What to Look for When Choosing a Metalworks Partner
Whether you’re engineering golf clubs capable of acing shots from distant fairways, creating components for cosmic space odysseys, or dreaming up the most extravagant fountain pens in the universe, you deserve a metal treatment partner that personifies precision, reliability, experience, and technical expertise. That’s why it’s important to carefully consider a variety of factors in […]
The Mystery Unveiled: Mastering the Art of Brazing with Specialty Materials
Unlocking the full potential of exotic materials and alloys is the key to groundbreaking products. Titanium, Inconels, and niobium—the revered stars of engineering—possess unique properties that drive modern advancements. However, for the uninitiated, brazing these gems can pose formidable challenges. Modern manufacturing advancements often hinge on the unique properties of exotic materials, and alloys like […]
The Secrets Behind Durable Brazed Joint Connections
Brazed joints, the unsung heroes of industries like automotive and aerospace, connect metal parts and promise durability, but here’s the kicker: These joints need to be as reliable as your morning coffee, or they could spell disaster. So testing them is a big deal in all industries, especially in industries like aerospace, automotive, and medical […]
The Role of Precision Machining and Brazing in Forging an Unbreakable Bond
To the uninitiated, brazing might seem like the unglamorous cousin of welding. But brazing isn’t child’s play. It’s a science that can be examined at various levels of granularity, from the molecular intricacies to the end result visible to the naked eye. While the process may seem straightforward, achieving perfection in brazing is far from […]
The Art of Bright Metal Finishing for High-Performance Alloys
Inconel 718 and precipitation-hardening (PH) alloys have proved their mettle across a wide range of industrial sectors, including aerospace, energy, defense, transportation, and medical device manufacturing. These alloys offer a unique blend of robust mechanical properties, high-temperature stability, and corrosion resistance, making them indispensable for applications where reliability and uncompromising performance are critical. The process […]
A Closer Look: Testing a Brazed Part
You pride yourself on what products you offer and you want to have peace of mind about the quality of those products. When parts are released into the wild, will they stand up to the pressure of their environment or will they fail you? Testing your brazed parts can help offer this peace of mind. […]
Engineering for Brazing with Exotic Materials
Brazing is a process used to join dissimilar metals with a different metal alloy known as a filler metal placed in the joint. This process is very similar to welding. Except, in the case of brazing, the filler metal (alloy) comes in various forms, such as wire, foil, and powder, compared to welding, which only […]
Meeting the Demand for Vacuum Brazing in Arizona
Legacy Brazing is here because we think the vacuum brazing step of your manufacturing process chain should make your product more profitable. The words “profit margin” might set your teeth on edge. We’re all used to the top-down price pressure from customers, but the last few years of bottom-up pressure from supply chains, inflation, and […]
Learning Lessons the Right Way: By Building
When Steve Driscol started Thermal-Vac’s first brazing facility in Orange, California, he did it on his own. Although he was an expert in his craft, he knew little about what was needed to build an industrial brazing shop from the ground up. To make it work, he rolled up his sleeves and figured it out. […]