As a world leader in vacuum oil quenching of large aerospace components, VAC AERO is preparing for increases in commercial aircraft production that are forecast over the next few years. Despite the fact that production for portions of these programs continues to move offshore, VAC AERO expects to be installing additional vacuum oil quench capacity to support forecast increases in demand in North America. Indeed, some of the new large aircraft programs will require some of the biggest vacuum oil quench furnaces ever constructed by VAC AERO.

As a world leader in vacuum oil quenching of large aerospace components, VAC AERO is preparing for increases in commercial aircraft production that are forecast over the next few years. Despite the fact that production for portions of these programs continues to move offshore, VAC AERO expects to be installing additional vacuum oil quench capacity to support forecast increases in demand in North America. Indeed, some of the new large aircraft programs will require some of the biggest vacuum oil quench furnaces ever constructed by VAC AERO.

Message from The President

We have had another successful year at VAC AERO and look forward to sustained growth in the New Year. We have enjoyed strong results in our Heat treating, Coatings and Furnace Manufacturing operations due in large part to the strength of the Aerospace market which is forecast to remain strong for several years thanks to the need to supply new aircraft to both domestic and developing markets.

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VAC AERO’s Coatings Plant Receives its AS9100B Standard Accreditation Boucherville, Quebec (November 21, 2007) – After conducting an assessment of VAC AERO’s management system to the requirements of the AS 9100B standard, Intertek Testing Services NA, Ltd. has recommended VAC AERO for the AS9100 certification which was delivered to the Boucherville facility last week.

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VAC AERO Operates three of the Largest Oil Quench Furnaces  OAKVILLE, Ontario (November 21, 2007) – VAC AERO’s vacuum oil quench technique allows manufacturers of aircraft landing gear and structural components to finish machine critical surfaces on these components prior to heat treating thereby reducing final machining costs when the part is in the hardened condition.

Since 2001, VAC AERO has been a proud supporter of the University of Toronto’s Mechanical Engineering Department by heat treating chassis for their Formula SAE racing cars.

The competition group of thirty students designs, builds and races formula-style race cars against other universities in an international collegiate competition and has enjoyed much success winning three British races in the past five years. The Formula SAE chassis are made of tubular low alloy steel and designed to reduce weight. They are welded, stress-relieved then fully hardened and tempered using VAC AERO’s vacuum oil quench process.

VAC AERO Press Release

AerMet® 100, produced by Carpenter Technology Corporation, is a precipitation hardening alloy based on an iron-cobalt nickel mixture strengthened with carbon, chromium and molybdenum. The alloy is equal in strength to 300M high strength steel but with better fracture toughness and stress corrosion cracking resistance. This makes it ideal for use in aircraft components where weight-savings and reliability in severe environments are critical, such as the landing gear for carrier-based military aircraft.