VAC AERO International Inc.

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Corporate Head Office, Thermal Processing, Laboratories & Engineering Services

Equipment & Capabilities.

Here is a detailed list of our Heat Treating, Brazing and Coating services capabilities.

METALLURGICAL SERVICES CAPABILITIES

VAC AERO operates more than forty vacuum, controlled atmosphere and air-circulating furnaces capable of heat treating parts up to 70” diameter and 156” long.

METALLURGICAL SERVICES EQUIPMENT LIST

The Thermal Processing Division provides heat treating and brazing services to aerospace, nuclear, telecommunications and other high-tech industries.

A world leader in vacuum heat treating and brazing of superalloys, titanium and other advanced materials in vacuum processing, VAC AERO holds numerous heat treating and quality system approvals from prime manufacturers and is one of the world’s largest subcontract heat treater of aircraft landing gear components.

ATMOSPHERE HEAT TREATING

Air Atmosphere - Water Quench Furnace

Solution heat treating in air to 1600°F followed by water quenching between 40-60°F. Furnace size 61” dia x 156” long.

NITRIDING & MALCOMIZING

Gas nitriding and malcomizing using the two stage floe process.Work load sizes up to 42” diameter x 50” deep.

WELDING

TIG welding of high strength steels, stainless and heat resistant alloys.

LABORATORY SERVICES

Metallographic laboratory fully equipped for photomicroscopy, de-carburization and high temperature oxidation analyses and microhardness survey.  Tensile testing facility approved by Nadcap.

ENGINEERING & TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Engineering and training services for design and implementation of thermal processing techniques.  Specializing in advanced vacuum brazing application and equipment operation and maintenance.

The Ontario thermal processing division maintains a comprehensive quality system and is Nadcap approved and AS 9100 / ISO 9001:2000 certified for heat treating services to the aerospace industry.