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MG Sanders, the UK's leading supplier of tungsten products, has won a €5 M contract to supply tungsten tile modules to JET as part of the ITER-like wall (ILW) project evaluating choices for first wall materials for the ITER vessel. In total 50 modules are being installed as part of the JET divertor made up of some 80,000 components. MG Sanders is investing in new CNC 5 axis machine tools, clean room assembly facilities, EDM capability and additional metallurgical management resources to fulfil the project over an 18 month period.
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MG Sanders, the UK's leading supplier of tungsten products, has won a €5 M contract to supply tungsten tile modules to JET as part of the ITER-like wall (ILW) project evaluating choices for first wall materials for the ITER vessel. In total 50 modules are being installed as part of the JET divertor made up of some 80,000 components. MG Sanders is investing in new CNC 5 axis machine tools, clean room assembly facilities, EDM capability and additional metallurgical management resources to fulfil the project over an 18 month period.
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The Fusion and Industry web site is being updated; the new version will go live towards the end of November. The transition from a printed
Fusion Business newsletter to an e-zine is the most visible change through which we plan to increase the frequency and topicality of news stories. Many of the changes have been designed to make the site easier to use for visitors. Database registration is more
comprehensive allowing us to improve our assistance to UK industry. We continue as ever to encourage UK companies to register on our own and the ITER and KTN databases. Visit the Fusion and Industry web site at http://www.fusion.org.uk/industry.
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The Fusion and Industry web site is being updated; the new version will go live towards the end of November. The transition from a printed
Fusion Business newsletter to an e-zine is the most visible change through which we plan to increase the frequency and topicality of news stories. Many of the changes have been designed to make the site easier to use for visitors. Database registration is more
comprehensive allowing us to improve our assistance to UK industry. We continue as ever to encourage UK companies to register on our own and the ITER and KTN databases. Visit the Fusion and Industry web site at http://www.fusion.org.uk/industry.
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During the 2007 JET shutdown which is due for completion at the end of November, the remainder of the EP1 (Enhanced Performance) enhancements have been installed. These will significantly improve JET’s capabilities. Extensive maintenance and refurbishment work has taken place both within the Torus and on the exterior of the machine. The largest installation is a new ‘ITER-like’ Ion Cyclotron Resonant Heating (ICRH) antenna which will provide valuable input into the use of RF heating techniques in ITER.
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During the 2007 JET shutdown which is due for completion at the end of November, the remainder of the EP1 (Enhanced Performance) enhancements have been installed. These will significantly improve JET’s capabilities. Extensive maintenance and refurbishment work has taken place both within the Torus and on the exterior of the machine. The largest installation is a new ‘ITER-like’ Ion Cyclotron Resonant Heating (ICRH) antenna which will provide valuable input into the use of RF heating techniques in ITER.
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The Sensors & Instrumentation KTN, a network that covers the whole of the UK’s sensing community, from academics and large industries to small businesses, research councils and government departments, is inviting organisations to become members. Over 1,000 organisations have already signed up to take advantage of this opportunity to network and find new business opportunities. Membership registration is at http://www.qi3.co.uk/sktn/membership.asp or for further information please contact Emma Stevens on 01223 422406.
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The Sensors & Instrumentation KTN, a network that covers the whole of the UK’s sensing community, from academics and large industries to small businesses, research councils and government departments, is inviting organisations to become members. Over 1,000 organisations have already signed up to take advantage of this opportunity to network and find new business opportunities. Membership registration is at http://www.qi3.co.uk/sktn/membership.asp or for further information please contact Emma Stevens on 01223 422406.
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Although the ITER agreement was signed back in November 2006, the ITER
organisation and treaty could not come into formal existence until each party had ratified the agreement. This has now occurred and ITER
officially came into existence on 24 October 2007. Meanwhile the teams are building up at both the ITER organisation in France and the European Agency in Barcelona. A range of contracts are being advertised and placed and we are alerting registered companies to opportunities as we hear of them, via our e-news system.
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Although the ITER agreement was signed back in November 2006, the ITER
organisation and treaty could not come into formal existence until each party had ratified the agreement. This has now occurred and ITER
officially came into existence on 24 October 2007. Meanwhile the teams are building up at both the ITER organisation in France and the European Agency in Barcelona. A range of contracts are being advertised and placed and we are alerting registered companies to opportunities as we hear of them, via our e-news system.
