Souderton, Pennsylvania: Solar Atmosphere announced the formation of a new vacuum pump servicing company, Vacuum Pump Services Corp. Solar Atmospheres group of companies has over one hundred mechanical vacuum roughing pumps and mechanical holding pumps. Solar currently operates a fleet of vacuum furnaces across the United States many of which are still in operation after 30+ years. Since mechanical pump life averages five to ten years, depending on usage, it became advantageous for the commercial vacuum heat treating company to establish its own vacuum pump service center.
Currently, there are three employees: Bob Sandora, Vice President of Operations, a longtime Solar Atmospheres employee with over 40 years of mechanical vacuum pump experience; Steve MacInnes, Manager of Operations with 15 years of mechanical vacuum pump experience; and another recently hired pump technician.
According to William R. Jones, CEO of the Solar Atmospheres family of companies, “We know vacuum pumps, when to have the pumps serviced, and how to service them correctly. This is the base reason for establishing our own organization. We have also serviced pumps for other organizations including our competitors. So we’re eager to share our knowledge and expertise and to offer our services broadly across the industry.”
