Skived fin heatsink process video:

Skived fins are achieved by a knife tool that literally shaves fins up from an extruded aluminum or copper base. This process of slicing and then standing the fins up one at a time can create an extremely high fin-to-gap aspect ratio. The top of the fins are then cut to maintain a uniform height.  This increased surface area drastically improves the thermal performance in forced airflow environments.

· High aspect ratio

· Thin fin

· Low tooling cost

· Easy and inexpensive to prototype

· Ideal thermal connectivity with the heat sink base

· Unidirectional flow

· Single piece construction

Skived fin heat sinks are commonly found in the following applications:

Computers and electronic components

Telecommunication equipment

Industrial equipment and components

Lighting lamps and household appliances industry

Automotive components

As a heat sink manufacturer, Pioneer Thermal has more than 18 years experience in CNC machining, cold forging heatsinks, cold plate heatsinks, die casting heatsinks, extrusion heatsinks, heatpipe assemblies, skived fin heatsinks, stacked fin heatsinks, folded fin heatsinks etc., Pioneer Thermal has own R&D team who can design and run simulation for you if you require design service, or assist your design team to improve the part feasibility from the manufacture point of view (design refine/process optimize/cost reasonable). If you need any heat sink service, please contact Pioneer Thermal.