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The Heat Treat Podcast: Bob Hill Discusses Titanium Processing and Large Furnace Capacity

Listen to Bob Hill, President of Solar Atmospheres of Western PA and Michigan, discuss his 40 plus year career on the “The Heat Treat Podcast.” He shares with Carlos Torres of Mattsa Furnace Company some of his signature titanium vacuum processing opportunities, that could only be accomplished in uniquely developed large capacity vacuum furnaces.

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Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)

Introducing the Scanning Electron Microscope at Solar Atmospheres. An overview of the capabilities, examples of the SEM value in detecting material characterizations and metallurgical evaluations.

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Solar Expedition Part 2: Heat Treatment of Titanium

In our second Solar Expedition, we go through the details of heat treating titanium without surface contamination. Did you know, if titanium is contaminated during the heat treat process it cannot be reversed?

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Solar Expedition Part 1: Stress Relieving

We are beginning a new video series to take you on a journey to learn more about our heat treating services called, The Solar Expedition. In our first Expedition, we go through the details of stress relieving. Did you know stress relieving is called out in the machinist handbook more than 20 times, yet it is a process that is avoided, why?

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Advancing Solar Atmospheres’ Operational Excellence for Over 40 Years

Air Products and Solar Atmospheres - A relationship built on service and trust.

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Solar Atmospheres of Western PA

Watch a short video about the Solar Atmospheres of Western PA facility.

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48 Foot Furnace Overview

This is Solar Atmospheres' 48 foot furnace now in operation at our Western PA facility.

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48 Foot Furnace Being Built

This is Solar Atmospheres' 48 foot furnace being built in our Western PA facility in a Time Lapse video.

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Solar Atmospheres Vacuum Heat Treating Services

Tim Steber, Regional Sales Manager, gives an overview of vacuum heat treating processes at Solar Atmospheres during an interview at a Design 2 Part show in Oaks, PA.

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