Solar Atmospheres Receives Northrop Grumman Approval for South Carolina Facility
All five Solar Atmospheres facilities are now an option for customers with Northrop Grumman requirements for vacuum heat treating.
Solar Atmospheres’ Greenville, South Carolina, facility has been awarded Northrop Grumman approval. With this approval, now all five Solar Atmospheres facilities are an option for customers with Northrop Grumman requirements for vacuum heat treating services.
Steve Prout, president of Solar Atmospheres’ Greenville facility, says, “We are proud to once again provide our customers in the Southeastern U.S. with another regional option for aerospace and defense vacuum thermal processes, saving them time and money while continuing to deliver the high level of quality required.”
The company says it can support vacuum thermal processing needs ranging from development cycles to 50,000-pound loads at temperatures of up to 2,400°F. Solar Atmospheres provides AS9100 and Nadcap quality-accredited heat treatments.
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