Solar Manufacturing shipped a large, horizontal, front-loading vacuum furnace to a titanium manufacturer and fabricator located in the Midwest. The furnace includes a molybdenum-shielded hot zone and heating elements, with a work zone size of 54 inches wide x 54 inches high x 144 inches deep and a weight capacity of 7,500 pounds. It is specifically designed for processing titanium alloys for the aerospace and medical industries, and it is fully compliant to aerospace specification AMS 2750E. 

Solar Manufacturing shipped two vacuum furnaces to an aviation-engine repair facility located in the western U.S. Each furnace is designed with energy-efficient graphite insulation and engineered to accommodate various part and load sizes. Both are tailored specifically to fit the needs of aerospace-engine component repair processing to the aerospace specification AMS 2750E.

Solar Atmospheres of California (SCA) completed its most recent facility expansion, which will allow the company to double its heat-treating capacity. The project began in July 2016 with groundbreaking for a new 25,000-square-foot building. Upon completion of construction in July 2017, SCA immediately began the design, fabrication and installation of all required support systems, including water and gas delivery. In preparation for the added capacity, SCA procured four new vacuum furnaces from sister company Solar Manufacturing.

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