Solar Atmospheres expands into Southeast

Solar Atmospheres, Souderton, Pa., a provider of vacuum heat-treating services, has chosen a site in Greenville, S.C., for its new Solar Atmospheres Southeast division.

The facility has 54,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space, free-span construction, 40-ton and 30-ton bridge cranes with 24-ft. clearances for processing large heat-treat loads, and space to support future growth. The company plans to invest more than $15 million in the building, property, new vacuum furnaces, and a facilitywide closed-loop water cooling system.

Furnace sizes will vary from vacuum furnaces capable of supporting small production lots and development work to a 24-ft. car-bottom furnace for processing large, heavy loads. Process capabilities will include standard vacuum heat treating, vacuum carburizing, vacuum annealing, vacuum stress relieving, and vacuum brazing, as well as R&D.