Grace's Guide
British Industrial History
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Torvac
From Graces Guide
Maker of vacuum furnaces and electro-welders, of Histon, Cambridge
1959 Dr Malcolm Boston left the company he had founded, Camvac, to start Torvac in Cambridge, using his knowledge of vacuum technology which he applied to design electron-beam welders and vacuum furnaces for industrial uses[1]
1985 Acquired by Thermal Scientific plc
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- ↑ The Times May 15, 2006