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- VAC AERO Launches 2012 Series on “Vacuum Technology with Dan Herring”!
- VAC AERO Opens its Second Facility in Southeast Poland
- World Leader in Consumer Electronics Purchases its First VAC AERO Vacuum Furnace.
- VAC AERO is launching a New Metallography Column with George Vander Voort!
- VAC AERO’s Coatings Division Receives Two New NADCAP Approvals.
- VAC AERO Kalisz Installs a New HVOF Spray System
- VAC AERO Completes Plant Re-organization
- VAC AERO Receives Large European Union Grant for Expansion in Poland.
- Vacuum Furnace Systems Brazing Furnaces Manufacturers Hot Zones Maintenance
- VAC AERO Launches Redesigned Website for its 50th Anniversary
- VAC AERO’s Corporate Management moves into New Head Office.
- Polish Operation Receives Grant to Expand Services.
- VAC AERO is launching a New Monthly Vacuum Brazing Column with Dan Kay!
- Thermal Division Implements an Energy Optimization System.
- VAC AERO Reorganizes Thermal Processing Division.
- VAC AERO receives over $5 Million of new vacuum furnace orders.
- VAC AERO to Add Fourth Large Vacuum Oil Quench Furnace
- Demand Remains Strong for VAC AERO Vacuum Furnaces
- VAC AERO Receives its First Vacuum Furnace Order from Bodycote.
- VAC AERO Commissions Indian Partner's First Vacuum Furnace
- VAC AERO Coatings Facility Adds Grinding Capability
- VAC AERO Leads the Industry in the Vacuum Oil Quenching of Landing Gears
- VAC AERO International Continues to Expand its Polish Operation
- Coatings Division Receives Six New Coating Approvals from Rolls-Royce
- VAC AERO Continues to Expand its International Operations
- Holiday Greetings from VAC AERO
- Vacuum Furnace Division Receives Two Cryo-Pump Furnace Orders
- VAC AERO Operates three of the Largest Oil Quench Furnaces
- Six New & Repeat Furnace Orders for VAC AERO
- Coatings Division Receives AS9100B Standard Accreditation
- VAC AERO is a Proud Supporter of the University of Toronto Formula SAE Team
- VAC AERO Adds AerMet® 100 Processing Qualifications
- World Leader in the Processing of Landing Gear Components
- VAC AERO Launches a New Information-Driven Website
- VAC AERO Launches the "What's Hot!" Newsletter
- Come visit us at the ASM Heat Treat Show
- Indian Joint Venture Nearing Full Production Status
- Coatings Division Developing Cold Spray Technology
- Indian Joint Venture
- New NADCAP Accreditations
- Vac Aero Receives New Orders Totaling Approx. $3.2 Million
- Vac Aero Receives Furnace Orders from Five Different Customers
- Vac Aero Sells Another Vacuum Furnace to Liburdi
- Vac Aero opens new Office in Aviation Valley
- Vac Aero & Hightemp Looking to Join Forces
- VAC AERO Expands Heat Treating Services and Furnace Manufacturing in Poland.
