We are excited to announce the relocation of our primary manufacturing facility from Dover, NH, to a new state-of-the-art location in Exeter, NH. This expansion, featuring advanced automation in machining, propels us towards our goal of becoming the leading provider of brazing and embedded thermal management products in North America, specifically for the Aerospace & Defense market.
As we grow, we remain dedicated to protecting American Warfighters and proudly supporting their mission!

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Pre-sales Support

Engineering Support to commercial sales team during the prospecting and opportunity qualification stages

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Thermal Expertise

Utilize Thermal Engineering conduct assessments and simulations, demonstrating the performance and efficiency of the company’s products in meeting customer requirements.

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DFM Manufacturing

Leverage DFM engineering support to evaluate the manufacturability and cost-effectiveness of proposed solutions, ensuring alignment with customer expectations and business objectives.

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Competitive Advantage

Emphasize the competitive advantages gained through superior thermal performance, manufacturability, and design optimization.

Your Partner in Performance: Expertly Crafted Aerospace Cooling Solutions

Welcome to C/A Design, your trusted partner for custom engineered cooling solutions. With decades of industry-leading expertise in Brazing & embedded products for the Aerospace & Defense market, we specialize in providing compact heat exchangers, electronics enclosures, embedded cooling heat sinks and accessories tailored specifically for your aerospace applications. Be it conduction forced air/liquid convection or a fusion of cooling schemes, we leverage Aluminum Brazing Techniques and precision machining to deliver excellence.

Our suite of services includes a seamless chain of expertly handled processes, from Multi-Axis Manufacturing of Complex Brazed Assemblies, be it from Prototype to Production, to comprehensive Braze Design, crafted to answer your unique challenges.

Innovating Aerospace Excellence: Mastering Aluminum Brazing & Advanced Heat Exchanger Solutions

Our in-house Test Lab validates the performance attributes of the brazed assembly, assuring uncompromised quality. We take pride in servicing leading defense prime contractors and aircraft OEMs, under the banner of our strict Quality Assurance.

Our proficiency in Aluminum Brazing combined with High-Tech Manufacturing capabilities, establishes us as industry pacesetters. Our seasoned team of Aerospace Brazing Veterans meticulously engineer advanced solutions, making us the preferred choice for our customers' most demanding programs.

We pride ourselves in offering Exhaustive Design Breakdown. Our capability to accommodate the manufacturing of intricate heat exchangers, Cold Plates, and avionics enclosures with finesse and efficiency is matchless. We integrate all essential features to metamorphose CNC machined material through vacuum or dip brazing into a precise aerospace assembly. C/A Design remains committed to delivering the finest performing heat exchanger or avionics enclosure, customized to your application's needs.

Test Lab

  • Nitrogen Leak Testing to 400 PSIG
  • Hydrostatic Testing to 10,000 PSIG
  • Helium Leak Test
  • Pressure Drop
  • Pressure Cycle Testing
  • Thermal Verification Testing
  • Hardness Testing
  • Braze Joint Verification

Quality Assurance

  • Multiple Programmable CMMs
  • AS9100D
  • Special Process Controls
  • QMS
  • Approved Supplier for Most DoD Prime Contractors
  • CAGE Code 0YDM2

Special Processes

Industry Leader and Pioneer in Brazing Technologies. Our staff and their vast experience help us to be one of the most knowledgeable, relied upon sources for complex brazing processes.

  • Vacuum Brazing – AWS C3.7 / AMS2678
  • Dip Brazing – AWS C3.7
  • Aluminum Heat Treating – AMS2770
  • Conversion Coating – MIL-DTL-5541

New Products