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RFQ intake, requirements clarification, TDP map review, manifold sketch review, qualification scope review. First-line technical contact for AU buyers.
About ToneCooling Australia Pty Ltd
About ToneCooling Australia Pty Ltd
ToneCooling Australia Pty Ltd (ABN 96 653 174 040) is the Australian customer engineering support and supply entity within the ToneCooling group. Based in Carlton, Victoria, the AU subsidiary serves Australian and Oceania markets with customer engineering support, project coordination, AS/NZS compliance documentation, and pre-sales engineering consultation. Cold plate design, engineering, and manufacturing — including channel-topology design, CFD simulation, process engineering (TLP diffusion bonding, vacuum brazing, friction stir welding, controlled atmosphere brazing), DFM iteration, and quality validation — are performed at our IATF 16949-aligned partner facility in Huizhou, Guangdong, China, operating under ISO 9001:2015 and IATF 16949:2016 quality systems with documented lot traceability.
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Process & standards glossary (AU engineering reader):
TLP = Transient Liquid Phase diffusion bonding ·
FSW = Friction Stir Welding ·
CAB = Controlled Atmosphere Brazing ·
PPAP = Production Part Approval Process ·
IATF 16949:2016 (international automotive QMS) ·
ISO 9001:2015 (quality management) ·
AS/NZS 60068-2-14 ≡ IEC 60068-2-14:2009 (thermal cycling endurance) ·
IEC 62619:2017 (industrial battery safety) ·
AS/NZS 5139:2019 (BESS installation) ·
AS/NZS 4777.2:2020 (grid-connected inverter).
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Section 1 of 6
What is ToneCooling Australia Pty Ltd?
ToneCooling Australia Pty Ltd (ABN 96 653 174 040) is the Australian customer engineering support and supply entity within the ToneCooling group. Based in Carlton, Victoria, the AU subsidiary serves Australian and Oceania markets with customer engineering support, project coordination, AS/NZS compliance documentation, and pre-sales engineering consultation.
Australian entity scope
ToneCooling Australia operates as the AU customer engineering support and supply entity for the parent ToneCooling group. The Carlton VIC team's scope:
- Customer engineering support — pre-sales technical consultation, RFQ intake, requirements clarification
- Project coordination between AU customer and the Huizhou design and engineering team
- AS/NZS compliance documentation handoff to AU electrical installer
- AU-localised commercial documentation (AUD quoting, ChAFTA Certificate of Origin coordination, customs)
- After-sales support for AU and Oceania customers
The Carlton team does not perform core product engineering — channel-topology design, CFD simulation, process engineering, DFM iteration, manufacturing, and quality validation are all performed at the Huizhou partner facility per IATF 16949 quality system controls.
Registration and disclosures
| Registered name | ToneCooling Australia Pty Ltd |
| ABN | 96 653 174 040 |
| ACN | 653 174 040 |
| Founding year (AU) | 2022 |
| Registered office | Suite 69, 139 Cardigan Street, Carlton VIC 3053, Australia |
| Phone | +61 420 936 669 |
| info@tonecooling.com.au | |
| GST | Registered (10% applied at invoice) |
| Modern Slavery Act | voluntary supply-chain transparency applied |
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What is the role of the Carlton, Victoria team?
The Carlton VIC team is the AU customer-facing entry point: pre-sales engineering support, RFQ coordination, project liaison, AS/NZS compliance documentation, customs, and after-sales. Cold plate design and engineering work itself is performed by the Huizhou design and engineering team — Carlton coordinates the engagement in Australian Eastern time and Australian English, then hands off to Huizhou for the technical work.
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Project coordination
Time-zone-aligned communication between AU customer and the Huizhou design and engineering team. NDA execution, DFM session scheduling, milestone tracking.
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AS/NZS documentation
Documentation pack handoff to the licensed AU electrical installer's compliance review (AS/NZS 5139 / 4777 / 60068 / 60529 / 9227).
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AUD commercial
AUD quoting, GST handling, ChAFTA Certificate of Origin coordination, AU customs documentation, payment terms management.
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Logistics & after-sales
AU customs clearance support, in-AU after-sales technical support, replacement / RMA coordination, lot-traceability follow-through.
