May - The Monty Heat Treat News

Mars. From one man’s inspiration to three generations of leaders, Solar
Atmospheres enters its fourth decade with a world-wide reputation for exceptional
quality and service. Corporate President Roger Jones adds, “We have seen many
other heat treating businesses come and go over the years. Solar is fortunate to
have enjoyed continued growth from the East coast to the West Coast and from one
facility to three. We are grateful to the many people who have contributed to our
success – our loyal customers, reliable supplies and our excellent, hard-working
staff. We look forward to a future of continuing to pioneer new technology and
processes to advance the industry and the business of our customers.” For a
detailed history of Solar’s first 30 years, please visit www.solaratm.com ABOUT
SOLAR ATMOSPHERES: Solar Atmospheres is one of the world’s largest providers
of commercial vacuum heat treating services. 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. Serving over 18 markets, Solar's state-of-the
art services include vacuum brazing, carburizing, nitriding and advanced processing
of raw materials such as Titanium, Tantalum, and nano powders. With over 50
furnaces ranging from lab sized to the world’s largest commercial vacuum furnaces,
Solar can efficiently handle any size job. Headquartered in Souderton, near
Philadelphia, Solar also operates plants in Hermitage, near Pittsburgh and in
Fontana, California, near Los Angeles. Please visit www.solaratm.com for more
information." April 9/2013
Monday Morning Briefing. Let’s start off with a couple of "people" items. It would
appear that Julian Bayshore "Representative Director", Japan with Bodycote (not
quite sure what that title means) has parted ways with the company. Bruce
Zmyslinski, Key Account Manager in the US for Edwards Vacuum left the
company the end of March. Edwards is one of the largest vacuum pump suppliers in
the world and their banner ad can be found on this page. Going back to 2011
Goodrich announced that they would be closing their Cleveland, Ohio facility which
made aerospace landing gear. The remaining equipment will be auctioned off April
23 and 24th and this includes the heat treating equipment which features a
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