Solar Mfg. provides furnace to Georgia Southern University

Solar Mfg. horizontal front-loading vacuum furnace.

Souderton, Pa.-based Solar Mfg. has shipped a horizontal front-loading vacuum furnace to Georgia Southern University (GSU) in Statesboro, Ga.

The compact Mentor furnace processes small load sizes and is suitable for laboratory use. GSU will use the furnace primarily for vacuum thermal processing research and development of various iron-based alloys, including additively manufactured parts.

The furnace includes a graphite-shielded hot zone and heating elements, with a work zone size of 12 by 12 by 18 in. and a weight capacity of 250 lbs. Compliant to aerospace specification AMS2750E, the furnace can process in an argon or nitrogen atmosphere or in high vacuum in the 10^-6 torr range with a 6-in. Varian diffusion pump.