Solar Atmospheres commissions new brazing facility

Solar Atmospheres has commissioned a new, 25,000-sq.-ft. brazing facility with six vacuum furnaces dedicated to brazing, including an all-metal hot-zone furnace designed for brazing stainless steel to copper with silver and gold-based braze filler metal.

The facility has 4,000 sq. ft. of climate-controlled workspace where technicians assemble and inspect parts, from tiny capillary-tube manifolds to large land-based gas turbine blades. The operation incorporates increased capacity for helium leak testing and pre-braze tack welding of braze assemblies.