From: Hill, JA (John) [J.A.Hill@rl.ac.uk] Sent: 10 March 2004 17:26 To: Brown, RM (Bob) - PPD; Cockerill, DJA (David) Cc: Greenhalgh, RJS (Justin) ; Bell, KW (Ken) ; Hill, JA (John) ; Roblin, AJ (Alison) Subject: TM Manufacturing update All, Find attached photographs and brief summary of End Cap Backplates, Support ring and Thermal bath resulting from today's visit to TM Engineers. Full report/updates during next Engineering meeting. Regards John Review of Backplate Manufacture Two plates have been profiled in shape, slots plus other fixings holes have been machined in one plate, second plate being completed on CNC machine. Material for remaining two plates are held in stock. Review of Main Support Ring Manufacture Two rings have been rough cast, both have been X-rayed. One to be delivered to TM in near future, the other required minor repair work to air holes at foundry, to be (re)x-rayed. Slight delays are likely due to complexity of work. Positional Spacers Manufacture Material delivery late but first full end caps worth of positional spacers due end of April. Temperature controlled machining Bath complete. Thermal control tests being undertaken with backplate scrap piece. <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <>