Solar Atmospheres Commissions 10-Bar Vacuum Furnace in Greenville, SC
November 5, 2025Comments
Solar Atmospheres has installed and commissioned a new 10-bar vacuum furnace at its facility in Greenville, SC. Manufactured by sister company Solar Manufacturing, the state-of-the-art horizontal furnace features a working zone measuring 48 in. wide by 48 in. tall by 96 in. deep, and can process loads to 12,000 lb. The furnace’s advanced vacuum pumping package achieves an ultimate vacuum level of 1x10⁻⁶ Torr, ensuring superior performance for processing titanium and other high-grade alloys requiring pristine vacuum environments.
Says Steve Prout, president of Solar Atmospheres Southeast: “We’re proud to offer our customers another regional option for high-pressure quenching of large components and workloads, while also providing the opportunity to reduce processing costs through economies of scale.”
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