Vacuum seal

Thame Workholding

£2.16

Vacuum clamping systems provide secure, distortion-free workholding for machining, inspection, and laser welding applications. A vacuum pump removes the air from beneath the workpiece, allowing atmospheric pressure to hold it firmly against the vacuum chuck without mechanical clamps. The rubber seal is a critical part of the system. It creates the airtight boundary needed to generate and maintain the vacuum. If the seal is damaged or worn, vacuum performance and clamping force are reduced. Depending on the chuck design, O-ring sealing cord can be used to create the sealed area. This is a consu

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UK company
Registered at Companies House as THAME ENGINEERING CO LIMITED, number 02149520. Checked 2026-09-06.
Means the business is a British legal entity, not a British-sounding name owned elsewhere. It says nothing about where anything is made.
UK operations
Not yet checked.
Means people employed here, or premises they actually work from. We keep this separate from the company badge because a registered office can be an accountant's spare room, and a company can be registered in Britain while everything it does happens somewhere else. Where we have not looked, we say so rather than assuming.
British-owned
Not established. Many companies file a statement rather than naming a controlling shareholder.
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Where it is made
The maker doesn't say, so neither do we.
This is about the individual product, not the company. A British firm can sell things made abroad, which is normal and not a criticism. We would rather tell you which is which than average them into a score.