01 / Composites
Composite manufacturing
Custom laminates, panels, shells, bonded structures, heat spreaders, inserts, and tailored layups for one-off and low-volume applications.
Explore composites →Advanced engineering · specialized manufacturing
Engineering the hard one-offs.
CoolTek turns unusual engineering requirements into buildable hardware—specializing in advanced composite structures, prototype and low-volume fabrication, thermal characterization, and engineering support where standard production routes stop making sense.
One-off & low-volume buildsAdvanced compositesFull 3-direction thermal characterizationEngineering-to-hardware
Capabilities
Engineering services built around difficult requirements.
CoolTek works between research, prototyping, and specialized manufacturing—especially where custom materials, unusual geometry, challenging environments, or small quantities make conventional suppliers inefficient.
02 / Prototypes
Engineering & one-off fabrication
Fast-turn development for parts and assemblies whose geometry, materials, or process requirements need more engineering attention than a production job shop typically provides.
Explore engineering →03 / Thermal
Full thermal characterization
Three-direction conductivity characterization for anisotropic composites and heat spreaders, from engineering screening through uncertainty-aware research-grade analysis.
Explore thermal services →Research heritage behind CoolTek
Technical experience that led to the company.
CoolTek was formed to translate specialized engineering experience in advanced composites, thermal management, precision structures, and scientific instrumentation into customer-focused engineering and manufacturing services.
From research to engineering services
Large structures for demanding environments
This lightweight composite support structure is representative of the scale, integration complexity, and environmental requirements encountered in advanced detector systems. Experience of this kind helped motivate the formation of CoolTek.
Examples shown in this section were developed through the Jung Research Group at Purdue University and illustrate the technical R&D heritage that motivated the formation of CoolTek. They are not presented as CoolTek customer deliverables, and their inclusion does not imply Purdue University endorsement of CoolTek.
View research heritage →Challenging environments
Designed with the environment in mind.
Some applications are difficult because the operating environment changes what a “good” structure looks like. CoolTek develops material and structural concepts with constraints such as radiation exposure, vacuum, thermal cycling, low mass, dimensional stability, and limited service access in view.
That makes the same engineering approach relevant to high-radiation scientific instrumentation, accelerator environments, aerospace and space hardware, and other systems in which material selection, interfaces, thermal transport, and manufacturing details cannot be separated.
Project-specific environmental qualification or certification is defined separately and is not implied by general design experience.
High radiationRadiation-aware material and interface choices for scientific and accelerator applications.
Aeronautics & Space SystemsLow-mass structures, thermal paths, dimensional stability, and application-specific constraints.
Thermal extremesDirectional conductivity, thermal gradients, interfaces, and cycling considerations.
One-access hardwareEngineering for systems where repair, replacement, or iteration after deployment is difficult.
Research-grade depth for the toughest cases
CoolTek + specialized academic collaboration.
Most projects are handled directly by CoolTek. For selected R&D challenges requiring deeper experimental, materials, thermal, detector-mechanics, or computational expertise, CoolTek can collaborate with the Jung Research Group at Purdue University through formal, project-specific arrangements.
CoolTek and Purdue University are independent entities. Any Purdue participation is subject to a separate project-specific agreement and applicable University policies. Reference to Purdue does not imply University endorsement of CoolTek.
Relationships & credentials
Experience connected to demanding research and engineering environments.
Selected registrations and project relationships are identified by their actual status.
CERN procurement system
CoolTek is registered in CERN's procurement system. Registration does not imply a current CERN contract or endorsement.
NASA
CoolTek supports research and development under a NASA contract.
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