- Vac Aero Setting up Heat Treating Operation in Poland
- VAC AERO Profiled In National Post
- Exhibition Award at European Trade Show
- Vac Aero Manufacturing Polska Exhibits at Surftec
- Vac Aero Awarded Furnace Orders Valued at $10 Million
- Vac Aero Awarded Several Large Furnace Orders
- The Monty introduces Vac Aero to Hightemp Furnaces
- New Office in Poland’s Aviation Valley
- New Furnace Installations: Singapore, Korea, United States & Poland
- Furnace Manufacturing Division Continues To Grow
- Vac Aero Poland Supplies Vacuum Furnaces to Russian Forgings Producer
- Vac Aero Poland Supplies Vacuum Furnaces Worth 2.4 million Euros
- Vac Aero Poland Delivers New Furnace for North American Market
- Vac Aero New Russian Order
- Expansion at VAC AERO Quebec
- Vac Aero Poland Awarded Contract for Four Furnaces
- Vac Aero and Hightemp Enter into a New Agreement
- Vac Aero Inaugurates New India Plant Site in Bangalore
- Heat Treat Report
- VAC AERO International Recently Opened Its Second Facility in Poland
- Vac Aero Opens Second Facility in Poland
- VAC AERO International Recently Opened Its Second Facility in Poland
- Vac Aero Opens Second Polish Facility
- New Furnace Contract Awarded
- VAC AERO Awarded Furnace Contract from AMK Welding
- Vac Aero Establishes Heat Treating Capability in Poland
- Oakville Company Wins Commercial Heat Treater of The Year Award
- Oakville's VAC AERO International Receives Master Craftsman Award
- Third Vacuum Oil Quench Furnace for VAC AERO’s Thermal Operations
- VAC AERO Awarded the Ninth Annual Master Craftsman Award
- Vac Aero Sells New Furnace for R&D in Ontario
- Vac Aero Receives MTI Award
- Another Vac Aero Furnace to Siemens Westinghouse
- Vac Aero Awarded Contract for Pressure Quench Vacuum Furnace
- Vac Aero, New South Korea Order
- Standard Aero Uses Vac Aero Furnaces
- Number of New Vacuum Furnaces Sold
- CF Thermal New Representative for Vac Aero
- Multiple Units Sold to Depuy Orthopaedics
- Vac Aero Sells Two Vacuum Furnaces
- Vac Aero Receives Order from Siemens Westinghouse
- Bob Connell Retires
- Bill Potts New Sales Manager at Vac Aero
- Vac Aero Receives Vacuum Furnace Contract
- VAC AERO International Receives Second Order from Tri-Industries
- East Aurora, NY Moog Buys a New Vacuum Furnace
- Moog Aircraft Awards Furnace Contract to Vac Aero
- Depuy Orthopaedics Orders Vac Aero Vacuum Furnace
- Tri Industries Purchases Brand New Vac Aero Furnace
- New Vacuum Furnace Order for Depuy Orthopedics
- New Vacuum Furnace Order from Magellan Aerospace
- Tri-Industries Orders Vacuum Furnace
- VAC AERO Forms New Company in Switzerland
- Vac Aero Awarded Large Vacuum Furnace Contract from Magellan Aerospace
- So Which Brand Of Vacuum Furnace Do Users Prefer?
- Fluoride Ion Cleaning Systems Get You Excited?
- VAC AERO Receives Vacuum Furnace Order From Aerojet Turbine Reworks
- Vacuum Furnace Ordered In Canada
- VAC AERO Expands Its Operations with a Second Plant in Quebec
- VAC AERO Awarded a Couple of Contracts from the University of Toronto
- Vac Aero Receives 6060 HV Vacuum Furnace Order
- Vac Aero awarded new contracts
- Vac Aero Receives Vacuum Furnace Order from Liburdi
- Vac Aero Installs Vacuum Furnace at AMK Facility
- VAC AERO Places Order for Power Supply
- Vac Aero Installs Vacuum Furnace in United Kingdom
- Vacuum System Installed In Saudi Arabia
- Vac Aero Receives Order for (3) Vacuum Furnaces from Chromalloy
- Products/Services News
- Energy Optimization in the Heat-Treat Department
- VAC AERO Specializes in Custom Designed Vacuum Furnaces
- Hot Zone Repair, Re-build and Retrofit
- VAC AERO Brazes Aluminum for Airborne Electronics
- VAC AERO Develops New Hybrid Vacuum Furnace Control System
- Abradable Coatings for Gas Path Seals in Turbine Engines
- Vacuum Furnaces for Brazing of Aluminum
