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EditorialMAKE COST CONSCIOUS PARTSWITH TORNOSWhile visiting the “windy city” in September for Chicago’s IMTS Show, come experience the “winds ofchange” at the Tornos exhibit. With exciting new products of Swiss Type Machines for both extremely complexas well as a new addition, for the cost conscious-less demanding part.Every chapter of the Tornos Story – from companyculture to product – has been manufacturing complexparts. With the advent of the 12 axes DECOproduct technology. The machine boasted a vastarray of tools and operations. No part was todemanding! Contrary, the greater the complexity ofthe part, the better Tornos performed, while achievingthe highest effiencies possible. Thus Tornosenjoys the dominant position at the pinnacle of thepyramid of Swiss Type Machines.With a great demand from our markets, Tornos hastaken the knowledge and expertise of the DECO “a”product and are proud to introduce the new DECOSigma 20 and DECO Sigma 8. These 6 and 7 axesproducts incorporate multifaceted front and backoperations, utilizing up to 22 tools.With the introduction of the DECO Sigma 20 andSigma 8, as well as several new innovations fromTornos, our products now cover the spectrum of ourcustomers’ everchanging demands on cost and performance.The DECO Sigma 20 and Sigma 8 are priced to allowour customers to remain competitive in their markets.All these capabilities while maintaining Tornosrigid standards of quality manufacturing, offeringprecision up to ± 1 micron!In addition the program approach is now conventionalG-Code (ISO) or the innovative TB-DECO ADVmachine optimization software.As with all Tornos products, inclusive is our decadesof experience as the pioneer of our industry. It is onething to have technology. It is quite another to havethe application know how. Nobody does it betterthan Tornos!The ultimate in productivity is the DECO line. Thesesproducts have great success in small to large companies.Producing from simple to complex-multifacetedparts in the medical, electronic, automotive and generalengineering industries.These are the highlights of what’s new at Tornos, weare confident with the constraints and challengesour customers face today, our products and capabilitieswill surpass in comparison, ensuring yourconfidence that now more than ever Tornos is yourpartner in productivity.With the inclusion of these products, Tornos US andHydromat US have created a partnership for theNorth and South Americas.This allowing Tornos US to focus its capabilities onthe Tornos single spindle product and all competenciesassociated-sales, service, parts and applicationssupport.Furthermore this partnership allowing Hydromat USto represent the Tornos multispindle product and allaspects in these same markets.Both Tornos US and Hydromat US commit theirorganizations to our customers’ success!Visit us at IMTS Tornos: Hall A, booth A8140,Hydromatic: Hall A, booth A8127.Scott KowalskiPresident Tornos Technologies USAOrganisational changes in the USThe management of Tornos Switzerland wouldlike to take this opportunity to thank Mr. TomDierks for his dedicated service to Tornos in theUS. Tom who will be retiring after many years ofservice will be replaced by Mr Scott Kowalskiwho will now manage the Tornos USA subsidiary.«All of us at Tornos would like to wishTom all the best for the future and congratulateScott upon his new post.»Tornos Moutier03 / 06DECO MAGAZINE 5