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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Additive manufacturing and passive vacuum pumping for quantum devices Work from a collaborative project involving TSL has recently been published in a peer‑reviewed journal and is already attracting attention with an online review in Physics Magazine and another in...
We have recently taken on some new employees here at Torr, and we would love to introduce them on our newsletter! It has been lovely to get to know them all and learn about what brought them to Torr. Nathan Whitlock- Engineering Apprentice Nathan has recently...
Torr Scientific exhibited for the second year in a row at the SPIE Photonics West meeting held in January 2026 in San Francisco, USA. SPIE is the international society for optics and photonics, they organise an annual combined conference and exhibition in the...
Scanning electron microscope arrives at TSL Towards the end of last year, TSL took delivery of a Hitachi S-3200N scanning electron microscope (SEM) with an energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectrometer. The SEM allows high-resolution imaging of samples while the EDX...
We would like to wish all our customers, suppliers and followers a very happy Easter. This year again, we are proud to be supporting Rockinghorse Children’s Charity, helping to bring a little joy to children spending Easter in hospital. A collection of Easter...
