Allectra Limited (Germany)

Allectra Limited (Germany), operating through Allectra GmbH, is a specialist manufacturer and supplier of high vacuum (HV) and ultra-high vacuum (UHV) components. The company was founded in Berlin in 2002 to manufacture and supply electrical feedthroughs, and has since grown into a group with manufacturing facilities in Berlin, Sussex in the United Kingdom, and Villingen-Schwenningen in southern Germany, plus sales offices in Italy and France and a worldwide distributor network. Allectra serves high-technology manufacturing, advanced research facilities, alternative energy, synchrotron science, photonics, fundamental physics research, nanotechnology, and cryogenics. Its product range includes Sub-D feedthroughs, electrical feedthroughs, coaxial feedthroughs, cables and connectors, UHV and high vacuum valves, viewports, hardware, and accessories. The company is known for custom manufacturing and product development, with a team of physicists, technical advisers, engineers, and project managers. Allectra supplies components to CERN and its circular miniature feedthroughs have been adopted as a standard by synchrotrons worldwide. Allectra Limited and Allectra GmbH are ISO 9001 certified. The company remains privately held and continues to invest in manufacturing capabilities across its facilities.

Allectra GmbH was founded in Berlin in 2002 to manufacture and supply electrical feedthroughs. In the same period, Allectra Limited was started in Sussex, United Kingdom. By 2005, the company's customers included universities, major synchrotron laboratories, and high technology companies, and Allectra Limited had seen strong growth in custom high vacuum equipment sales to high technology industries in the UK and export markets such as France, Italy, and India. In 2008, Allectra opened a purpose-built facility in East Sussex to expand manufacturing capabilities. In 2014, the company launched a dedicated Italian office to support ongoing growth in custom equipment sales. Allectra then opened a third manufacturing facility in southern Germany (Villingen-Schwenningen) to expand manufacturing capabilities and provide closer links to customers in southern Germany, Switzerland, and neighbouring parts of France. In 2016, Allectra invested in manufacturing capabilities across all three facilities. By 2017, its distributor network had grown to include international partners. Over the last twenty years, the group has expanded to include two further manufacturing facilities—one in Sussex, UK, and one in Villingen-Schwenningen, southern Germany—in addition to sales offices in Italy and France and a network of distributors worldwide. Allectra Limited and Allectra GmbH are ISO 9001 certified. The company continues to develop new products such as circular miniature feedthroughs, SMP feedthroughs, and high current Sub-D feedthroughs, and supplies components to CERN.

• 2017

  Distributor network grew to include international partners.

• 2016

  Invested in manufacturing capabilities in all three facilities.

• 2014

  Launched a dedicated Italian office to support growth in custom equipment sales.

• 2008

  Opened a purpose-built facility in East Sussex to expand manufacturing capabilities.

• 2005

  Customers included universities, major synchrotron laboratories, and high technology companies; strong growth in custom high vacuum equipment sales to UK and export markets.

• 2002

  Allectra GmbH founded in Berlin to manufacture and supply electrical feedthroughs; Allectra Limited started in Sussex, UK.

Specialist manufacturer of high vacuum and ultra-high vacuum components for high-technology manufacturing and advanced research, offering both standard catalogue components and bespoke custom solutions.

• Circular Miniature Feedthroughs

  Compact feedthroughs holding up to 19 pins, adopted as a standard by synchrotrons worldwide.

• SMP Feedthroughs

  Smallest coaxial UHV-compatible feedthroughs in the portfolio, designed for high-frequency signals up to 14 GHz, welded into flanges.

• High Current Standard Sub-D Feedthroughs

  Standard Sub-D feedthroughs with 9 to 50 pins, using new pin technology for higher current ratings (6A continuous per pin, 10A short-term).

• M12 Feedthroughs

  Developed and manufactured for the high technology marketplace.

• Triaxial Feedthroughs 50 Ohm

  Developed and manufactured for the high technology marketplace.

• Fibre Optic Feedthroughs

  Developed and manufactured for the high technology marketplace.

• High Frequency Feedthroughs (up to 40 GHz)

  Developed and manufactured for the high technology marketplace.

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