We are always interested to learn how our components are being used by our customers to advance their research. We ...
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Find out more Sunday May 16th is the International Day of Light which celebrates the importance of light science and ...
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Modern technologies increasingly rely on low-dimensional physics at interfaces and in thin-films and nano-structures. Surface Science holds a key position in ...
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At Allectra we continue to grow and expand, despite the many curve-balls thrown these last 12 months. To support this ...
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Anticipating that 2021 would bring us new challenges to the delivery of our product range around the world, Allectra began ...
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To celebrate the UN’s International day of women and girls in science on 11th February, we conducted a short Q ...
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The Thyracont SmartLine is available with: i) Pirani, cold cathode or a combined Pirani/hot and Pirani/cold cathode gauge, ii) a ...
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Such experiments can be carried out using an in situ nanoindenter placed inside the vacuum chamber of an SEM. Scanning ...
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We know that Kapton-insulated cables are an excellent choice for high and Ultra-high vacuum cabling. The new KAP 301 range ...
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Exclusive to Allectra: KAP301 is Allectra’s proprietary radiation-resistant Kapton wire. Allectra are pleased to introduce two new types of KAP301 ...
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For high-frequency signal generation and detection in-vacuum (HV/UHV), Allectra has developed two feedthroughs, the 242-SMAD27G and the 242-SMAD40G which allow ...
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PT100 sensors are the most common platinum resistance thermometers on the market, owing largely to their impressive resistance capabilities (<100 ...
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Allectra has supplied M12 feedthroughs to a team from ETH Zurich competing in the Spaceport America cup. The Spaceport America ...
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ConFlat (CF) fittings are flanges that use –metal seals to achieve vacuum conditions. The combination of a copper gasket (OFHC) ...
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At Allectra we are always adding to our collection of high-tech manufacturing components through the design and development of the ...
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Kapton-insulated wiring is an innovative solution for electrical systems that are expected to operate at extreme temperature or with low-outgassing ...
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With heavy investment in research centers and countless ongoing tests into ecological and effective energy generation, our vacuum components play ...
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Kapton is one of the first-choice materials for insulating electrical wires in temperature-critical applications. It can be integrated into conventional ...
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Precision insulated wires are an often overlooked aspect of tough manufacturing and research environments, particularly those involving high vacuum and ...
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High-performance insulated wiring is critical to success in practically every field of study and each manufacturing process involving high vacuum ...
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Based on a simple coaxial configuration, SMA feedthroughs are ideal for high-frequency signal transmission applications such as radio communications and ...
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High vacuum (HV) and ultra-high vacuum (UHV) manufacturing have become both more sophisticated and more commonplace in recent years. This ...
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Reliable vacuum components manufactured from the highest purity materials. Allectra is one of the foremost European high- and ultra-high vacuum ...
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March 2020: Coronavirus (COVID-19): A notice to our customers and suppliers: Allectra will remain open at this time but there ...
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January 2020: Vacuum processing has evolved significantly in recent decades. Just sixty years ago, high-vacuum (HV) conditions were considered a ...
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December 2019: Allectra safety components are available online. A pressure burst disc, also known as a rupture disc or bursting ...
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November 2019: This instrument installed at the MagneDyn beamline, designed by Elettra – Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A, features several items manufactured ...
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November 2019: Allectra is now working with Thyracont to supply Allectra customers with high quality Pressure Measurement components. Thyracont has produced ...
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October 2019: Allectra is now working with Vacgen to supply Allectra customers with high quality manipulation components. Vacgen has been ...
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Whether in the semiconductor manufacturing industry or in research fields such as surface science or materials science, insulated wires are ...
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Surface science is the complex interdisciplinary field concerned with the chemical and physical interactions occurring at the interface between two ...
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Observing the real-time process conditions in high-vacuum and ultra-vacuum (HV/UHV) chambers is essential for many research and development (R&D) and ...
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In many high vacuum and ultra-high vacuum (HV/UHV) processes it is important to directly observe the procedure in-situ. The challenge ...
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High voltage electrical feedthroughs are used extensively in high vacuum and UHV conditions. They enable the transmission of high voltages ...
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Ultra-high vacuum (UHV) chambers are essential instruments for some of the world’s most challenging high-technology markets. Cryogenics, photonics, semiconductor manufacturing, ...
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April 2019: Allectra now offers a double-sided SMA feedthrough for UHV with an extended frequency range up to 27GHz. This ...
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February 2019: Diamond Light Source has recently tested Allectra’s KAP301 special radiation resistant high temperature Kapton insulated wires. These wires ...
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January 2019: Allectra is pleased to announce the appointment of Benjamin L. Holmes as the new general sales manager of Allectra ...
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December 2018: Allectra supplied components for Ettore Zanon Spa from Vicenza (Italy) who built the vacuum vessel and Consorzio RFX, who ...
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November 2018: Allectra now offers a special series of quick to change O- ring sealed Sub-D  baseplate / bulkhead feedthroughs.  For ...
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June 2018: This chamber, manufactured by Allectra is used to provide thermal insulation for a cryogenic gas trapping system that concentrates ...
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The Allectra team attended the European Vacuum Conference (EVC-15) 2018 . EVC-15, which is organised by the Swiss Vacuum Society, ...
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April 2018:  As part of Allectra’s growth and expansion strategy, Allectra Limited has appointed UCVAC to become the sole distributor ...
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April 2018: Allectra has been selected to supply all the flanges with both signal and high voltage feedthroughs for the ICARUS ...
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September 2017: Allectra shares best practice alongside Prime Minister Theresa May in The 2016/2017 Parliamentary Review. Pictured right: Former Deputy Prime ...
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Allectra CF UHV components use the internationally accepted copper gasket flange system. They are standardised by ISO 3669-2 for the ...
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December 2016 : Allectra GmbH has opened a new manufacturing facility and service centre in Villingen-Schwenningen, to provide closer links ...
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June 2016: Allectra Ltd recently supplied some water-cooled masks, scatter guard and cooling circuits for the new I02 Versatile Macromolecular ...
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March 2016: Allectra has created a Tapered flight tube as part of a £2 million upgrade to add a Super ...
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December 2015: Allectra has designed a custom port aligner for Edinburgh University. Our customer needed to correct a sample loading ...
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