Northwest Aerospace News October | November Issue No. 11 | Page 48

A s they continue to innovate at MTorres America, they are filing patents — 150 registered patents to date. The company continues to invest in research and development with R&D mak- ing up 10 percent of their net income. The company has a global footprint with three locations in Spain – Navarra (Pamplona – headquarters), Murcia, Madrid; United States – Seattle; South America – Brazil; Germany – Stade; and Italy – Lucca. With the physical breadth of customer installations in America, support is key. They have an “After Sales” division in the United States. Technicians travel throughout North America to support machines — including Canada. They have 10-12 technicians supporting customers in person. They provide initial training with installation along with preventive maintenance services, spare parts and production support. The company website lists, “We count on a high qualified tech- nical work team that is able to understand your needs and to give a suitable response in each case.” Like most aerospace manufacturing companies, MTorres has an eye on the future. Founder Manuel Torres continues to drive innovation. They have always been engaged in automation and proposing semi-automatic methods of predictive maintenance and process improvement based on machine learning AI tools. 48 NORTHWEST AEROSPACE NEWS Iñurria said they are staying current with new and emerging technologies, especially when it comes to AI and online inspection, among other things. “We are using machine and systems data collection from our equipment to drive efficiency and productivity, and we are finding more interest from customers for this type of solution,” Iñurria said. From Spain, and the birthplace of the running of the bulls event — to the Seattle area — MTorres has been bullish about building an automation focused company and is lead- ing in multinational integration in aerospace manufacturing. Mtorres America 905 80th Street SW Everett, WA 98203 Phone: [phone] [email protected]