About Solar Atmospheres

A Commercial Heat Treating Company

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About Solar Atmospheres,

A Commercial Heat Treating Company

Unsurpassed quality and capacity for vacuum heat treating and brazing

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Solve your thermal processing challenges with our advanced technical expertise, world-class equipment, and quality assurance.  Contact us today to learn how you can benefit from our:

  • Over 70 furnaces with advanced ten to twenty bar quenching from lab-sized to one of the world’s largest commercial vacuum furnace (up to 48 feet long with a 150,000 pound capacity)
  • Continuously upgraded, state-of-the-art furnace technology from sister company Solar Manufacturing led by CEO William R. Jones, a pioneer in the field of vacuum furnace technology
  • Expert metallurgical consultation and R&D services for custom processes and unique challenges
  • Quality results, responsive service, and coast-to-coast, 24/7 operations
  • On-site laboratory for hardness and microhardness testing

 

Mission Statement

The mission of Solar Atmospheres is to add significant value to our customer’s operations by thermally treating parts, principally in a vacuum environment, with an unwavering commitment to honesty in all relationships. We will strive to fulfill this mission while:

  • Performing our work with an emphasis on quality and responsiveness
  • Operating with an awareness and appreciation of the value of our customer’s parts while in our care
  • Forever looking “forward” in the area of technical capabilities
  • Demonstrating a willingness to “accept the challenge”
  • Providing and maintaining a work environment that is safe, clean and reflects our respect for human dignity
  • Providing our employees with an opportunity for personal growth, challenge and reward
  • Maintaining a workplace that is environmentally friendly
  • Sustaining long-term growth and profitability

 

Experience

Through our foundational strengths—processing skills, furnace engineering knowledge, metallurgical consultation, and commitment to service—Solar has gained a reputation for quality heat treating and responsive service.

Our customers regularly express appreciation for Solar and its people going the “extra mile.” Taking on the challenge as a commitment to new types of work is evidenced by the R&D work done for universities and national laboratories.

 

Associations

Solar Atmospheres belongs to leading industry associations.

ASM International LogoInternational Titanium Association (ITA) LogoMetal Treating Institute (MTI) LogoPrecision Metalforming Association (PMA) LogoSociety of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) LogoSAE International LogoAPMI International LogoNational Association of Manufacturers (NAM) LogoNational Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) LogoAmerican Foundry Society (AFS) LogoAmerican Welding Society (AWS) Logo