Solar Atmospheres, Souderton, Pa., recently installed another unique all-metal hot zone vacuum furnace at its facility in Souderton to increase its capacity for processing sensitive materials such as PH stainless, nickel-chrome-base superalloys, titanium, and ferritic and austenitic stainless steels. This is Solar’s third all-metal hot zone furnace installation for its climate-controlled room.
The unique placement of isolation valves, an all-metal moly/stainless steel hot zone, and a stainless steel chamber allows this furnace to attain the level of cleanliness mandated by the demanding aerospace and medical markets. The ability to achieve vacuum levels lower than 5 x 10-6 Torr produces clean, bright results without contamination. Additionally, this furnace incorporates Solar Manufacturing’s latest SolarVac Polaris HMI control system for complete process automation.
Accordong to Jamie Jones, President of Solar Atmospheres, “The increasing demands for cleanliness levels in critical aerospace and medical applications, and the growth in these markets, paved the way for Solar Atmospheres to add capacity through this investment.”
