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Thermic Edge and Nuclear Fusion – The Future of Green Energy

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Thermic Edge is an East Sussex based business, specialising in Technical Ceramics, High Purity Graphite, Vacuum Heaters, Furnaces and Heater Stages. These have applications in various specialist industries such as Semiconductors, Aerospace, Medical, and Energy.

Recently, Thermic Edge has been working closely with nuclear fusion projects with the hopes of building a brighter future for clean energy production. Their team is comprised of people coming from many industries related to UHV (Ultra High Vacuum), offering the unique skillset required to solve the complex problems that nuclear fusion presents.

Members of the team have been involved for 30+ years in big fusion projects like JET in Oxford, UK and ITER in Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France. These projects involved the design and production of brazing assemblies (Titanium to Ceramic Al2 O3 insulator/breaks 30 KV to 120KV) for the gas injectors of Deuterium and Tritium into the tokamak’s chamber.

Due to a very proactive past in nuclear fusion projects and because of their wide range of products and techniques, Thermic Edge is in a strong position to be involved in present and future tokamaks worldwide.
Recently partnering with the UK Atomic Energy Authority to aid in the delivery of sustainable fusion energy, Thermic Edge now supplies fusion start-ups across the UK with specialist bespoke parts and services for their research.

The impact of this research will be felt across the world, with more and more investments demonstrating a demand for renewable alternatives to fossil fuels. The future of nuclear fusion will hugely impact the future of the sustainable large-scale industry. The contributions of Thermic Edge to the tokamak nuclear research programs taking place will help to spark a revolution in research and technology for years to come.

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