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Oceania reach
Australian and New Zealand customer support; Pacific Islands reach via AU-based logistics.
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Where is cold plate design and engineering performed?
Engineering aligned to the Open Compute Project DC-MHS specification for AI server programmes (e.g. NVIDIA GB200 NVL72); thermal envelope per ASHRAE TC 9.9; AS/NZS scope mapped to Standards Australia.
Cold plate design, engineering, and manufacturing are performed at our IATF 16949-aligned partner facility in Huizhou, Guangdong, China — including channel-topology design, conjugate-heat-transfer CFD simulation, process engineering (TLP diffusion bonding, vacuum brazing, friction stir welding, controlled atmosphere brazing), DFM iteration, and quality validation. The facility operates under ISO 9001:2015 and IATF 16949:2016 quality systems with documented lot traceability.
Huizhou facility scope
- 30,000 m² primary manufacturing facility
- 1,000,000+ cold plates produced annually
- IATF 16949-aligned production lines (automotive Tier-1 quality controls)
- ISO 9001:2015 certified quality management
- Lot-traceable QMS — every cold plate ships with lot-traceable QC certificates
- Joining processes: TLP diffusion bonding, vacuum brazing, FSW, CAB, laser welding
- Materials: copper C1100/C1020, aluminium AL3003MOD/AL4045/6061/6063, SPCC steel
- CNC machining accuracy ±0.003 mm
- Production-line QA: helium leak ≤ 1×10⁻⁹ mbar·L/s, ultrasonic C-scan 100% inspection, CMM dimensional verification
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Who is the parent group?
The ToneCooling group has been engineering thermal management since 2004 (20+ years). The group operates a 30,000 m² primary manufacturing facility in Huizhou, Guangdong, China; produces 1,000,000+ cold plates annually; employs 200+ staff (40% technical); and holds a patented manufacturing IP portfolio covering cold plate joining processes and thermal management. The engineering R&D programme is delivered by an in-house design and engineering team.
Parent group milestones
2004
Founding
The ToneCooling group is established to engineer precision thermal management hardware for the emerging power electronics and energy storage sectors.
2010
Vacuum brazing line commissioned
First-generation vacuum brazing line operational; cold plate manufacturing scales to industrial volume.
2014
In-house engineering R&D programme established
Dedicated thermal management R&D programme commissioned — peer-reviewed publications and patent filings begin.
2018
TLP diffusion bonding process patents granted
Proprietary Transient Liquid Phase diffusion bonding process protected under invention patents; production line transitions from vacuum brazing to TLP for premium copper cold plates.
2020
R&D programme expanded across product families
Engineering R&D pipeline broadened to cover AI server, BESS, power electronics, and industrial cold plate applications.
2022
ToneCooling Australia Pty Ltd founded
Australian subsidiary registered (ABN 96 653 174 040) in Carlton, Victoria, to serve Australian and Oceania customer engineering support.
2023
Huizhou facility initial expansion
Primary manufacturing facility expanded to support AI server platform demand and BESS programme growth.
2024
Annual cold plate production > 1,000,000
Cumulative production volume crosses 1,000,000+ cold plates annually; lot-traceable QMS continues to scale.
2026
Huizhou facility expanded to 30,000 m² · AU site launch
Major Huizhou facility upgrade in 2026 — primary manufacturing footprint expanded to 30,000 m² to support next-generation AI server platforms (GB200 / GB300) and Australian grid-scale BESS programme growth. Australian site launched at tonecooling.com.au to serve AU customer engineering support and supply with locally-published technical reference content.
Engineering R&D and standards alignment
The ToneCooling group operates an in-house engineering R&D programme covering thermal management physics, CFD methodology, materials joining, and process engineering. Output: continuously expanding patent portfolio, peer-reviewed engineering publications, and an integrated design and engineering team supporting the IATF 16949-aligned manufacturing facility in Huizhou.
Group structure — three sites, three roles
The ToneCooling group operates three customer-facing websites, each with a distinct regional and engineering role:
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tonecooling.com
Global engineering and product authority site. Cold plate, vapor chamber, AIO, manifold, and thermal management product depth for global OEM and engineering teams.
