{"id":1128284,"date":"2026-03-03T21:54:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T02:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.asminternational.org\/hts\/gasbarre-and-solo-swiss-announce-exclusive-licensing-agreement-for-north-america\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T02:54:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T02:54:50","slug":"gasbarre-and-solo-swiss-announce-exclusive-licensing-agreement-for-north-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/hts\/gasbarre-and-solo-swiss-announce-exclusive-licensing-agreement-for-north-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Gasbarre and SOLO Swiss Announce Exclusive Licensing Agreement for North America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gasbarre Thermal Processing Systems, DuBois, Pennsylvania, and SOLO Swiss SA, Porrentruy, Switzerland, announced an exclusive licensing agreement granting Gasbarre the rights to promote, sell, and manufacture the SOLO ProfiTherm heat treating system in North America. The agreement was announced on January 21, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The ProfiTherm system features a modular arrangement of bell furnaces and quench tanks with direct, rapid transfer from furnace to quench. The design is positioned as a practical alternative to traditional integral quench batch furnaces, offering a more compact footprint that simplifies installation and reduces plant disruption.<\/p>\n<p>ProfiTherm supports a range of heat treating processes including austempering, marquenching, carburizing, carbonitriding, and neutral hardening. Target applications include captive heat treat departments and commercial shops serving general industry, aerospace, defense, and bearing markets.<\/p>\n<p>The partnership expands Gasbarre&#8217;s equipment portfolio and gives North American heat treaters access to SOLO Swiss bell furnace technology that has been widely adopted in Europe.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gasbarre.com\/gasbarre-thermal-processing-systems-and-solo-swiss-sa-announce-exclusive-licensing-agreement\/\">Read further here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gasbarre Thermal Processing Systems, DuBois, Pennsylvania, and SOLO Swiss SA, Porrentruy, Switzerland, announced an exclusive licensing agreement granting Gasbarre the rights to promote, sell, and manufacture the SOLO ProfiTherm heat treating system in North America. The agreement was announced on January 21, 2026. 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