Solar Atmospheres of California Inc. (SCA), Fontana, plans to invest $5 million to expand its Fontana facility by adding another 25,000-sq.-ft. building to the current 25,000-sq. ft.-facility. The investment is part of a long-term corporate strategy to increase its west coast development and commercial capacity to meet the increasing demands of its customers.
The expansion will introduce multiple innovative vacuum furnaces specifically designed and manufactured to meet the growing needs of SCA’s diverse customer base. All vacuum furnaces will be manufactured by SCA sister company, Solar Manufacturing Inc. in Souderton, Pa. In addition to vacuum processing, SCA is planning to install a state-of-the-art SCAQMD compliant cleaning line.
Construction on the new expansion will commence in the beginning of the 2nd quarter of 2016 and is expected to be fully operational by the end of the year.
According to Derek Dennis, President of Solar Atmospheres of California, “Expanding our presence in Southern California highlights our commitment to current customers who want to manufacture their parts locally, and to support the development needs of our ever-increasing customer base. The additional capacity will give us more flexibility and make us more agile to deal with our customers’ increasing pressure to reduce lead times and increase throughput.”
