340 GHz atmospheric measurements in Qingdao

TK has completed the installation of an atmospheric measurements system in CRIRP, Qingdao, China. The transmissometer is designed to measure long-term trends in atmospheric absorption over a 300 Metre path at 340 GHz in the coastal city of Qingdao (famous for its Beer).

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The BBC arrives at TK

bbc-sussex

TK was delighted to host Simon Jenkins of BBC Sussex on the 26th January.   The 4 minute interview with Mick Clack  - with good jokes about flea powder - can be heard by listening below:

Congratulations to Josh Martin (October 2015)

Josh Martin has passed NVQ Engineering Level 2 and will be moving onto to study for NVQ Engineering Level 3.

New apprentice joins Thomas Keating (September 2015)

Thomas Keating welcomes Sam Martin to begin his toolmaking apprenticeship. First year training will cover the manufacture of personal equipment using traditional skills to our proven designs dating back to the early 1940's.

Bostomatic trainee (September 2015)

After completing his first year training covering the manufacture of personal equipment, Josh Martin has moved  to our Bostomatic 32GS milling centre. His training will cover both operation and programming.

MetOp-SG MWS and ICI Sub-systems

Normal 0 false false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE     15th September  2015PRESS RELEASE Thomas Keating Ltd is pleased to announce that ESA and Airbus companies across Europe are in the process of placing orders worth approx. 8.5MEuros for a range of sub-systems for the microwave instruments in the ESA MetOp-SG weather satellite programme. After a competitive tendering process run in accordance with ESA Best Practice Procurement rules, Thomas Keating Ltd. - and its subcontractors W S Atkins plc, Cardiff  University in the UK, the Institute of Applied Physics, University of Bern, Switzerland - will be designing, making and qualifying for spaceflight, the following sub-sy...

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