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Duckworth & Kent (Reading) Ltd are Precision Engineers and Toolmakers, specialising in CNC / Conventional machining, grinding, wire erosion, EDM and assembly, recently exhibited at Culham to display examples of components that they have manufactured in the past, detailing some of their capabilities.
Stuart Gleeson (Sales Director) and their Apprentice, Darren Clayton had a really good day with many enquiries coming from genuine interest in our services. “It was a fantastic platform for us to use to show new potential customers the detail and quality of our workmanship that isn’t easy to portray in a flyer or mail shot. Duckworth & Kent thrives on high quality, low volume, difficult components in difficult materials. A main stay of our business is prototype and development machining. This prompted much interest due to the nature of the work carried out at the Culham site. We look forward to the opportunity to exhibit again” said Stuart.
For more information please contact Stuart Gleeson on 0118 9429828 or email duckworth.kent@btconnect.com or visit http://www.duckworthandkent.net
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Duckworth & Kent exhibition
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FTI Exhibition
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FTI a regular exhibitor at Culham had a very successful day speaking to many people that had a keen interest in their products. The questions raised extended from high pressure fittings and valves to vacuum products and pneumatic operators. "Our visitors came to us from all over the Culham Science Centre, and we were very pleased that so many people dropped by to talk to us" said Nigel Cresswell, FTI's Director.
For more information please contact Nigel@ftipv.com or telephone 01892 669939 or visit http://www.ftipv.com
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VAT Vacuum Products, a world leader in vacuum valves & sealing technologies, recently exhibited at Culham for the first time. VAT exhibited a small selection of products from their extensive range of all-metal and elastomer sealed angle and gate valve ranges. In addition, the latest and all new VAT catalogue was available from the exhibition stand.
“Although a key supplier to the Culham and JET projects for many years, it was a great opportunity to meet existing and new contacts. The location was ideal for creating a relaxed atmosphere and enabling a cross spectrum of people to visit to discuss their requirements. There were several interesting discussions regarding new requirements and these will lead to new opportunities for collaboration in the future” said Ian Andrews.
For more information regarding any VAT product or to request your free copy of the latest catalogue, please visit www.vatvalve.com or contact Ian Andrews on 01926 452753 or email uk@vatvalve.com
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VAT Vacuum exhibition
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LG Motion exhibition
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LG-Motion Limited, A UK leading supplier of Motion Control equipment, once again took the opportunity to exhibit in the foyer at Culham. Andy Still (Sales and Applications Engineer for LG-Motion) said “Our range of motion products, which include manual and motorized, linear and rotary positioning stages as well as other leading industry suppliers products such as Schneeberger Linear Bearings and SMAC moving voice coil actuators, both whom are represented by LG-Motion were once again very well received with numerous applications discussed. These events really help build a successful and ongoing business relationship.”
“The informal and relaxed environment in which this exhibition is held, really enables suppliers and staff at Culham to engage, and I’m sure that LG-Motion will be returning to discuss some of the applications and also to show the technology again in the near future.”
Should you require more information on LG-Motion and its product range and engineering services, please call Andy Still on 01256 365600 or e-mail a.still@lg-motion.co.uk or visit www.lg-motion.co.uk .
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MKS and Henniker Scientific held a joint exhibition to showcase their range of products and custom-made solutions for vacuum based atomic and molecular physics.
The day was especially useful to make new contacts as well as the opportunity to meet some well known faces.
"There certainly seems to be a buzz on site with some exciting new projects underway as well as research for the ITER project driving the interest in MKS pressure measurement capabilities" said Neil Henderson, Applications Engineer for MKS.
Terry Whitmore of Henniker was also impressed: "We had some very interesting discussions about plasma characterisation and residual gas analysis and increased awareness of Henniker Scientific's areas of expertise."
Both would recommend the format of the one day exhibition as a very cost effective means of meeting key contacts in the fusion business and hope to return in the near future.
