Brazed components and improved method of manufacturing them

A modular pod brazing system comprising:

• a plurality of modular pods, each of the modular pods having a housing defining an interior thereof and configured to receive a workpiece therein for performing a brazing process within the interior of the corresponding modular pod;
• a solar collection system configured to collect and redirect solar radiation, the solar collection system configured to redirect a portion of the collected solar radiation towards each of the modular pods, wherein the corresponding portion of the collected solar radiation redirected towards each of the modular pods is converted to heat energy utilized in performing the brazing process with respect to the workpiece disposed within the corresponding modular pod, wherein the solar collection system includes a solar collector having a parabolic shape along at least one direction for focusing the solar radiation towards a focal point or region associated with an increased intensity of the solar radiation, wherein the plurality of the modular pods is arranged in an annular array with each of the modular pods disposed radially outwardly relative to a central position of the solar collector, and wherein the solar collection system further comprises a plurality of reflectors configured to redirect each portion of the collected solar radiation originating from the solar collector in a radially outward direction towards each of the modular pods forming the annular array.

A modular pod brazing system comprising:

• a plurality of modular pods, each of the modular pods having a housing defining an interior thereof and configured to receive a workpiece therein for performing a brazing process within the interior of the corresponding modular pod;
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• a solar collection system configured to collect and redirect solar radiation, the solar collection system configured to redirect a portion of the collected solar radiation towards each of the modular pods, wherein the corresponding portion of the collected solar radiation redirected towards each of the modular pods is converted to heat energy utilized in performing the brazing process with respect to the workpiece disposed within the corresponding modular pod, wherein the solar collection system includes a solar collector having a parabolic shape along at least one direction for focusing the solar radiation towards a focal point or region associated with an increased intensity of the solar radiation, wherein the plurality of the modular pods is arranged in an annular array with each of the modular pods disposed radially outwardly relative to a central position of the solar collector, wherein a shade positioned to selectively obstruct the portion of the collected solar radiation redirected towards a first one of the plurality of the modular pods forming the annular array is provided, and wherein one of the shade or the annular array of the modular pods is configured to orbit relative to the central position of the solar collector to result in the shade being positioned to selectively obstruct the portion of the collected solar radiation redirected towards a second one of the plurality of the modular pods forming the annular array that is different from the first one of the plurality of the modular pods.