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COMPASS, one of the key fusion experiments at Culham in the 1990s, started its epic journey on Monday 17th September as it was lifted from one of Culham’s main experimental halls with a massive 500-tonne crane. It has now arrived safely at its new home at the Institute of Plasma Physics in Prague. Here it will be reincarnated as a new experiment, the centrepiece of the expanding Czech fusion research programme.
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COMPASS, one of the key fusion experiments at Culham in the 1990s, started its epic journey on Monday 17th September as it was lifted from one of Culham’s main experimental halls with a massive 500-tonne crane. It has now arrived safely at its new home at the Institute of Plasma Physics in Prague. Here it will be reincarnated as a new experiment, the centrepiece of the expanding Czech fusion research programme.
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PPM Ltd has launched a point2point DC-2MHz analogue fibre link that is compatible with an existing multimode fibre infrastructure. UKAEA has specified the new multimode links for the Joint European Torus (JET) fusion facility, which UKAEA operates at the Culham Science Centre, Oxfordshire, for experiments by scientists from all over Europe. Electrical isolation, low drift, high accuracy and performance over long distances make point2point modules an unrivalled solution.
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PPM Ltd has launched a point2point DC-2MHz analogue fibre link that is compatible with an existing multimode fibre infrastructure. UKAEA has specified the new multimode links for the Joint European Torus (JET) fusion facility, which UKAEA operates at the Culham Science Centre, Oxfordshire, for experiments by scientists from all over Europe. Electrical isolation, low drift, high accuracy and performance over long distances make point2point modules an unrivalled solution.
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Laser and optics systems are crucial elements in plasma diagnostics systems used on MAST and JET and those planned for ITER. The search for UK companies able to supply the high specification components for these systems has led to UKAEA Culham becoming a member of the Photonics Cluster (UK). The cluster is a specialist network dedicated to promoting the adoption of optoelectronics technology and working with UK companies in this area. Representatives from the Photonics Cluster recently visited Culham to introduce the Clusters capabilities and learn about the technical issues faced by fusion scientists in developing plasma diagnostic systems.
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Laser and optics systems are crucial elements in plasma diagnostics systems used on MAST and JET and those planned for ITER. The search for UK companies able to supply the high specification components for these systems has led to UKAEA Culham becoming a member of the Photonics Cluster (UK). The cluster is a specialist network dedicated to promoting the adoption of optoelectronics technology and working with UK companies in this area. Representatives from the Photonics Cluster recently visited Culham to introduce the Clusters capabilities and learn about the technical issues faced by fusion scientists in developing plasma diagnostic systems.
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Tessella has been awarded a contract from ITER to help review the design of its Control, Data Acquisition and Communication (CODAC) system. Jon Tilbury, Director of Tessella's Operations at ITER said, "We are thrilled to be working on this prestigious fusion experiment. Our previous work at the JET fusion experiment, and other scientific research centres and our experience of software development in fusion research will be invaluable in helping ITER design an effective and efficient CODAC system.” For further information visit www.tessella.com
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Tessella has been awarded a contract from ITER to help review the design of its Control, Data Acquisition and Communication (CODAC) system. Jon Tilbury, Director of Tessella's Operations at ITER said, "We are thrilled to be working on this prestigious fusion experiment. Our previous work at the JET fusion experiment, and other scientific research centres and our experience of software development in fusion research will be invaluable in helping ITER design an effective and efficient CODAC system.” For further information visit www.tessella.com
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Softek, a company that provides selected IT Security Solutions and Professional Services throughout the UK, Ireland and Channel Islands has opened an office at Culham Innovation Centre. Founded in 1994, this is Softek’s second UK office. Mike Paffard, Sales Director, commented, "Due to massive expansion, and the exceptional take up of our latest Solutions from Deepnet and Astaro, we have found it necessary to further expand our UK capabilities."
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Softek, a company that provides selected IT Security Solutions and Professional Services throughout the UK, Ireland and Channel Islands has opened an office at Culham Innovation Centre. Founded in 1994, this is Softek’s second UK office. Mike Paffard, Sales Director, commented, "Due to massive expansion, and the exceptional take up of our latest Solutions from Deepnet and Astaro, we have found it necessary to further expand our UK capabilities."
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