Press Releases Archive
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VAC AERO Furnace Manufacturing Division Moves to a New Facility!
Burlington, Ontario (December 7, 2012) – Thanks to continued growth in global business, effective December 7, 2012, the Oakville Furnace Manufacturing Division has moved to a new 14,000 sq. ft. facility in neighboring Burlington, Ontario. The new building will help us to optimize productivity and efficiency as we continue to serve the growing needs of…
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VAC AERO’s Polish Division Receives New Heat Treating Approval from Pratt & Whitney
Rzeszow, Poland, (September 21, 2012) – Pratt & Whitney (United Technologies, East Hartford, CT) has qualified Vac-Aero Rzeszow (Plant 2), as a source of PWA 11-17 and -22 heat treatment processing for nonrotor applications. This new approval has now been added to the many other heat treating and coating accreditations that VAC AERO Poland has…
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Come Visit Us at FNA 2012 – Booth 110
Come Visit Us at FNA 2012 – Booth 110
We’re excited to head down to Nashville for the Furnaces North America Conference and Expo. If you plan on attending the show, please be sure to stop by our booth number 110. Our sales reps will be available to answer questions about how VAC AERO can help your business with exactly the vacuum processing solutions that you’re looking for. See you there!
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VAC AERO Launches a New Column for The International Thermal Spray Association!
For immediate release Oakville, Ontario, July 17, 2012 – VAC AERO is pleased to announce it is launching a new Thermal Spray Coatings column in collaboration with the International Thermal Spray Association, a standing committee of the American Welding Society. The new column, written by expert technical writers associated with the ITSA SPRAYTIME® newsletter will…
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VAC AERO Launches Its New Redesigned Website
For immediate release Oakville, Ontario, April 20, 2012 – VAC AERO International today launched its third redesigned website since 2007. In addition to featuring concise overviews on its vacuum furnace systems and coating services, VAC AERO offers hundreds of technical articles relating to the practice and application of vacuum processing and surface engineering in its…
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VAC AERO Launches 2012 Series on “Vacuum Technology with Dan Herring”!
VAC AERO Launches 2012 Series on “Vacuum Technology with Dan Herring”.
This is the first in a new series of articles entitled Vacuum Technology. The purpose of this series is to inform, educate and answer questions for a worldwide audience of individuals using vacuum methods and vacuum equipment. The series is intended for captive and commercial heat treaters, engineers, operators, metallurgists, quality control and quality assurance personnel, supervisory staff and anyone else who is interested in the subject of vacuum processing.
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VAC AERO Opens its Second Facility in Southeast Poland
OAKVILLE, Ontario, (October 24, 2011) – First established in 2003 in Kalisz, Poland to offer Metallurgical Services to the burgeoning aerospace industry in Poland, VAC AERO has now opened a second facility located in the town of Rzeszow in southeast Poland. VAC AERO’s Polish divisions offer special processing services, including vacuum heat treating and brazing, vacuum carburizing, air plasma spray (APS) and HVOF protective coatings, as well as corrosion and oxidation resistant paint coatings. This new addition to the VAC AERO Group of Companies will be the sixth vacuum heat treating, brazing and coating facility worldwide.
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World Leader in Consumer Electronics Purchases its First VAC AERO Vacuum Furnace.
OAKVILLE, Ontario, (April 11, 2011) – Korea-based Samsung Electronics has recently purchased a vacuum furnace for hardening their captive press and plastic die moulds used in the manufacture of mobile phone, LCD, OLED, PDF, refrigerator and washing machines. The furnace will be housed in Samsung’s new state-of-the Art facility in Gwangju Metropolitan City, Korea ….
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VAC AERO is launching a New Metallography Column with George Vander Voort!
VAC AERO launches a Metallography column in the Redesigned issue of the What’s HOT! Newsletter!
The new column, written by Metallography expert George Vander Voort will feature NEW or previously published articles from INDUSTRIAL HEATING magazine. The monthly articles will offer helpful Metallography applications, tips and techniques to commercial and captive heat treaters alike. George Vander Voort has a background in physical, process and mechanical metallurgy and has been performing metallographic studies for 43 years. George has consented to write articles on Metallography for VAC AERO since many of our clients will find this material quite useful in their daily operations. However, George’s willingness to provide this service to VAC AERO readers does not imply his specific endorsement of the company or its furnaces, but rather his desire to help the metal treating community to understand Metallography better. Read Entire Biography
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VAC AERO’s Coatings Division Receives Two New NADCAP Approvals.
OAKVILLE, Ontario, (January 8, 2010) – VAC AERO’s Boucherville, Quebec, Canada-based Coatings division recently received two new approvals for coatings and chemical processing. The facility was qualified to the stringent SAE Aerospace Standard AS70003 for Coatings and for Chemical Processing. These two new approvals have now been added to the many other heat treating and…