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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