For more information contact Neil_Henderson@mksinst.com or call 01270 253400 or visit http://www.mksinst.com
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MKS and Henniker Scientific exhibition
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Oerlikon Leybold Exhibition
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Oerlikon Leybold's yearly exhibition was again a huge success resulting in a number of enquiries and new contacts. “The Culham foyer exhibitions are always a good showcase for the new products we have on offer and the event is always well attended” said Oerlikon Leybold Sales Manager Ian Dorman.
Products on show included the new SL family of turbo molecular pumps and NT range of rotary vane pumps with the new ‘Cool Flow’ technology that significantly reduces pump temperature and therefore back streaming.
More details on the range of products on offer can be viewed at www.oerlikon.com/leyboldvacuum and for more information please contact Ian.dorman@oerlikon.com or telephone 07917 100513.
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Peco Europe recently exhibited the latest in MODULAR CRYOGENIC TECHNOLOGIES in the E3 Foyer at Culham.
Peco’s INNOVATIVE system of piping and hoses were demonstrated by Managing Director, Gary Allcock, who said:-
“Our systems are becoming increasingly popular with clients because they allow for rapid and easy installation. Re-configuring existing lines is effortless and straightforward too, as all hoses simply and quickly clip together without the need for on-site welding or pipe evacuation.”
Peco Europe is based in Pershore, Worcestershire and represents Cryotech’s range of liquid nitrogen systems across Europe and the Middle East.
For more information please contact office@peco-europe.com or call 01386 556622 or visit http://www.peco-europe.com
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Peco Exhibition
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CIC Exhibition
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Culham Innovation Centre held a very successful foyer exhibition. The aim of the exhibition was to raise awareness of the work of the Innovation Centre across the Culham site and to the local business community.
The Centre provides completely flexible and affordable office and lab space for small and growing science & technology businesses, alongside a range of support services that are vital to the development of high-growth businesses in these sectors.
The exhibition focused on showcasing some of the Innovation Centre’s more innovative companies, such as Reaction Engines - designers and developers of advanced space transport and propulsion systems – Magink - the world's first developer and provider of full color reflective digital ink displays and Oxis Energy - pioneering a novel Lithium-Sulphide electrochemistry to produce a superior performance low-weight rechargeable battery.
There was significant interest from both onsite personnel and people that came to Culham to see what the Innovation Centre is all about with several enquiries made regarding office and lab space for small, innovative companies. For more information about the Innovation Centre, please contact Dean Worthington on 01865 408 300, email d.worthington@oxin.co.uk or visit www.oxin.co.uk
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Specialist suppliers of flexible hoses and pipe related products, Pirtek, who are an approved supplier to the Culham site, exhibited for the first time recently. The exercise was a success and a number of very positive leads are currently being followed up. Pirtek’s 21 years of experience in the hose industry now enables them to offer help in the design and specification of any system that is being considered, whether vacuum, low, medium or high pressure. Pirtek offer a wide range of products, as can be seen from their on-line catalogue, as well as on-site installation.
For further information please contact andy.lucas@pirtekoxford.co.uk or call 01865 711323 or visit http://www.pirtek.co.uk
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SS Scientific Ltd recently exhibited in the foyer at Culham. They displayed a full range of their products including; RGA Service support which includes Service Contract options, Filaments (Thoria and Yttria coating facility), Spare Parts and Consumables for RGA/Mass Spec, Electron Multipliers, Leak Chase (programmable portable leak detector) and Bespoke Vacuum systems and Vacuum trolleys.
