After many years of sporadic collaboration, Tornos and the Haute Ecole Suisse Arc Ingénierie [Engineering High School] in St-Imier, Switzerland, have decided to strengthen their already close collaboration by creating the Tornos Research Center. This strategic collaboration between HE-Arc and Tornos will take shape in the Technological Park premises in St-Imier, some thirty kilometres away from the Tornos Headquarters in Moutier.
M. Philippe Jacot, CEO of Tornos and Ms. Brigitte Bachelard, General Manager of the high School just after the signature and the uncovering of the sign outside the building.
For many years Tornos has worked closely with HE-Arc on various sporadic projects and with success. With the Tornos Research Center, which is a first in our field, Tornos is willing to create intellectual competition between the academic world of HE-Arc and the engineers of the company. This new entity will strengthen the collaboration, not only through carrying out R&D projects, but also by stimulating ideas on strategic roadmaps in terms of technology.
Many benefits Philippe Jacot says: "Tornos is, and has always been, a technological leader. To maintain our position, we need the experience of our engineers but also the academic wealth that HE-Arc can offer us; HE-Arc will allow us to access new technologies. HE-Arc assumes an interesting position in this collaboration, as the collaboration enables the school to be brought into alignment with the realities of industry".
At the heart of microtechnology HE-Arc and Tornos are in the same region; they share the same history, the same interests and the same dynamism drives them. The sliding headstock machine was developed over a century ago in this setting. So, it is essential for Tornos activities to continue to develop this breeding ground that promotes innovation and forms the basis of the culture of precision. The engineering school is in this region due to its sector of activity, which is heavily aimed at micromechanics. Tornos plays an integral part in this industrial sector.
Advantages for Tornos customers Philippe Jacot: "We have clear objectives: we want our machines to be accessed and used more easily, and we want to make them more powerful by using technologies that have been adapted and, in particular, can be adapted to our field of activity. In the long term, we are going to work on mechanical design, machining processes, advanced control and mechatronics as well as modelling and simulation. Through TRC, we want to prepare for the future as our field of activity still has numerous challenges to overcome".
The first projects are on their way…
For more information Brice Renggli Marketing And Competitive Intelligence Manager TORNOS S.A. Rue Industrielle 111 CH-2740 Moutier T: +41 (0)32 494 46 86 F: +41 (0)32 494 49 03 [email protected] www.tornos.com
