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Home » Solar Adds 20 Bar Furnace to Hermitage Facility

Solar Adds 20 Bar Furnace to Hermitage Facility

August 3, 2011

Solar Atmospheres of Western Pennslyvania will soon welcome a custom-built horizontal 20 bar vacuum furnace (40" wide x 50" deep x 36" high, 3500 max load) to its Hermitage facility. Designed and built by sister company Solar Manufacturing, this new furnace is the fastest cooling furnace in the Solar fleet and one of only a few of its kind in the U.S. The excessive pressure and high speed gas velocities of the 20 bar simulate the benefits of oil quenching, Using inert gas as an alternative to oil minimizes distortion and provides a much cleaner and greener process. Solar can also better serve customers requiring vacuum carburizing by increasing core hardnesses of large cross-sections. This a particular benefit to those in the gear industry. President Bob Hill states, " By adding these unique capabilities of the 20 bar to our resources, we can now effectively process a wider range of materials and assist more customers than we could with our 10 bar furnaces."

The high-tech furnace was designed with many innovative features to improve cost-efficiency and results including an improved gas-flow system to minimizes pressure drops and a radial heat exchange. State-of-the-technology is incorporated throughout including an interactive touch screen interface and a compact design.

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