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Unsurpassed quality and capacity for the vacuum heat treating and brazing of metal parts
Solar Atmospheres specializes in vacuum heat treating, vacuum brazing, vacuum carburizing, vacuum nitriding services and thermal processing research & development.
Solve your metal processing challenges with our advanced technical expertise, world-class equipment, and quality assurance. Contact us today to learn how you can benefit from our:
- 3 plant sites — Souderton (Eastern PA), Hermitage (Western PA) and Fontana, California serving over 18 industries including Aerospace, Medical, Power-Gen and more
- Over 40 furnaces with advanced ten to twenty bar quenching from lab-sized to one of the world’s largest commercial vacuum furnace (up to 40+ feet long with a 150,000 pound capacity)
- Continuously upgraded, state-of -the-art furnace technology from sister company Solar Manufacturing led by CEO William R. Jones a pioneer in the field of vacuum furnace technology
- Expert metallurgical consultation and R&D services for custom processes and unique challenges
- Quality results and coast-to-coast, 24/7, responsive service
- On-site laboratory for hardness and microhardness testing
With over 40 vacuum furnaces from lab-sized to 40+ feet long, Solar can efficiently vacuum heat treat your small or large metal parts to the most stringent specifications. Tap into our unmatched, quality, technical expertise and responsive, 24/7 service. Make Solar your Metal Processing Advantage!
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Despite the widespread commercial use of hydrogen, not all of the flammability limits of the gas are known. Experiments were done to determine hydrogen reaction limits in a partial pressure vacuum to...
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A commercial heat treating company draws on its experience and test results to determine which high-temperature alloys to use for vacuum furnace baskets.
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