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Masters of Manufacturing: Fernando Ortiz
“Manufacturing is still the one industry in the US that can take you from humble beginnings into the upper middle class in one generation. I’m living proof of that.”
That’s just a taste of the passion one hears about manufacturing when speaking with Fernando Ortiz, Roberts Swiss’ Vice President, and General Manager.
But the process of growing from scarcity to financial security “takes a lot of work, a lot of loyalty, and a lot of grace,” Ortiz told TMA News in a recent interview.
Article From: TMA News Bulletin editor By Fran Eaton, – from the Fall 2023 TMA News Bulletin
Medical Parts are Redefining Swiss-Type Machining
More powerful controls on CNC machines enable simultaneous machining by various tools on each part and eliminates servo lag, which helps reduce cycle time and improve throughput. Moreover, synchronized subspindles allow machining on the back end of parts, leaving no surface inaccessible.
Swiss-type machines were developed for making high precision, long, slender parts essential to the renowned Swiss watch and clock industry. Swiss-type’s distinct advantage is its unique support of the workpiece—a guide bushing. Material is held in the main spindle and advanced through the guide bushing, only exposing the portion being machined from the bushing.
Article From: February 2013 Production Machining, by Todd Schuett , Creative Technology Corp, Contributing Writer.
TMA Elects Fernando Ortiz, Jr. Board Chairman for 2015
(Schaumburg)- The Technology & Manufacturing Association of Illinois (TMA) today announced the election of Fernando Ortiz, Jr. as Chairman of the Board for 2015 at TMA's 89th Annual Meeting held Saturday at Cantigny Park in Wheaton, Illinois. Mr. Ortiz is Vice President and General Manager of Roberts Swiss Inc., a company headquartered in Itasca specializing in precision Swiss Machined Parts for the medical, dental, hydraulics, aerospace, military and other industries.
Article From: March 12, 2015 produced by Daily Herald, by Scott McPherson. Photo by Fiona McLaren-McLaren Photographic
Swiss Shop Serves Medical And More
For more than 20 years this Chicagoland shop has been a supplier to one of the world’s largest manufacturers of medical devices. It’s a relationship that is built on mutual trust, consistent performance and a long-term view of the business of manufacturing. It’s also about properly applied technology.
When a machine shop’s first significant contract was making phonograph needles, the business has been around a while. Started by Calvert Erickson and Robert Armitage, Roberts Swiss (Itasca, Illinois) has focused on producing Swiss-type parts for more than 55 years and is still going strong. In that time, the business has dealt with a lot of change.