Tornos and the Arc Upper School of Engineering Establish the Tornos Research Center

Tornos and the Arc Upper School of Engineering (HE-Arc Ingénierie) have signed an agreement to establish the Tornos Research Center. This new form of cooperation between two of the major players in the Arc Jurassien region will enable innovative ideas to be turned into technologies applicable to the machine tools of tomorrow. This partnership will allow researchers to secure financial support and to access modern industrial equipment while fostering the creativity of students.

Headed by a director from the group based in the Moutier region, Dr. Pierre Voumard, this research centre places a strong emphasis on the already close relationship between Tornos, the Arc Upper School (HE-Arc) and TT-Novatech.

It focuses on the long-term consolidation of innovation, academic expertise and commercial intelligence within a single entity in order to encourage a shared approach to major technological challenges.

The financial and technological support that HE-Arc and its students will receive each year will be exploited to the full in the context of common projects and other joint ventures. This will give those involved the chance to have a significant impact on the economy of their region.

"Tornos is an important part of the industrial fabric of our region, and engineering schools such as HE-Arc are crucial pillars of local expertise", explains Philippe Jacot, CEO of Tornos SA.

"We are inspired by the same values and passion", he continues. With the Tornos Research Center, which is a first in our field, we are trying to create intellectual competition between our partner, HE-Arc, and the engineers in our 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"

According to Brigitte Bachelard, executive director of the Haute Ecole Arc, "the Arc Upper School of Engineering and Tornos have the same history". The creation of this research centre represents an opportunity for the machine tools sector and provides fertile ground for competition and innovation"


"In addition, this partnership corresponds fully to the missions assigned to the HESs (universities of applied sciences) in terms of the close links they need to establish with the world of industry"

The projects to be carried out at the Tornos Research Center will call on the competencies of HE-Arc in the fields of mechanical design, machining processes, advanced testing and mechatronics, as well as modelling and simulation.

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