Customer-centric partnership

Switzerland-based automatic lathe pioneer Tornos has selected premier advanced machining solutions provider Ellison Technologies as its partner in key United States markets. Ellison Technologies, headquartered in California, will represent Tornos in 15 U.S. states.

The partnership – inked at the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS), in Chicago in September 2024 – promises to take Tornos sales and service to a new level in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Wisconsin. Tornos has traditionally run a direct sales model in key markets, supported by a network of expert agents and distributors covering other parts of the world.

The partnership is a natural step for both Tornos and Ellison Technologies.

“This is an exciting opportunity for Torno – with the support of Ellison Technologies—to deliver even greater value to our U.S. customers,” says Tornos Group CEO Jens Thing. “With a team of expert engineers, equipment and automation specialists, and project management professionals, Ellison Technologies has a proud history of helping manufacturers get the most from their technology investments.”

That history dovetails perfectly with Tornos’ own history dating back to 1880 and the birth of Swiss-type turning technology as well as the company’s current position as a global manufacturer of computer numerical control Swiss-type lathes, multi-spindle machines, and precision machining centers for complex parts. With its worldwide sales and service network, Tornos offers unique solutions to customers in the target industries of automotive, medical and dental technology, micromechanics and electronics.

For 69 years, Ellison Technologies has been committed to the survival and growth of the American manufacturing industry. Independent offices across the U.S. provide the company with a local market focus and the flexibility to serve each customer’s specific needs. Ellison Technologies prioritizes the introduction of technologies that strengthen customers’ ability to compete in the markets they serve.

Whether the solution involves a stand-alone machine, multi-process equipment, or an integrated manufacturing system with robotic automation, Ellison Technologies’ goal remains the same: to optimize throughput and quality at the lowest per-part manufacturing cost. Service and parts engineers provide post-installation support aimed at optimizing machine availability, productivity, and cost of ownership.

“Tornos is renowned as a manufacture of Swiss-style turning machines designed to produce parts requiring extreme precision and quality,” says Ellison Technologies CEO Graham Hooper. “We are thrilled to represent Tornos in these key markets and look forward to showing manufacturers how Tornos’ customer-centric technical solutions can help them thrive in an increasingly competitive market environment.”