- Transient Liquid Phase (TLP) Bonding
- HVOF Coating Applications for Modern Gas Turbine Engines
- Dayton Cleaning and Diffusion Braze Repair
- Diffusion Brazing Technique for IN738
- HVOF Coatings for Chrome Replacement on Airframe Components
- New Products and Updates
- Process/Application News
- Energy Optimization in the Heat-Treat Department
- Abradable Coatings for Gas Path Seals in Turbine Engines
- VAC AERO Brazes Aluminum for Airborne Electronics
- Vacuum Furnaces for Brazing of Aluminum
- Dayton Cleaning and Diffusion Braze Repair
- HVOF Coating Applications for Modern Gas Turbine Engines
- Diffusion Brazing Technique for IN738
- Transient Liquid Phase (TLP) Bonding
- HVOF Coatings for Chrome Replacement on Airframe Components
- Education & Training
- Maintenance procedures for vacuum furnaces
- Welding of High Strength Steel Landing Gear Components
- Abradable Coatings used for Gas Path Seals in Turbine Engines
- Coating Gas Turbine Engine Blades Using HVOF
- Use of Graphite Composites in Hardening and Sintering Technology
- Using Thermal Spray for Repair of Service-Damaged Parts
- Vacuum Brazing Techniques Part 4 - Vacuum Brazing Cycles
- Heat Treatment of Landing Gear
- Joining Aluminum for Airborne Electronics
- Maintenance Procedures for Vacuum Furnaces Part 4 - Leak Rate Testing
- SiC-Reinforced Aluminum Alloy Coatings Produced by Cold Spray Process
- Advanced Techniques For Distortion Control During Vacuum Oil Quenching
- Maintenance Procedures for Vacuum Furnaces Part 3 - Minimizing Outgassing
- VAC AERO Participates in a Study About Building Lean Supply Chains
- Hot Zone Design for Vacuum Furnaces
- Vacuum Brazing Techniques Part 3 - Preparation for Vacuum Brazing
- Preventive Maintenance Extends Hot-Zone Life
- Fluorocarbon Cleaning Process
- Vacuum Brazing Techniques Part 2 - Selection of Filler Metals
- Vacuum Hardening High-Strength Steels: Oil Vs. Gas Quenching
- Maintenance Procedures for Vacuum Furnaces Part 2 - Vacuum Seals
- Hot Zone Selection for Vacuum Brazing of Superalloys
- Maintenance Procedures for Vacuum Furnaces Part 1 - Safety
- Vacuum Brazing Techniques Part 1 - Vacuum Brazeability
- Temperature Uniformity Surveys
- Temperature Measurement in Vacuum Furnaces
- Buying a Vacuum Furnace: New versus Used
- Loading Practices for Vacuum Processing
- Dayton Process - Fluorocarbon Cleaning Process
- Fixture Design for Vacuum Processing
- Vacuum Furnace Quenching Systems: External versus Internal
- Cleaning Practices prior to Vacuum Heat Treating
- Eutectic Melting
- When to Use a Partial Pressure in a Vacuum Furnace
- Why Heat Treat in a Vacuum?
- New Considerations when Buying a Vacuum Furnace
- Important Considerations for Establishing a New Vacuum Heat Treating Capability
- Case Studies/Tech Papers
- Welding of High Strength Steel Landing Gear Components
- Coating Gas Turbine Engine Blades Using HVOF
- Maintenance Procedures for Vacuum Furnaces Part 4 - Leak Rate Testing
- Maintenance Procedures for Vacuum Furnaces Part 3 - Minimizing Outgassing
- Vacuum Brazing Techniques Part 3 - Preparation for Vacuum Brazing
- Vacuum Brazing Techniques Part 2 - Selection of Filler Metals
- Maintenance Procedures for Vacuum Furnaces Part 1 - Safety
- Maintenance Procedures for Vacuum Furnaces Part 2 - Vacuum Seals
- Vacuum Brazing Techniques Part 4 - Vacuum Brazing Cycles
- Vacuum Brazing Techniques Part 1 - Vacuum Brazeability
- Temperature Uniformity Surveys
- Temperature Measurement in Vacuum Furnaces
- Fixture Design for Vacuum Processing
- Dayton Process - Fluorocarbon Cleaning Process
- Loading Practices for Vacuum Processing
- Vacuum Furnace Quenching Systems: External versus Internal
- Cleaning Practices prior to Vacuum Heat Treating
- When to Use a Partial Pressure in a Vacuum Furnace
- Eutectic Melting
- Why Heat Treat in a Vacuum?
