A stator comprising: a first member having a first plurality of axially opposing ends including a first front end and a first back end mutually spaced along a first stator center axis, a first outer diameter, OD, side and a first inner diameter, ID, side, wherein first member comprises laminated steel; a plurality of cooling features disposed directly against the first member, wherein the plurality of cooling features spans between the first plurality of axially opposing ends of the first member, wherein the stator comprises a base layer disposed directly against the first member, between the first member and the cooling features, thereby reducing an interface contact resistance between the first member and the plurality of cooling features; and characterized by: a support frame supporting the opposing axial ends of the first member, wherein the support frame comprises a second member surrounding the first member between the first plurality of axially opposing ends, the second member including a plurality of perforations, wherein the plurality of cooling features is additively manufactured onto the stator through the respective plurality of perforations, and wherein a shape of the perforations defines a cross sectional shape of the respective cooling features for at least a portion of a span of the respective cooling features, and wherein the support frame comprises a plurality of support rings (340,350), including a front end support ring supporting the first front of the first member and a back end support ring supporting the first back end of the first member, the plurality of cooling features being disposed axially between the plurality of support rings. a first member having a first plurality of axially opposing ends including a first front end and a first back end mutually spaced along a first stator center axis, a first outer diameter, OD, side and a first inner diameter, ID, side, wherein first member comprises laminated steel; a plurality of cooling features disposed directly against the first member, wherein the plurality of cooling features spans between the first plurality of axially opposing ends of the first member, wherein the stator comprises a base layer disposed directly against the first member, between the first member and the cooling features, thereby reducing an interface contact resistance between the first member and the plurality of cooling features; and characterized by: a support frame supporting the opposing axial ends of the first member, wherein the support frame comprises a second member surrounding the first member between the first plurality of axially opposing ends, the second member including a plurality of perforations, wherein the plurality of cooling features is additively manufactured onto the stator through the respective plurality of perforations, and wherein a shape of the perforations defines a cross sectional shape of the respective cooling features for at least a portion of a span of the respective cooling features, and wherein the support frame comprises a plurality of support rings (340,350), including a front end support ring supporting the first front of the first member and a back end support ring supporting the first back end of the first member, the plurality of cooling features being disposed axially between the plurality of support rings.