Cambridge Vacuum Engineering Information

Cambridge Vacuum Engineering (CVE) design, build, and service electron beam welding and laser welding systems. With more than 60-years of experience, CVE manufacture process solution systems for: › Electron beam welding (EBW) - high and low voltage › Laser beam welding (LBW) - conventional or in a vacuum › Ebflow - welding with electron beams and a local vacuum › Ebflow Light - welding with a laser and a local vacuum › Surface modification using an electron beam, including Surfi-Sculpt™ CVE’s headquarters are in Waterbeach, Cambridge, UK, operating from 30,000 square feet of office, manufacturing, and development space. In addition to our main design and manufacturing site in the UK, CVE has two regional offices in Beijing, China, and Massachusetts, USA, as well as a global network of agents. CVE applies professional engineering skills to customer requirements, resulting in innovative solutions to technical problems. We have a highly skilled workforce, an experienced engineering design department, and an extensive service team - all supported by a range of in-house test and diagnostic facilities. A 60kV, 5kW electron beam welder, equipped with the latest technology, is permanently sited at CVE. This enables us to: › Develop customer weld parameters › Provide weld samples › Trial parts for customers › Provide training courses › Offer a small electron beam welding service › Develop new hardware and software Our strategy is to build on the worldwide reputation of CVE and develop new applications for electron beam and laser technology.