- Buying a Vacuum Furnace: New versus Used
- New Considerations when Buying a Vacuum Furnace
- Important Considerations for Establishing a New Vacuum Heat Treating Capability
- VAC AERO Research
- Using Thermal Spray for Repair of Service-Damaged Parts
- Abradable Coatings used for Gas Path Seals in Turbine Engines
- Joining Aluminum for Airborne Electronics
- VAC AERO Participates in a Study About Building Lean Supply Chains
- SiC-Reinforced Aluminum Alloy Coatings Produced by Cold Spray Process
- Fluorocarbon Cleaning Process
- Magazine Articles
- Maintenance procedures for vacuum furnaces
- Use of Graphite Composites in Hardening and Sintering Technology
- Heat Treatment of Landing Gear
- Hot Zone Design for Vacuum Furnaces
- Advanced Techniques For Distortion Control During Vacuum Oil Quenching
- Vacuum Hardening High-Strength Steels: Oil Vs. Gas Quenching
- Hot Zone Selection for Vacuum Brazing of Superalloys
- Preventive Maintenance Extends Hot-Zone Life
- News & Announcements
- Q's and A's
- Can a vacuum furnace be used for both hardening and tempering?
- How do I choose a gas quench pressure rating for my vacuum furnace?
- Can brazing be performed in a vacuum furnace with graphite felt insulation?
- Is running a hydrogen partial pressure in my vacuum furnace unsafe?
- I outsource my heat treating. How do I decide if I should bring it in-house?
- Is brazing the same as welding?
- What is the HVOF process?
- How long should a vacuum furnace hot zone last?
- What are the advantages of the Dayton Process compared to other fluoride ion cleaning processes?
- Industrial Heating Magazine Articles
- Material Certification Sheets: What They Are and How They Help
- Landing-Gear Heat Treatment
- Low-Temperature Vacuum Heat-Treatment Processes
- New Checklist for Nadcap Audits
- Factors that Reduce Heat-Resistant-Alloy Component Life
- Understanding Magnesium Heat Treatment
- Jominy Testing: The Practical Side
- Martensite
- Flowmeter Basics
- Stress Relief
- Process Control Instrumentation: Furnace Temperature Surveys and AMS 2750 D
- Practical Applications of Computational Thermodynamics and Kinetics to Heat Treatment
- Principles of Gas Nitriding - Part 3-4
- Energy Conservation Through Proper Selection of Heat-Resistant Alloys
- Artificial Joints - A Hot Topic
- Health and Safety in the Heat-Treat Shop
- Some Myths and Facts About Temperature Sensing
- Principles of Gas Nitriding - Part 1-2
- The Nuclear Renaissance: Opportunities for the Heat-Treating Industry - Parts 1-2
- Optimizing Thermocouple Performance
- Effects of Contamination on Quench-Oil Cooling Rate
- What is Corrosion Fatigue
- Basic Loading Geometries – Tension, Compression and Bending
- What is Heat Treating, and Why Do We Do It?
- Understanding the Value of Through and Case Hardening of Steels
- The Ubiquitous O-Ring
- Maintenance for Energy Efficiency
- Who is the Nadcap Auditor?
