Process Focus: Quenching
How much do you quench, bro? As anyone with a basic exposure to chemistry knows, quenching is the stopping of a chemical reaction by deactivating any unreacted reagents. In brazing,…
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Innovations are Driving the Brazing Industry Forward
Brazing has been around a long time. Some of the first examples of techniques resembling brazing date back five thousand years or so. In other words, even though brazing is…
READ MOREProcess Focus: Torch Brazing
Although Thermal-Vac started as a vacuum brazing shop, we have built our business by expanding into other service areas as customers required. Torch brazing is a method we offer for…
READ MOREApplying Lessons from Brazing to Heat Treating
Thermal-Vac was founded in the 1980s as a vacuum brazing house. Over the years, our scope of services has expanded to meet the needs of our customers. Our move into…
READ MOREProcess Focus: Aluminum Dip Brazing
Brazing can be accomplished using a number of different techniques, each useful for addressing particular design goals or materials characteristics. Aluminum dip brazing is a popular technique. Compared to other…
READ MOREWhy Brazing Takes Time
In today’s fast-paced world, expectations keep growing for faster delivery of just about everything. A service that a decade ago might have taken a month to deliver could be turned…
READ MOREThe Most Common Types of Brazed Joint
Any brazing process begins while components are still on the drawing board. Strong joints can be produced using a variety of methods, but in each case the surfaces to be…
READ MOREEngineering Components for Better Brazing
Brazing can be studied at many different levels of granularity. Engineers could spend hundreds of hours examining how the molecular structure of their components will react to high temperatures and…
READ MOREWhy Service Matters in the Brazing Business
Brazing is unlike other manufacturing processes. Every project has unique characteristics, so one-size-fits-all solutions aren’t an option. Each braze is hands-on, requiring careful planning to ensure reliable, consistent results. In…
READ MOREControlling Oxidation During the Brazing Process
Controlling or eliminating oxidation is a big focus in the brazing industry. Whether the concern is to produce bright, shiny parts straight out of the brazing furnace, or to have…
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