Today marks the first anniversary of our move to our UK Headquarters at Perrywood Business Park in Salfords, Surrey and what a difference a year makes! When our founder Arnold and MD Ross received the keys to our new building in July 2021, there was a lot of work to do; our building was empty and needed a total refit, now it’s a vibrant and state of the art facility with all our UK-based teams together in one building. During our first year here, we also celebrated our 40th anniversary. Here’s to the next 40 years!
Linkam at FOM, Porto, Portugal April 2023
This week Linkam is at FOM 2023 in Porto, Portugal. If you’re attending the conference come and see us at booth 59, to chat about how we can help you with your experimental requirements.
Linkam attends TAC 2023 at the University of Huddersfield
Linkam recently attended TAC 2023. Members of our team visited The University of Huddersfield for the annual Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry conference to hear about the latest cutting edge, and often explosive, research.
See us at MC2023 (26 February - 2 March) in Germany!
Our Senior Research Scientist Dr Michael Schwertner will soon be jetting off to Darmstadt, Germany to speak at this year’s MC2023 Conference. Michael will be speaking on 1st March, and a copy of his abstract, ‘New Principle and Robot for Vitrification of Cryo-Em samples with controllable Sample Thickness and Real-time Optical Inspection’ can be found here. If you are attending MC2023, Michael would be happy to see you in Darmstadt!
Linkam Celebrates Chinese New Year with Lunchtime Buffet
Following our quarterly staff update when Ross, our Managing Director, and Helen, our Finance Director, spoke to staff about latest developments in the company, our staff enjoyed a tasty Chinese buffet to celebrate the recent Chinese New Year.
Our Sales Engineer Ashley received a fortune “You will meet someone famous”, which could turn out to be true as his colleague and fellow Engineer Ben received a fortune saying he would be famous.
Calling all WCP Users
Last year Linkam launched a new Water Circulation Pump designed specifically for our hot stage microscopy solutions, bringing an improved workflow at temperatures above 300°C on stages such as the THMS600 and the TS high temperature stages. When used with our Peltier stage the system can hold sample temperatures as low as -30°C, depending on the stage.
At Linkam we have a passion for continuous product improvement and are therefore calling on all existing WCP users to complete a short 2 minute survey on Survey Monkey, by clicking on the button below!
THIS SURVEY IS NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU TO ALL CONTRIBUTORS - YOUR VALUABLE FEEDBACK IS APPRECIATED.
Linkam Products at ACMM27 in Perth Australia
This week Linkam’s Australian distributor, Trevor Hinwood, from Hin Sci is exhibiting at the 27th Australian Conference on Microscopy and Microanalysis (ACMM27).
Trevor says “The conference is going well with over 400 registrants and lots of interest in our products. After lockdowns people are keen to meet fellow researchers and industry to see what is new and discuss their requirements.”
Why not stop by if you have any temperature controlled microscopy needs?
Happy Christmas from Linkam
Will it be a white Christmas this year?
The picture above shows the view outside our offices a few weeks ago when snow came early to the UK. Hopefully it will return for Christmas.
Whatever the weather, best wishes for a Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year from all at Linkam.
Salfords 2022 - Linkam’s Table Football World Cup
Champion
After a month of fantastic football, superb skills and at times extreme competitiveness, the final of Salfords 2022 Linkam’s table football competition, was won by Alex, our Specialist Stages Testing Technician. It was great to see so many of our staff take part and watch the games during lunchtime over the past few weeks.
Linkam says goodbye to an old faithful CNC Lathe
Linkam Founder Arnold Kamp with the old CNC Lathe
Linkam recently bid farewell to its old faithful EMCO CNC Lathe after 20 years of reliable service. Although not as big as some of our CNC machines, this machine was used to turn some of our smaller parts, adding flexibility to our production capacity.
Installation of a new Mazak QTE-200M is now underway to replace the functions of the EMCO CNC. The new lathe offers more power, advanced control features and improved productivity taking Linkam into the future.
The arrival of Linkam’s new CNC Lathe
Christmas Jumper Day at Linkam
Linkam staff took the opportunity to show off their festive fashion flare and raise money for charity last week. A grand total of £154.16 was raised for Save the Children which has been matched by Linkam.
Many thanks to all who contributed.