- Heat & Corrosion Resistant Materials/Composites: A Survey of High Temperature Alloy Selection in Heat Treating
- Best Practices for Rockwell Hardness Testing
- Refractory Metals in Engineered Components and Furnaces
- Materials Characterization & Testing: The Challenge of Holding Tight Rockwell Test Result Tolerances
- Understanding Copper & Copper Alloy Heat Treatment
- Practical Considerations for Successful Hardness Testing
- When and Why Ion Nitriding Nitrocarburizing Makes Good Sense
- Practical Vacuum: Good Design, Procedures and Maintenance Equals Good Vacuum
- Understanding Quenchants and Their Effects
- The Molecule Counters, Part 2: More About Vacuum Gauges
- Advances in Martensitic Stainless Processing
- The Molecule Counters, Part 1: Vacuum Gauges
- Technology Trends in Vacuum Heat Treating, Part 3: New Technologies and Future Developments
- Benefits of Heat Treating
- Technology Trends in Vacuum Heat Treating, Part 1: Markets, Processes and Applications
- Technology Trends in Vacuum Heat Treating, Part 2: Processes and Applications
- Electric Heating Elements
- Sintering and Heat-Treatment Response of SH737-2Cu-0.9C Steels
- The Growth of Aerospace in India
- Vacuum Heating and Brazing Systems, Upgrade or Replace?
- Obvious and Not So Obvious Ductile and Brittle Fractures
- Can Your Suppliers Hurt Your In-house Brazing?
- How To Avoid Hydrogen Embrittlement
- Hardness & Hardenability, Part 2 - A Discussion on Hardenability and Hardenability Testing
- Pyrometry for Global Aerospace and Commercial Heat-Treating Industries
- Repeatable, Reproducible Preparation and Hardness Depth Measurement of Surface-Hardened Steels
- Hardness and Hardenability, Part 1- Tips and Techniques for Hardness Testing
- The Importance of Normalizing
- The Heat Treatment of Light Metals
- Plasma Nitriding of Stainless Steels
- Furnace Maintenance and Operation Requirements in AMS 2750D
- A Heat Treaters Book Guide
- What is Vacuum?
- The Embrittlement Phenomena in Hardened & Tempered Steel
- Stainless Steels Part Two: Heat Treatment Techniques
- Stainless Steels Part One: Classification and Selection
- Secrets of Effective Hot Oil Quenching
- How to Conduct a Heat Treat Audit
- Fundamentals of Press Quenching
- A Tutorial on Shot Blasting and Shot/Laser Peening
- What Happens to Steel During Heat Treatment? Part-2 Cooling Transformations
- What Happens to Steel During Heat Treatment? Part-1 Phase Transformations
- Oil Quenching Part Two: What is Your Quench-Oil Analysis Telling You?
- Oil Quenching Part One: How to Interpret Cooling Curves
- In Support of Aerospace Heat-Treatment Quality
- What Do We Really Know About Tempering?
- Tool Steel Heat Treatment
- Operation, Maintenance and Troubleshooting of Oil Diffusion Pumps
- HVOF Production of Hard Chromium Substitution Coatings for Improved Wear
- It's Time to Clean Up Our Act!
- The Carbon Age
- How to Move Molecules in Vac. Systems/Part 2: Diff. Pumps & Troubleshooting
- Electricity Deregulation - Is Competition the Answer?