Robin Hathaway from SS Scientific said “the day was good and we found the variation of enquiries interesting and hopefully we will be booking up again for 2010." For more information call 01323 441920 or email robin@ss-sci.com or visit www.ss-sci.com
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Chris Murphy and Dave Porter demonstrated the updated Farnell catalogue that is hosted on CCFE's SAP system at Culham along with their unique web technology portal ELEMENT 14 set up to support electronic design engineers. Guest Farnell supplier OK International also attended the day. Chris Murphy said, "Farnell have just renewed their Framework supplier agreement for Electronic, Electrical and Mechanical components to CCFE and we stock over 400,000 items for next day delivery, have access to parts and products that we do not stock via our ˜not in catalogue service and will cross reference all manufacturers part numbers where possible. For further information email cmurphy@farnell.co.uk or tel 07889 829530200 or visit www.farnell.co.uk
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CVI Exhibition
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CVI Melles Griot had the pleasure of exhibiting a selection of products to the scientists and engineers at the Culham site in November. There was much interest in the first new joint CVI Laser and Melles Griot catalogue and the new technical guide. Amongst the products on display, there were high damage threshold optics manufactured at CVI-Melles Griot’s Queens award winning facility in the Isle of Man, as well as a selection of Infra-red products including Ge, Si and ZnSe lenses and ITO conductive coated windows, manufactured at our specialist IR optics facility in Leicester. Also on display was the highly successful range of catalogue shutters, designed and manufactured at the Optical Systems facility in Rochester, New York. For further information on the products mentioned above or any other catalogue/custom product, please contact UK Regional Sales Manager Jim Green at jgreen@cvimellesgriot.com or visit www.cvimellesgriot.com
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K-TECH Supplies Ltd, who ‘provide leading technology products’, principally to those with vacuum requirements for research and development, production and industry applications, once again recently had the pleasure of exhibiting at the Culham Science Centre. This has been their second exhibition here and was considered a great success by Company Director Keith Reilly, who commented: “This has yet again been a very encouraging event for our company, still in its 1st year, with much interest centering around custom made assemblies and thin film deposition.” A good deal of interest was aimed at the Mantis Deposition side of the business, for whom K-TECH are the exclusive UK systems representative. In addition to a scaled down model version of a deposition system typically sold by Mantis and K-TECH, on display were custom fabricated vacuum assemblies, valves, feedthroughs, and sputtering materials, as well as a broad selection of standard ‘off the shelf’ vacuum components. K-TECH shall continue to make Culham a regular venue for exhibiting. For more information, please contact Keith Reilly at keith@ktechsupplies.co.uk, or call directly on 07891 079789. Alternatively, please visit our website at www.ktechsupplies.co.uk.
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K-Tech Supplies exhibition
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Olympus Industrial exhibition
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Olympus Industrial were delighted to have the opportunity to exhibit at Culham recently. The exhibition proved very productive and allowed Olympus to reach many new contacts and update 'old faces'. The diverse array of inspection, analysis and measurement technologies available lend themselves to ongoing programs, plant maintenance and integrity, and the decommissioning process. “The location of the event ensured a constant flow of people and we now have a number of excellent enquiries to follow up on which will hopefully strengthen Olympus Industrial's position within the group. We hope to have the opportunity to return at some point in the future” said Rod Matheson, Olympus Sales Manager.
For more information contact Olympus on 01702 616333 or to arrange a practical demonstration (endoscopes, microscopes, high speed video, NDT systems, consumer cameras, audio) or email industrial@olympus.co.uk or visit http://www.olympus-ims.com
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Lemo, a leading manufacturer of push pull electrical and fibre optic connectors, once again successfully exhibited at the foyer in Culham.
This exhibition gave both Culham and Lemo sales engineer Malcolm Leahey the opportunity to discuss on a one to one basis any new projects and a new range of items on offer. The exhibition gives suppliers the chance to show their full range of products. We had on show a number of push pull connectors, plus numerous specials being offered to meet engineers' requirements. Also on display was our remote handling range, which is an IP68 stainless steel version with a special guidance system. The contacts include multipin, mixed coax and LV, HV and LV, fibre optical, LV. Lemo’s sales engineer Malcolm Leahey said, “the day was most enjoyable and successful and we look forward to exhibiting again in 2010”. For further information please contact Malcolm Leahey on 07753821781 or email him mleahey@lemo.com or visit our website www.lemo.co.uk
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Lemo exhibition
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Tecan Exhibiton
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Tecan, a leading manufacturer of customised precision parts and apertures, demonstrated its range of innovative, photolithography-based technologies at Culham.
“We welcome the opportunity to talk to engineers and designers about what our processes can offer. Exhibitions like this enable us to show that we can make metal micro-components with more exacting designs and tighter tolerances than many designers ever realised were achievable,” said Martin Cox, Tecan’s Regional Sales Manager, “as they begin to understand our processes, they also see the advantages for mass-production.” Photo Chemical Machining (PCM), or ‘photo etching’, is a subtractive process that selectively removes metal by chemical action. Using ‘soft’ tooling directly plotted from CAD on to film, PCM is an extremely precise and cost-effective process that facilitates the production of a wide range of burr and stress-free parts in virtually any metal.
