Solar Atmospheres hosts tour for ASM Intl. Teachers’ Camp

Solar Atmospheres Inc. recently hosted the ASM Intl. Teachers’ Camp at its Souderton, Pa., facility. Twelve teachers spent a week at Temple University’s Ambler campus, learning the basics of materials science technology as taught at the high school level and working hands-on with metals, ceramics, polymers, and composites.

Solar Atmospheres gave a brief overview of vacuum heat-treating furnaces, processes, and metallurgy, followed by a tour of the facility. Discussions on vacuum, pressure, time, and temperature were pertinent to the teachers’ curriculum and helped them see the relevance of science in industry.