Antes da fusão em 2020, cada uma de nossas duas fábricas era uma empresa separada, cada uma com sua história própria e única.
Através de suas histórias, ambos os locais desenvolveram uma identidade e um caráter distintos. Como uma empresa conjunta, reconhecemos e celebramos nossas diferenças e semelhanças. Abraçar as forças e perspectivas únicas de todos, independentemente de onde estejam localizados, acrescenta força à nossa marca e nos permite oferecer um desempenho superior em nível global. Leia abaixo as histórias exclusivas de nossas duas instalações de fabricação.
Elfab's history (North Shields, UK)
The place? North Shields, near Newcastle upon Tyne in the UK.
The date? 1965.
Elfab was originally formed as a subsidiary of Torday Ltd, a metal finishing and plating business in North Shields. Named the Electrofabrication & Engineering Company Limited, the company initially produced nickel foil using a process known as electroforming. However, the company's director, John Torday, soon recognized the potential of using this foil to produce bursting discs, and from 1967 onward rupture disc manufacturing became the company’s core focus.
During the 1970s, the company purchased a local rupture disc manufacturing division called FA Hughes Ltd. As a result of this acquisition, the company was renamed Elfab Hughes.
Elfab Hughes' first reverse acting rupture disc – the RK76 – hit the market in 1976. The innovative disc featured a unique leading edge blade design and anti-fragmentation ring, and differed significantly from other disc designs at the time. Further innovations included the RK80 welded disc assembly in 1980 and the reusable Flo-Tel burst sensor, which was developed in the 1990s and is still the only burst sensor of its kind today.
In 1993 the company was acquired by Halma plc and subsequently shortened its name to simply Elfab. Elfab began working alongside Oseco in the early 2000s, and both companies rebranded to show their linked identities.
Arte, História e Engenharia
Laszlo Torday não era apenas um renomado químico físico, ele também era um fotógrafo amador de sucesso. Suas fotos de North Shields, Jesmond e Newcastle nos anos 60 e 70 fazem agora parte da coleção do patrimônio local na Biblioteca da Cidade de Newcastle. Você pode ver quase 1.000 de suas fotos online no álbum do Flickr, Torday's Newcastle.
Laszlo’s grandson, Paul Torday, joined the business as a director. Paul eventually retired and wrote the best-selling novel and film inspiration Salmon Fishing in the Yemen.