For even more precise manufacturing, Tecan uses advanced Photo Electro Forming techniques (sometimes also known as UV LIGA) in a class 1000 cleanroom. PEF is used to manufacture metal, epoxy and hybrid multi-level components and apertures - with sub-micron feature sizes and tolerances possible.
Contact martin.cox@tecan.co.uk, or 07967 309381 or www.tecan.co.uk
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RS Components exhibited at Culham for the first time recently. Representing RS were Jerry Keates (Corporate Account Manager), Darren Willoughby (Local Sales Manager) and Richard Scourfield (E Commerce Specialist)
“We received a steady stream of people at the stand, peaking at lunch time, and our objective was to let people know more about what we can do for them and the services that we can provide as a preferred supplier. The vast majority of people we met were not aware that RS has many additional features available and can be very flexible on a local basis once the requirements are understood. We took a large number of inquiries for products and demonstrations on the day and also captured many leads into potential future business” said Jerry Keates.
For further information email: jerry.keates@rswww.com or call 07971 998946 or visit http://rswww.com/fm
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RS Components exhibition
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M+W Zander exhibition
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Leading turnkey contractor M+W Zander recently exhibited at Culham for the first time and it was a great opportunity to make new contacts and introduce M+W Zander's services and capabilities to those based at Culham Science Centre.
As a global turnkey contractor, with a group turnover of circa €2 billion, employing more than 4500 engineers, scientists and industry specialists in Europe, M+W Zander have a strong track record, as well as the experience and capability to deliver a wide range of energy, science, research, and manufacturing facilities. “Exhibiting at Culham introduced M+W Zander and our project portfolio to the visitors at the exhibition. Having provided more than 5 million square feet of floor space dedicated to research facilities in the areas of: Particle Physics/High Energy Physics, Microsystems, Semiconductors, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Bioscience and Pharmaceutical Research the visitors at the exhibition asked questions about the type of facilities M+W Zander had undertaken, our engineering capabilities and the product range available from our products division” said Charlotte Storer, M+W Zander’s Marketing Manager
For further information email uk-info@mw-zander.com or call 01249 455150 or visit our website at www.mw-zander.com.
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Till and Whitehead, a well established supplier of Engineers' Tools & Equipment, exhibited at Culham for the first time recently and were delighted with the number of people who visited their stand and their demonstration van.
“It was especially good to meet the various engineers face to face and discuss topics ranging from 2” G Cramps to sophisticated Torgue Wrenches” said Paul Penter. "We have made many new contacts which will be followed up in the New Year and look forward with interest to developing a working partnership with the people we met”.
For further information please contact Paul Penter Telephone No. 01928 581200 e-mail ppenter@tillwite.com or visit our website www.tillwite.com which has a full range of products.
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Till &Whitehead exhibition
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Adixen exhibition
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Adixen, a regular visitor to Culham, recently exhibited in the foyer. Adixen had on display their highly portable Extrima leak detector; this Atex zone 0 rated leak detector is intrinsically safe making it an ideal low cost way to leak check. “We also demonstrated our ASM310 portable Helium leak detector weighing in at only 21 kilos which also generated a lot interest at Culham and we look forward to following these enquiries up” said Richard Frost, Adixen Sales Representative.
If you would like any further information please contact Richard Frost on 07785 797286 or email: richard@sandrsales.co.uk or visit http://www.adixen.co.uk
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Hampshire Glassware took the opportunity to exhibit in the foyer at Culham recently. On show were a variety of bespoke glassware items and also products from the laser engraving side of the company. A good interest was shown from the personnel of the Culham site. ”It was good to catch up with existing contacts and hopefully make some new ones” said Brian Moore Managing Director of the company
For more information please contact Brian Moore on 02380553755 or email brian@hgl-uk.com or visit the website on http://www.hampshireglassware.com
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Hampshire Glassware exhibiton
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