Manufacturo’s platform will support Karman Industries’ efforts to scale up volume manufacturing of deep-tech hardware.
BREA, Calif.—Manufacturo, developer of a next-generation manufacturing software platform for high-complexity production, recently partnered with Los Angeles-based thermal technology company Karman Industries to scale manufacturing for high-efficiency thermal systems, according to a release from Manufacturo.
The collaboration is reported to establish 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 launched its Heat Processing Unit (HPU), a modular 10-MW integrated thermal platform that is designed to address thermal constraints facing giga-scale AI data centers. The HPU consolidates large-scale thermal infrastructure into high-density modules to accelerate deployments, reduce energy consumption, and eliminate water use across operating conditions, the release stated.
Karman’s launch of the HPU 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 has drawn 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.
“As we move from prototype cycles to repeatable production, our priorities are reliability, traceability, and speed to ramp,” said Karman Industries Chief Operating Officer Gabrielle Carlisle, in a statement. “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. This includes standardized digital work instructions, secure device history records, and configurable change governance, with the option to expand into broader operations as production scales, the release said.
“Scaling deep-tech hardware requires more than work instructions. It requires a manufacturing backbone that makes every decision, test, and change auditable,” said Manufacturo Senior Project Manager Miroslaw Baran, in the release, “We’re excited to support Karman as they scale production with the process discipline, traceability, and change governance needed for quality at volume.”
Karman stated it expects to begin initial customer deliveries in the third quarter of 2026 from its Los Angeles-based GigaWerx facility, designed for 1GW of annual production with a roadmap to reach 4GW of annual capacity.
Manufacturo is a next-generation manufacturing software platform built for high-complexity, high-mix environments, such as those found in the aerospace, defense, space, and advanced energy industries. The platform unifies controlled execution, quality management, traceability, and real-time shop-floor visibility in one secure operational backbone. In doing so, it enables teams to “scale without compromising control or compliance,” the company said.