{"id":8453,"date":"2019-01-23T12:24:44","date_gmt":"2019-01-23T12:24:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.asminternational.org\/hts-new\/results\/-\/journal_content\/56\/10192\/36343064\/NEWS\/"},"modified":"2023-02-07T04:48:52","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T04:48:52","slug":"solar-atmospheres-roger-jones-to-semi-retire-after-45-years-in-heat-treating-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/hts\/solar-atmospheres-roger-jones-to-semi-retire-after-45-years-in-heat-treating-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar Atmospheres\u2019 Roger Jones to semi-retire after 45 years in heat treating industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin-bottom:.0001pt\"><span style=\"line-height:normal\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\">Solar Atmospheres, Souderton, Pa., recently awarded the title of CEO Emeritus to Roger A. Jones, a Fellow of ASM International.&nbsp;The honorary title was conferred by the company, which also announces his semi-retirement as Solar Atmospheres\u2019 CEO, the culmination of 45 years of leadership and service to the vacuum heat treating industry.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:.0001pt\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:.0001pt\"><span style=\"line-height:normal\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\">A 1974 graduate of Hocking Technical College (Nelsonville, Ohio), Mr. Jones began his professional career in the heat treating industry at Abar Corporation. He left Abar in 1978 to join the newly formed Vacuum Furnace Systems Corporation (VFS), working with his father and VFS founder, William R. Jones FASM. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:.0001pt\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:.0001pt\"><span style=\"line-height:normal\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\">In 1983, Roger assisted in the founding of Solar Atmospheres Inc., serving as Vice President until 1993. He was promoted to President in 2001, and eventually to CEO in June 2017, overseeing operations of all four heat treating facilities.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:.0001pt\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:.0001pt\"><span style=\"line-height:normal\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\">As a member of several professional societies, Mr. Jones has provided leadership and has received numerous industry awards, primarily from the American Society for Metals (now ASM International) and the Metal Treating Institute (MTI). He has been recognized many times for his outstanding commitment and service to the vacuum heat treating industry.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:.0001pt\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:.0001pt\"><span style=\"line-height:normal\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.solaratm.com\">www.solaratm.com<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Solar Atmospheres, Souderton, Pa., recently awarded the title of CEO Emeritus to Roger A. 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