution, end-to-end traceability, and efficient scale-up from early runs to volume manufacturing.
Karman recently announced the launch of the Heat Processing Unit (HPU), a modular 10MW integrated thermal platform designed to address thermal constraints facing giga-scale AI data centers. The company says the HPU consolidates large-scale thermal infrastructure into high-density modules to accelerate deployments, reduce energy consumption, and eliminate water use across operating conditions.
Karman’s HPU launch reflects a near-term push to support hyperscale AI deployments, alongside the company’s broader work on thermal efficiency across other energy-intensive sectors.
At the same time, Karman describes a broader roadmap for applying high-efficiency thermal systems across energy-intensive environments, including industrial applications and power generation, as well as geothermal and nuclear power.
"Scaling deep-tech hardware requires more than work instructions. It requires a manufacturing backbone that makes every decision, test, and change auditable,"
"We’re excited to support Karman as they scale production with the process discipline, traceability, and change governance needed for quality at volume."
“As we move from prototype cycles to repeatable production, our priorities are reliability, traceability, and speed to ramp,”
“Manufacturo provides the structured manufacturing environment we need to capture build data, govern changes, and maintain confidence in every unit.”
The partnership will initially focus on controlled execution and quality traceability across critical assemblies and tests - including standardized digital work instructions, secure device history records, and configurable change governance - with the option to expand into broader operations as production scales.
Karman has stated it expects to begin initial customer deliveries in Q3 2026 from its Los Angeles-based GigaWerx facility, designed for 1GW of annual production with a roadmap to reach 4GW of annual capacity.
