Solar Atmospheres (Souderton, Pennsylvania, USA) recently commissioned a new 25,000-square-foot (2,322.6 m2) brazing facility aimed at high-volume, high-quality braze production.
The facility features six vacuum furnaces dedicated to brazing, including a unique all-metal hot-zone furnace designed for brazing stainless steel to copper with silver and gold-based braze filler metal (BFM).
Solar specializes in the brazing of high-value components utilizing filler metals based on nickel, silver, gold, and copper.
“Solar provides high-quality brazing services for numerous markets, as well as braze-manufacturing services of turn-key components utilizing a large base of suppliers that are also customers” says Mike Moyer, vice president of sales. “Over the last 40 years of brazing and heat treating, we have developed valuable relationships with some of the best and most capable manufacturers in the United States. This translates into unique resources that few others have in the marketplace.”
The new state-of-the-art production facility boasts 4,000 square feet (371.6 m2) of climate-controlled workspace where technicians assemble and inspect parts that range from tiny capillary-tube manifolds to large land-based gas turbine blades. The operation incorporates increased capacity for helium leak testing and the pre-braze tack welding of braze assemblies.
“With Nadcap accreditation and AS9100 registration, our new facility operates as one expects from the Solar brand” says Chip Lahneman, general manager of brazing. “The investment in our new facility demonstrates Solar’s commitment to meeting our customers brazing needs, now and in the future.”
Source: Solar Atmospheres, www.solaratm.com.