Solar Atmospheres, Inc.

1969 Clearview Road
Souderton, PA 18964

About Solar Atmospheres, Inc.

Solar Atmospheres is one of the world’s largest providers of commercial vacuum heat treating services including vacuum brazing, carburizing, nitriding and advanced processing of raw materials such as titanium, tantalum and nano powders.

Through unmatched technical expertise, equipment, and quality assurance, Solar's thermal processing produces bright, scale-free parts with minimal distortion. For clients requiring an "out-of-the ordinary" application, an in-house R&D team of metallurgists and scientists develop innovative, custom process solutions.

With over 70 furnaces ranging from lab-sized to the world’s largest commercial vacuum furnace at 48 feet long, Solar can efficiently handle any size job. Headquartered in Souderton, Pennsylvania, Solar also operates plants in Hermitage, Pennsylvania, California, South Carolina, and Michigan.

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Solar Atmospheres is one of the world’s largest providers of commercial vacuum heat treating services including vacuum brazing, carburizing, nitriding and advanced processing of raw materials such as titanium, tantalum and nano powders. Through unmatched technical expertise, equipment, and... Read More

Products by Solar Atmospheres, Inc.

By Solar Atmospheres, Inc.

Solar Atmospheres is one of the largest commercial vacuum heat treating companies in the United States. Customer specifications can be met with minimal distortion and bright, scale-free results. Solar’s extensive capabilities include over 60 vacuum heat treating furnaces ranging from lab size to... Read more »

By Solar Atmospheres, Inc.

Solar Atmospheres can braze single parts as well as thousands in a single batch. Simple and complex parts, ranging in sizes as small as a pinhead and as large 48 feet long, can be vacuum brazed. Since the entire part is heated, extreme differences in the part cross section is not a problem.... Read more »

By Solar Atmospheres, Inc.

Solar Atmospheres specializes in Low Pressure Vacuum Carburizing, which is a heat treat process that supplies additional carbon to the surface of the steel. Performed in a vacuum furnace, the vacuum carburizing process is designed to achieve optimum case hardening properties for various alloy... Read more »

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Raw Vs. Part Heat Treatments: What is the difference?

Raw Vs. Part Heat Treatments: What is the difference?

Raw Vs. Part Heat Treatments: What is the difference?

By Solar Atmospheres, Inc.

The fuzzy definitions of “raw material” and “parts” in specifications create variable and debatable heat treating quality standards.
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