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See Us At: Forthcoming Torr Exhibitions
You can visit the Torr Scientific stand at the forthcoming exhibitions where we will be happy to answer any questions that you may have. We will have a range of products on display and technical advisors ready to assist.22 October 2026STFC DaresburyDaresbury...
Our Bank Details Are Changing
In September 2026 Torr Scientific changed its banking arrangements from HSBC to NatWest. Customers should therefore be aware that future payments to Torr Scientific will need to be made using our new NatWest account details. We will communicate any changes to payment...
Accounting Apprenticeship Success
Recently our Accounts Apprentice Max Pritchard completed his apprenticeship with East Sussex College in Hastings! This was a Level 3 Assistant Accountant course and he is now starting level 4. Max joined Torr Scientific in November 2023 and started his apprenticeship...
New Inspection Technology – Keyence IM-X Machine
A key part of both our goods inwards and outwards procedure here at Torr Scientific is our internal inspection. This is a process where we review both the cleanliness of a product, as well as comparing the physical part to the engineering drawing. Each of these...
Engineering for an ISO250 zinc selenide
As a vacuum-focused engineering company, we regularly work on bespoke assemblies for our customers; where they reach out with an idea and we make it come to life! Recently, one of those such cases was from a customer requesting a large zinc selenide vacuum viewport....
Polarization
Polarization: sine your life away This time round, I present you, my loyal readers, with an interactive graphic for your fascination and delectation. I was looking at a book on optics and how the oscillating electric field of light can be linearly, circularly or...
New Faces at Torr
Robin Cullander Here at Torr, we have recently welcomed Robin, as our new Hermetics Specialist. Robin joins us with 23 years of experience in the vacuum industry! His role means that he is responsible for the TIG welding, as well as assisting with leak-testing,...
Sussex Chamber of Commerce
Torr Scientific Limited recently joined the Sussex Chamber of Commerce as a new member. This membership will provide TSL with more networking opportunities with other local businesses, access to business support services and international trade support. It also offers...
Exhibition Report – Vacuum Symposium
This June we attended the Vacuum Symposium at the STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire. The event is designed around promoting science, technology and engineering, specifically for the vacuum technology industry. It also reached niches within the...
More Surrey Success
Mark Baker, Professor of Surface Science and Engineering at University of Surrey, has been awarded the 2026 Harry Leck Memorial Medal by Vacuum Symposium UK. The medal is awarded, in the words of its official website, for “distinguished contributions to British...
Nature Adores a Vacuum
The idea of horror vacui (Latin for ‘horror of the vacuum’) is widely attributed to Aristotle from the 4th century BCE (though the internet tells me that Aristotle would not have been speaking Latin). Horror vacui is usually expressed in English as ‘nature abhors a...
Nano-Textured Products
Nano‑textured optics for removing reflection Random nano-texturing for fused silica grades across the ultraviolet and infrared spectrum is the latest innovation for reducing reflection rates within optical and laser grade viewports and quantum cells. This is an...
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