Hard chromium plating has traditionally been used on aircraft airframe components to provide corrosion protection and wear resistance. Chromium plating has been identified by governmental regulatory agencies as a health hazard due to the presence of hexavalent chromium within the plating solutions. This has prompted major airframe and landing gear manufacturers to search for alternative processes to chromium plating which do not pose a health threat to the process operators. The leading candidate for hard chromium replacement is tungsten carbide coating applied by the HVOF (High Velocity Oxygen Fuel) thermal spray process. There are many practical considerations to account for when implementing a change of this magnitude.

With recent advances in technology, the vacuum furnace purchaser faces an array of new considerations when buying furnace equipment. Innovations in hot zone materials, control packages and quenching systems can offer many operating and performance improvements, but can also affect the price of the equipment.

IH Daily News Brief, February 9, 2007 VAC AERO’s North American furnace manufacturing operations have received furnace orders from five different customers. All the orders will be delivered within the next six months to various sites in the U.S., Canada and the Philippines. The contracts range from a laboratory furnace to a bottom-loading heat-treating and…

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Many companies that outsource vacuum heat treating must eventually decide if they would be better served by setting up this capability in-house. Establishing a new heat treating capability requires a significant capital investment in furnace equipment.  However, there are other costs and issues that should be considered when assessing the business case for such a project.  VAC AERO has prepared a few brief guidelines to assist customers who are not well-experienced in heat treating but are assessing the need to establish a heat treating capability. READ MORE (Download PDF of this article)

Vacuum Furnace Manufacturing Division, Maintenance & Rebuild Services 4151 Mainway, Burlington Ontario – Canada – L7L 5N9 Tel: 905-336-0673 / Fax: 905-336-3221 Contact VAC AERO Request for Quote: Vacuum Furnace Quote Request Form VAC AERO has been building vacuum and atmosphere furnaces since 1970 and specializes in the design and manufacture of high temperature vacuum…

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VAC AERO Kalisz Sp. z o.o. Thermal Processing, Coatings & Laboratory Services ul. Elektryczna 8, 62-800 Kalisz – Poland Tel: (48) 62 753-88-70 Fax: (48) 62 753-88-78 e-mail: Contact Us – Kalisz Website: vacaero.com.pl HIGHTEMP VAC AERO Pvt. Ltd. Vacuum Heat Treating & Brazing Services, Vacuum Furnace Manufacturing No. 1/2 B, Veerananjipura Village, Budihala Post,…

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VAC AERO INTERNATIONAL INC Ontario Thermal Processing Division – Contact VAC AERO Heat Treating, Brazing & Engineering Services 1371 Speers Rd., Oakville, Ontario, Canada, L6L 2X5 Tel: 905-827-4171 / Fax: 905-827-8303 {mosmap text=’1371 Speers Rd Oakville, ON, Canada’|mosmap address=’street, zipcode place,country’|dir=’1|address=’1371 Speers Rd Oakville, ON, Canada’} Driving Directions: From Pearson (Toronto) International Airport: Exit Airport…

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VAC AERO INTERNATIONAL INC Corporate Head Office – Contact VAC AERO 5420 North Service Rd., Suite 205 Burlington, Ontario – Canada, L7L 6C7 Tel: 905-827-4171  / Fax: 905-827-0868 Map {mosmap text=’5420 N Service Rd, Burlington, ON, Canada’} Driving Directions: From Pearson (Toronto) International Airport: Exit Airport by following signs for Hwy 427 South to Hwy…

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Newsletter Mission Statement Keeping pace with the development of new technologies has always been one of VAC AERO’s main concerns. Given our role as a leader in vacuum heat treating and special processing, the aim of our Newsletter is (1) to facilitate discussion among our customers, technical and educational communities and suppliers on a variety…

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