- Nadcap for Aerospace Success
- Fuel Change - Choices and Consequences
- How to Move Molecules in Vacuum Systems/Part 1: Mech. & Booster Pumps
- Vacuum Heat Treating with Dan Herring
- Getter Materials
- Vacuum Markets, Trends and Future Direction
- Vacuum Applications - Part Four: More Standard & Custom Processes
- Vacuum Applications - Part Two: Brazing
- Vacuum Applications - Part One: Hardening
- Backfill Gases, Surge Tanks and Distribution Piping for Gas Storage Systems
- Baskets, Fixtures and Grids for Vacuum Service
- Oil Quenching Technology
- Gas Quenching
- Maintenance Practices, Procedures and Tips
- Vacuum Process Instrumentation and Controls - Part 2
- Vacuum Process Instrumentation and Controls - Part 1
- Water Cooling Systems
- Heat Exchanger Design and Maintenance
- Diffusion Bonding, Eutectic Melting, Outgassing and Related Topics
- Cleaning of Parts and Fixtures
- Leak Rates, Leak Detection and Leak Repair
- Vacuum Valves, Penetrations, Feedthrus and Flanges
- Partial Pressure, Mean Free Path and Related Topics
- Heating Elements
- Hot Zone Construction
- Vapor Pressure
- Vacuum Measurement Systems - Part 2
- Vacuum Measurement Systems – Part 1
- Vacuum Pumping Systems Part 2
- Vacuum Pumping Systems
- The Theory of Gases
- All About Vacuum (A NEW SERIES ON VACUUM HEAT TREATING)
- Vacuum Brazing with Dan Kay
- Kay & Associates Brazing Seminars
- Use of Active Brazing Alloys (ABA) in Vacuum Furnaces
- Brazing Questions Part-2
- Brazing Questions Part-1
- Can Your Suppliers Hurt Your In-house Brazing?
- Effect of Heating Rates on Distortion, Fracture of Assemblies Being Brazed
- Can I Use Standard Aerospace Vacuum Furnaces to Braze Aluminum?
- Using a "Stop-Off" in Brazing
- Making Your Own Brazing Paste
- Shelf-Life and Expiration-Dates for Brazing Paste
- Brazing Base Metals Containing Small Amounts of Titanium, Aluminum
- Vertical Test Specimen for Furnace Brazing
- Controlling Suppliers and Customers: Key to Successful In-House Brazing?
- Reducing Metal-Oxides in Brazing - Part 2
- Reducing Metal-Oxides in Brazing - Part 1
- Honeycomb-Brazing Essentials for Successful Use As Turbine Seals
- Liquation of Brazing Filler Metals – Good or Bad?
- Repair Brazing - Fixing faulty jobs and worn-out components.
- Fillets in Brazing
- Thermocouples in Furnace Brazing - Part 2
- Brazing Question Challenge - Differential Metal Expansion Part 1
- Thermocouples in Furnace Brazing - Part 1
- Differential Metal Expansion - Part 2
- Differential Metal Expansion - Part 1
- Voids in Brazed Joints
- Braze Joint Design Considerations - Part 2
- Braze Joint Design Considerations
- How to Determine Braze Gap-Clearances for Your Furnace
- Are the use of dead-weights for fixturing a recommended practice?
- Selecting Brazing Fixture Materials
- Partial Pressure Brazing
- Brazing in a vacuum "Atmosphere"
- Brazing - A Great joining Process for this 21st Century!
- VAC AERO is launching a New Monthly Vacuum Brazing Column with Dan Kay!
- Biography - Dan Kay
- Metallography with George Vander Voort
- Microstructure of Nitrided Steels
- Introduction to Stereological Principles
- Introduction to Quantitative Metallography
- Identification of Phases in Stainless Steels by Etching (2)
- Study of Selective Etching of Carbides in Steel
- Metallographic Specimen Preparation for Electron Backscattered Diffraction
- Microstructure of Isothermally-Treated Steels
- Picric Acid - Hazards and Safe Usage
- Identification of Phases in Stainless Steels by Etching
- A Layman’s View of Plasma Spray Coating Metallography
- Color Metallography
- Metallography of Surface Treatments and Coatings
- Microstructure of Ferrous Alloys
- Metallography of Superalloys
- Revealing Prior-Austenite Grain Boundaries in Heat-Treated Steels
- Materials Characterization & Testing: Microstructure Of Titanium And Its Alloys
- Martensite and Retained Austenite
- Biography - George F. Vander Voort
- What's Hot Newsletter
- Glossary Metallurgical Terms
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