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Thermal Technologies

Choose air- or liquid-cooling components around your thermal and mechanical requirements.

Stepped aluminum heat sink with copper contact insert — illustrative concept
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Heat Sinks

Liquid Cooling

AI & Data Center Cooling

Manufacturing support for your cold plates, manifolds and cooling assemblies.

Processor cold plates and distribution manifold — illustrative concept
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AI Compute Cooling

Distribution & Assembly

AI Cooling Interfaces
  1. Cold PlateHeat-source interface
  2. ManifoldCoolant distribution
  3. CDU InterfaceConnection requirements
  4. Rack / LoopAssembly integration
Review component fit across your cooling system.

Industry Cooling Solutions

Find components for your power electronics, energy, laser and telecom application.

Machined power module cooling plate — illustrative concept
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Power Electronics

EV & Energy

Laser & Telecom

Industries

High-Tech & Electronics

Components for your electronic systems.

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Applications & Project Inquiries

Precision & Advanced Systems

Start with your functional and quality requirements.

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Applications & Project Inquiries

Industrial & Energy

Build around your operating environment.

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Applications & Project Inquiries

Materials

From prototype to production, review material performance, manufacturability and cost for your part.

Engineering Plastics

Match your polymer to function, process and environment.

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ABS — illustrative material conceptABSReview enclosure and molding needs›Polycarbonate (PC) — illustrative material conceptPolycarbonate (PC)Discuss clarity and impact needs›Nylon (PA) — illustrative material conceptNylon (PA)Review moisture and wear conditions›POM / Acetal — illustrative material conceptPOM / AcetalReview fit and sliding features›PEEK — illustrative material conceptPEEKDiscuss operating conditions›PTFE — illustrative material conceptPTFEReview friction and chemical exposure›ULTEM / PEI — illustrative material conceptULTEM / PEIDiscuss thermal and electrical needs›

Elastomers & Specialty Materials

Confirm grade availability and application requirements.

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Elastomers
Silicone / LSR — illustrative material conceptSilicone / LSRDiscuss flexible component needs›TPU / TPE — illustrative material conceptTPU / TPEReview flexibility and processing›EPDM — illustrative material conceptEPDMReview weathering and chemical exposure.›NBR — illustrative material conceptNBRReview oil and fuel exposure.›FKM — illustrative material conceptFKMReview temperature and chemical exposure.›
Specialty Materials
G10 / FR4 — illustrative material conceptG10 / FR4Review insulation and laminate needs›Composites — illustrative material conceptCompositesReview stiffness, weight and laminate.›Customer-Specified MaterialsConfirm your grade and requirements.›Other Specialty MaterialsDiscuss your application and grade.›
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Design & Engineering

Practical guidance for your part geometry and material decisions.

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Cost & Planning

Prepare your process, budget and sourcing questions.

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Learn & Proof

Build your knowledge before production.

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About LK MFG

Learn who we are and how we operate.

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sales@lkmfg.com (945) 409-1013

1750 Briercroft Ct, Suite 204
Carrollton, TX 75006, USA

Split bearing support housing, keyed stepped shaft and ribbed mounting base for industrial equipment; illustrative component concept, not a customer part or documentary company test

YOUR MATING PARTS. YOUR DATUMS. YOUR RELEASED REVISION.

Custom Industrial Equipment Parts for Your Fit, Fixturing & Maintenance Needs

For your industrial equipment parts manufacturer review, connect the component drawing to its installed function. Share mating interfaces, material condition and sample acceptance before agreeing the manufacturing route.

Define the Component Your Equipment Needs

Bearing housing, tooling plate with bushings and formed equipment guard bracket;illustrative component concept,not actual company/customer product or equipment capability/measurement evidence

Housings & mounting parts

Identify bearing seats, mounting faces, bores and fastener access against the mating assembly.

Tooling plates & fixtures

Review locating features, support surfaces, replaceable inserts and inspection access.

Covers, guards & brackets

For custom machine guards fabrication, share the released enclosure drawing, mounting details and required machine-owner approval.

Component manufacture does not establish machine safety compliance or approval of an installed guard.

A Worn Sample Is a Starting Point for Your Review

For industrial replacement parts machining, identify which features are worn, repaired or modified. A sample alone cannot define the original material, intended fit or allowable variation.

01 · Identify

Share the equipment model, part identity, installed position and any available controlled drawing.

02 · Compare

Provide mating components and mark wear, damage, repairs and known fit problems.

03 · Release

Approve the replacement drawing, material condition and defined checks before repeat manufacture.

Worn sleeve, clean machined sleeve and separate mating flange;illustrative component concept,not actual company/customer product or equipment capability/measurement evidence

Confirm your authority to reproduce the component and any equipment-owner restrictions.

Separate Locating Features from Clamping Features

For industrial equipment fixture machining, show which surfaces establish the part position and which fasteners apply holding force.