Christmas 2022 Opening Hours
Please note: Linkam will be closed from lunchtime on the 23rd December 2022 and reopen on Tuesday 3rd January 2023.
Linkam visit JHT, Japan
We were pleased to meet our friends from JHT in Fukuoka, Japan earlier this month. Our MD Ross Browne, and Sales and Marketing Manager Clara Ko, enjoyed meeting colleagues from JHT, our Japanese distributor, to discuss our partnership. We would like to thank our kind hosts Mr Takamasa Iwasaru, Chairman, Mr Koichi Iwasaru, Managing Director, and the JHT team for their warm hospitality over the two days.
Linkam visit Rigaku, Japan
Our MD Ross Browne, and Sales and Marketing Manager Clara Ko, were delighted to visit our OEM partner Rigaku in Tokyo last week. It was our first visit to Japan since before the pandemic and it was great to meet our colleagues in person again. Ross and Clara met with Dr Kazuki Ito and Ms Yayoi Taniguchi from the X-ray Instrument Division to discuss our ongoing partnership and would like to thank them for their kind hospitality.
Linkam Halloween Bake Off
Tasty Treats!
Yesterday staff at Linkam held a Spooktacular bake off competition to celebrate Halloween. The cake didn’t last long and was gratefully tasted by staff who then voted for their favourites. Competition was fierce but in the end Victoria and Hannah emerged as the well deserved joint winners.
Happy 40th Anniversary Linkam!
Arnold Kamp founded Linkam 40 years ago to the day on Sunday 23rd October, when our company’s first home was his garage in Surrey! This weekend we marked our 40th anniversary in style. Our colleagues from Holland visited our new UK Headquarters in Salfords, Surrey then the whole team celebrated with a night in London, a round of indoor golf, a few drinks and some special donuts! It was great for the team to be together again after two years of the pandemic, and to find out just how competitive some of our team are…. Here’s to the next 40 years!
Goodbye to Duncan Stacey
We were sorry to say goodbye to our Sales and Marketing Director, Duncan Stacey, last week. Duncan was with Linkam for eight years and oversaw a significant increase in our sales and partnerships around the world. Here’s Duncan trying on one of his leaving gifts of a scarf, his trademark attire (!), which we hope will bring back happy memories of his time with us. With him in the picture below is Clara Ko, our new Sales and Marketing Manager, who is looking forward to meeting our friends and partners around the world.
Linkam welcome J.A. Woollam to our new offices!
We were pleased to welcome visitors from J.A.Woollam to our new home in Salfords, Surrey last week. Joining us were Jeremy, Andrew and Hannah who had travelled over from Lincoln, Nebraska in the US. Our visitors were given a tour of the site and met with our MD, Ross Browne, Sales and Marketing Director, Duncan Stacey, and Sales and Marketing Manager, Clara Ko, to discuss our ongoing partnership.
Linkam Sports Day 2022
After several weeks of unremitting good weather and record-breaking high temperatures, the weather finally changed, and the rain came down – it must be the annual Linkam “Sports Day”! The first one in over three years due to the pandemic.
We started with a Linkam-based quiz and then moved outside to show our skills in several sports including rounders, swing ball and our own ‘international football game’ – New Zealand vs Germany vs Peru vs England – it seems to have been a draw.
While initially dry, the rain soon started to fall but that didn’t deter everyone joining in either as a competitor, spectator or ‘expert sports coach’ from the side-lines! It was great to see so many families and friends joining in the fun.
Thanks to Julie, our HR manager, for organising a great afternoon.
Heading off to Portland - Microscopy and Microanalysis 2022
We are excited to be heading off to Portland, Oregon in the United States for Microscopy and Microanalysis (M&M) 2022 at the beginning of August - just a couple of weeks away now!. It will be a great opportunity to meet up with friends old and new after the last few years. It’s hard to believe it’s been three years since the last physical M&M!
We will be focusing on our Cryo workflow solutions but are happy to talk about our wide range of instruments. Come and meet our experts at Booth 1140 to see the latest version of our highly popular CMS196 Cryo Correlative stage and have a first look at our new Cryo Plunger for EM sample preparation.
We will also be showing a number of our sample characterisation tools, including the Modular Force Stage (MFS), ideal for gaining a better understanding of a material’s behaviour under different temperature, mechanical stress and environmental conditions.
We are looking forward to seeing you there!