Gear Solutions

Quality Gears...Start With Quality Heat Treating 

Low-pressure vacuum carburizing  from Solar Atmospheres offers the following benefits for your gears:

• minimized distortion 
  Uniform case depths, such as root to pitch ratios in gears of better than 90%, improve dimensional stability,
  which in turn enhances performance characteristics.
• minimized discoloration
  Absence of intergranular oxidation creates a bright, shiny finish and reduces the need for post heat treating operations.
• repeatability
  Microprocessor controls provide precise temperature and atmosphere control assuring accurate and repeatable results.
• the appropriate process for desired results 
  Our in-house R&D team of metallurgists are available for process development and consultation. Let us help solve
  your greatest challenges and create the most efficient solution to achieve your performance goals.

From Our Customers
“We appreciate Solar’s quick turn-around.  The communication and technical expertise Solar offers on challenging applications is very helpful and makes Solar number 1 for customer service.”
- Dennis White, President,  White’s Machine

"Prior to working with Solar, excessive distortion and scale caused additional work to be performed prior to finish machining.  Solar Atmosphere’s vacuum carburizing provides clean bright results with minimal distortion.  Since there is no scale, bead blasting has been eliminated from our schedule. Solar’s process provides an extremely uniform case and desirable compressive stress after processing. This is important since we design and build performance transmissions to withstand the rigors of drag racing, road racing and circle track racing.

Solar Atmospheres is a knowledgeable and responsive organization.  Our program moved flawlessly from R&D to production including transmission main shafts that exceed 26” long. We have minimized our supply chain due to Solar Atmospheres technical expertise, overall quality and consistent lead times.”
- Michael  Long, Production Manager, Long’s Machine

Call today to schedule your gear project! Be sure to mention the coupon below...

Eastern PA: 800-347-3236 Western PA: 866-982-0660 California: 866-559-5994