--- title: Blog | Vacuum Furnaces, Sintering, and Heat Treating description: Signature Vacuum Blogs, with information on various vacuum furnace options and processes. --- [![Screenshot 2026-07-07 172838](https://info.signaturevacuum.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-07-07%20172838.png?width=603&height=325&name=Screenshot%202026-07-07%20172838.png)](https://signaturevacuum.com/) ![](https://info.signaturevacuum.com/hs-fs/hubfs/24%20Years%20of%20Quality%20Founded%202002%20Employee-Owned%202026%20(1).png?width=300&height=300&name=24%20Years%20of%20Quality%20Founded%202002%20Employee-Owned%202026%20(1).png) Search Search Google ** ## [Vacuum Sintering: Why Choose a Vacuum Furnace for Sintering?](https://info.signaturevacuum.com/why-vacuum-furnace-for-sintering) By [Signature Vacuum Systems, Inc.](https://info.signaturevacuum.com/author/signature-vacuum-systems-inc) on July 27, 2018 / [Vacuum Sintering](https://info.signaturevacuum.com/topic/vacuum-sintering), [Applications](https://info.signaturevacuum.com/topic/applications) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.signaturevacuum.com/hubfs/MiscPhotos030106%20009-681082-edited.jpg) ](https://info.signaturevacuum.com/why-vacuum-furnace-for-sintering) Small or complex parts are difficult to produce by casting or machining. Components that require sintering are often delicate, intricate, and easy to botch. Vacuum sintering is an efficient way to join parts with minimal waste.... [Read More](https://info.signaturevacuum.com/why-vacuum-furnace-for-sintering) 1 Comment [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.signaturevacuum.com/why-vacuum-furnace-for-sintering#comments-listing) ## [Vacuum Heat Treating: Why Heat Treat in a Vacuum Furnace?](https://info.signaturevacuum.com/why-vacuum-heat-treating) By [Signature Vacuum Systems, Inc.](https://info.signaturevacuum.com/author/signature-vacuum-systems-inc) on July 27, 2018 / [Vacuum Heat Treating](https://info.signaturevacuum.com/topic/vacuum-heat-treating) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.signaturevacuum.com/hubfs/2016%20Photos/DSC_0080-938660-edited.jpg) ](https://info.signaturevacuum.com/why-vacuum-heat-treating) Vacuum heat treating is performed to alter the mechanical or chemical properties of a metal. In general, heat treating is meant to improve the metal's properties, including increasing material strength, durability, hardness, corrosion resistance, and more.... [Read More](https://info.signaturevacuum.com/why-vacuum-heat-treating) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.signaturevacuum.com/why-vacuum-heat-treating#comments-listing) ## [Aluminum Dip Brazing 101](https://info.signaturevacuum.com/aluminum-dip-brazing) By [Signature Vacuum Systems, Inc.](https://info.signaturevacuum.com/author/signature-vacuum-systems-inc) on July 9, 2018 / [Vacuum Brazing](https://info.signaturevacuum.com/topic/vacuum-brazing) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.signaturevacuum.com/hubfs/2016%20Photos/DSC_0526%20(2).jpg) ](https://info.signaturevacuum.com/aluminum-dip-brazing) The definition of brazing is to join two or more pieces of metal by means of flowing a filler metal between the joint interfaces at a temperature below the melting point of the base metal but above 840°F.... [Read More](https://info.signaturevacuum.com/aluminum-dip-brazing) 1 Comment [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.signaturevacuum.com/aluminum-dip-brazing#comments-listing) ## [The Beginner's Guide to Vacuum Aluminum Brazing (VAB)](https://info.signaturevacuum.com/vacuum-aluminum-brazing) By [Signature Vacuum Systems, Inc.](https://info.signaturevacuum.com/author/signature-vacuum-systems-inc) on July 6, 2018 / [Vacuum Brazing](https://info.signaturevacuum.com/topic/vacuum-brazing) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.signaturevacuum.com/hubfs/2016%20Photos/DSC_0012.jpg) ](https://info.signaturevacuum.com/vacuum-aluminum-brazing) Aluminum brazing in a vacuum furnace is considered fluxless brazing because flux is not used to remove oxides. Vacuum pumps evacuate the furnace, thereby reducing the PPM oxygen level in the brazing chamber thus inhibiting oxide formation. Magnesium is used as a getter in vacuum aluminum brazing to ... 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