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 US states.

The partnership was inked at the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS), in Chicago in September 2024. Ellison will represent Tornos in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, the 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.