At Tormach, our mission is to not only empower people to make things, but to also embolden them to make a difference. It is invigorating to see how our customers cultivate creativity, foster ingenuity and encourage the development of their own industry and businesses, as well as the lives of future innovators. Recently, a Tormach machine owner led me to a pristine winter landscape of stretching farmlands and an exceptionally resourceful robotics team in central Minnesota.
April is an exciting time for robotics around the office at Tormach. We're helping the kids competing at FIRST Robotics in Milwaukee and LaCrosse, Wisconsin, as well as the championship event in Detroit.
Here at Tormach, we see the value in educating the next generation of machinists, engineers, and scientists, which is why we’ve been involved with FIRST Robotics for nearly three years.
FIRST Robotics is an organization that promotes STEM education through robotics competitions. While you might immediately picture science fairs of the past, FIRST events are more in the vein of a pep rally.
Last weekend, Tormach drew in over 300 people from all over the U.S. as we hosted our 3rd annual Open House at Tormach Headquarters in Waunakee, WI – and it was a busy!
There have been a fair number of articles lately touching on the increased use of robots and AI in various industries and what that future means for the job market. In the fabrication industry, we’ve long known about the value of robots in the workplace. CNC is a form of robotics, and it only exemplifies the value in automation. Beyond the workplace, though, robots serve an entirely different purpose.