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tonecoolingtexas.com
ToneCooling Texas LLC — U.S. company entity for North American customer trust, U.S. market RFQ coordination, and local engineering support continuity for U.S.-based OEMs.
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tonecooling.com.au (this site)
ToneCooling Australia Pty Ltd — Australian customer engineering support and supply entity for AS/NZS-aligned cold plate programmes. Carlton, Victoria team.
Each site has a distinct regional and content role — the three sites support each other but are not duplicates. Australian customers should engage tonecooling.com.au; U.S. customers should engage tonecoolingtexas.com; global engineering programmes engage the parent site directly.
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What are the company's core technologies?
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TLP diffusion bonding
Proprietary Transient Liquid Phase diffusion bonding — 5-min cycle, 0.85 bond strength, 99% yield. Eliminates brittle braze-filler interlayer.
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Vacuum brazing
Mature vacuum brazing line for legacy hyperscaler-grade GPU / CPU cold plates and aluminium product families.
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Friction stir welding (FSW)
Robotic FSW lines for aluminium plate joining — heavy-EV battery cold plates, marine electrification thermal hardware.
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Controlled atmosphere brazing (CAB)
BESS cold plate joining — TC-1P104S and aluminium battery thermal hardware. Same family as Tier-1 automotive battery cold plates.
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Laser welding
High-precision steel-to-aluminium frame attachment with minimal heat-affected zone. PFAS-free steel substrate compatible.
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CFD & QA
ANSYS Fluent / Star-CCM+ CFD; ultrasonic C-scan 100% production inspection; helium leak ≤ 1×10⁻⁹ mbar·L/s; CMM dimensional verification.
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What awards has the company received?
Customer recognition awards, programme references, and testimonials are coordinated under mutual NDA. Specific awards and customer references are available to qualified buyers after NDA execution.
In line with B2B engineering supply industry practice, customer programme references and awards are disclosed under mutual NDA on a case-by-case basis. Reach out via the contact page to begin the qualification conversation.
Frequently Asked
About ToneCooling Australia — FAQ
What is ToneCooling Australia Pty Ltd?
ToneCooling Australia Pty Ltd (ABN 96 653 174 040) is the Australian customer engineering support and supply entity within the ToneCooling group. Based in Carlton, Victoria; serves AU and Oceania markets with customer engineering support, project coordination, AS/NZS compliance documentation, and pre-sales engineering consultation.
What is the role of the Carlton, Victoria team?
Customer engineering support, project coordination, AS/NZS compliance documentation handoff, AUD commercial coordination, AU customs handling, and after-sales support. Carlton does NOT perform core product engineering — design, CFD, process engineering, manufacturing, and validation are all at the Huizhou partner facility.
Where is cold plate design and engineering performed?
At our IATF 16949-aligned partner facility in Huizhou, Guangdong, China — channel-topology design, CFD simulation, process engineering (TLP, vacuum brazing, FSW, CAB), DFM iteration, manufacturing, and quality validation. ISO 9001:2015 + IATF 16949:2016 quality systems with lot-traceable QMS.
Who is the parent group?
The ToneCooling group has been engineering thermal management since 2004. 30,000 m² primary manufacturing facility in Huizhou (expanded 2026), 1,000,000+ cold plates annually, 200+ staff (40 % technical), patented manufacturing IP portfolio. In-house engineering R&D programme covering thermal management physics, CFD methodology, materials joining, and process engineering.
What are the company's core technologies?
Proprietary TLP (Transient Liquid Phase) diffusion bonding (5-min cycle, 0.85 bond strength, 99 % yield); vacuum brazing; friction stir welding (FSW); controlled atmosphere brazing (CAB); laser welding. Materials: copper C1100/C1020, aluminium AL3003MOD/AL4045/6061/6063, SPCC steel.
What awards and customer references are available?
Customer recognition awards, programme references, and testimonials are coordinated under mutual NDA on a case-by-case basis — standard B2B engineering supply practice. Available to qualified buyers after NDA execution.
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4 product families — GPU, CPU, BESS (TC-1P104S), and custom OEM cold plate manufacturing.
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