What’s shakin’, folks? The dog days of summer are upon us. Feels like summer barely got started, and now it’s seemingly coming to a close. We hope you got to enjoy some time outdoors this summer, even if it was quite soggy out there this year. Speaking of things closing in, Q4 is right around the corner. How are you closing the year? What are your goals? What are your challenges? What stories do you have to tell? We’d love to hear them.
This month we’ve got two stories. The first comes to us from the Sousa Corp. who recently added a new Thermal Cycling Furnace to their floor. We had the opportunity to run some questions by VP Andrew Sousa who filled us in on what this new acquisition means to their business as well as their growing customer base. We’ve also included some company history in the piece to give an overview of their 60 years in business! Congrats to them on six decades of service!
Our second story comes to us from frequent contributor Del Williams who puts a spotlight this time around on stretch forming and finding the right fit for your unique needs. Stretch forming is a unique process where material such as steel, stainless steel, aluminum, or even titanium is stretched beyond its yield point and simultaneously wrapped around net shaped dies. Forming sheet or extruded material using this method essentially shifts the neutral axes of a part to the perimeter of the die resulting in a smooth, wrinkle-free contour that closely retains the shape of the die, improves the mechanical properties, and eliminates many post process steps used to attain dimensional accuracy. He always hits us with interesting stuff, and we hope you enjoy what he’s pieced together!
That’s it for now! We’ll catch you in October!