  • Identify functional datum faces and mating bores.
  • Review loading direction, tool access and chip clearance.
  • Define contact surfaces and protected finishing areas.
  • Agree inspection in the specified final condition.
Review datum and drawing controls →
Precision tooling plate with hole grid, counterbores and separate locating bushings and pin; illustrative component concept, not a customer part or documentary company test

Compare the Reference Roles in a 3-2-1 Locating Review

For a suitable prismatic workpiece, this reference arrangement distributes locating contacts across three faces. Review your actual geometry, forces and loading method before applying it.

Reference contact counts

Common plane-locating arrangement; zero baseline 0–3 contacts.

3 + 2 + 1 = 6 locating contacts. Contact count is not a repeatability, tolerance, clamping-force or safety rating.

Prismatic workpiece and fixture plate with separate locating pins and stops;illustrative component concept,not actual company/customer product or equipment capability/measurement evidence

What Your Fixture Drawing Still Needs

Support locations, workpiece rigidity, access for loading and inspection, cutting-force direction, holding-force review and chip clearance all require your specific part.

Reference roleContact countReview on your part
Primary face3Use separated, non-collinear support locations appropriate to the surface and load.
Secondary face2Review side location without unnecessary redundant constraint.
Tertiary face1Review the remaining end location and loading access.

Locators establish the reference; holding/clamping must be reviewed separately. Cylindrical or irregular workpieces may need a different arrangement. Illustrative planning comparison, not an approved fixture design.

Carr Lane · locating and clamping principles →

Choose a Manufacturing Route Around Your Functional Features

Mounting block, bent machine guard and cast-texture bearing housing;illustrative component concept,not actual company/customer product or equipment capability/measurement evidence

Your locating features. Your replacement scope. Your finished condition.

Tie critical dimensions to locating and mating function before choosing the process and final finishing.

Your componentRoute to reviewBefore your approval
Bores, locating shoulders and mounting facesCNC machiningDatums, fit, tool access and final-condition inspection
Formed covers and machine guardsSheet-metal fabricationBends, edges, hardware and machine-owner safety review
Repeat complex housing geometryCasting plus machining where appropriateMaterial, draft, tooling and critical machined interfaces
Multi-part supports and tooling groupsMechanical assemblyComponent revisions, fastening, alignment and sample scope

Tooling investment, economical quantity and delivery depend on the drawing and order scope. No universal break-even quantity or delivery promise is implied.

Bored industrial replacement mounting block with perpendicular machined faces approached by a CMM probe; illustrative component concept, not a customer part or documentary company test

Approve Your Wear Surfaces and Inspection Evidence Together

When reviewing wear resistant industrial machine components, specify the mating material, contact conditions, lubrication and required final hardness or treatment where applicable. Material name alone does not establish service life.

Drawing identity

Confirm the released revision and agreed substitutions.

Final condition

Define heat treatment, coating and any post-treatment machining.

Fit & geometry

Review the selected bores, datum faces and mounting interfaces.

Records

Agree dimensions, sampling and required material/process evidence.

5 Checkpoints from Your Drawing to Repeat Parts

Sleeves, mounting blocks and supports in protective foam packaging;illustrative component concept,not actual company/customer product or equipment capability/measurement evidence

01 · Inputs

Identify the part, mating assembly and drawing revision.

02 · Route

Review material, access and manufacturing sequence.

03 · Sample

Check the defined fit and selected interfaces.

04 · Approval

Record accepted features, treatment and evidence.

05 · Release

Confirm repeat scope, packing and delivery requirements.

6 Inputs for Your Equipment Part Review

  1. CAD and controlled drawing revision.
  2. Equipment identity and installed part function.
  3. Mating components and critical fit requirements.
  4. Material, treatment and final condition.
  5. Trial quantity and repeat demand.
  6. Sample acceptance, inspection records and packing needs.
Bearing block, wear sleeve and locating plate beside plain folder;illustrative component concept,not actual company/customer product or equipment capability/measurement evidence

Answers Before You Specify

Can you quote a replacement part from a worn sample?

Share the sample condition, available drawings, mating parts and intended function. Agree a controlled replacement drawing and acceptance requirements; do not assume worn dimensions are the original design.

Does a 3-2-1 layout guarantee fixture accuracy?

No. It describes reference contacts for suitable geometry. Actual location, stiffness, holding forces, manufacturing variation and inspection must be reviewed for your workpiece.

How should I specify wear resistance?

Identify the contact pair, load, motion, environment, lubrication and required treatment or hardness. Agree the evidence and service-validation scope rather than relying on a generic material label.

Can you approve my machine guard as safe?

Manufacturing scope and component inspection are separate from machine risk assessment and installed guarding approval. The machine owner or designated responsible organization must define that approval.