Getec Industrial adds stir welding services to Thermal Solutions division

Torrance, Calif.-based Getec Industrial, a provider of turnkey manufacturing, has added stir welding services as part of its Thermal Solutions division. The company’s capabilities also include aluminum extrusion, die casting, CNC machining, metal stamping, plating, and assembly and packaging.

Friction stir welding joins two surfaces together using a rotating mechanical tool that seamlessly fuses the surfaces of two smaller heat sinks, used for heat dissipation in electronic components. For instance, the company can stir weld three 12-in. heat sinks together to create one seamless 36-in. heat sink without die tooling and the large minimum metric ton runs associated with large extrusion presses.