A few days ago we knew the sad news of the death in Navarra of the Murcian businessman Manuel Torres Martínez, president and founder of the MTORRES INDUSTRIAL Group, at 82 years of age.
Born in Aljucer, in the middle of Murcia orchard, in 1961 he moved to Navarra to work at the Navarra Papelera, and already in 1975 he founded Morres Industrial Designs in Elorz, the business initiative of his life, dedicated to the creation and development of industrial automation systems, a company where innovation occupies a central place, as evidenced by the investment of 15% of its income in & D.
Constant innovation
Fiel reflection of a restless personality, always looking for new opportunities and businesses, Torres was key in the impulse of innovative initiatives, highlighting the development of industrial automation systems, promoting technological development and innovation in many different fields, from paper to renewable energies, through the aeronautics, which cemented the great growth of its company, which invoice 160 million, has almost 800 employees and is present 70 countries.
Inspiring and visionary, Morres became with the years a giant in the Navarro industrial sector. Initially dedicated to designing and manufacturing machinery for the paper industry, in 1986 the machine-tool sector was entered, taking advantage of the experience acquired and providing solutions for the main manufacturers of the aeronautical industry. After paper and aircraft, the company makes the leap to the wind energy industry , a sector in which it enters with the development of wind generators and carbon fiber blades.
Concern for climate change.
After more than forty years of work in the world of industrial processes automation, in which MTORs has always been at the vanguard, in recent years he was especially concerned about climate change.
It was worth highlighting its 100% dedication to the fight against climate change and promotion in the use of renewable energy, which came to point out that companies today, should take into account, "the great business opportunities that climate change brings ", since "the alternatives to fight against climate change are much more value added than burn oil."
The businessman also showed his concern and concern about "the imbalance that is taking place in the world for the commercial war." Showing his disagreement with US president Donald Trump, highlighting that, "he has unleashed a stupid fight" and acts "as if he were mentally in the west era", a position that "is doing a lot of damage to the United States , because it makes decisions in the short term."
New carbon fiber prototype, twice as resistant and five times less heavy.
In October 2018, his aeronautical company, located in the Alamo Fuente Alamo Technology Park, also proposed to revolutionize the naval industry of the future and presented, the creation of a submarine prototype in carbon fiber that would be less heavy, faster, with the capacity for double loading, easier and faster to manufacture and, also cheaper, being able to navigate with greater autonomy, at a lower level and the low current conventional. The submersible would be twice as a resistance and five times less weight than existing ones.
If the scientist, sailor and military Cartagena Isaac Peral invented the first Torpedo submarine in 1888, this company specialized in aircraft components announced having reinvented the submersible monocoque of the 21st century , based on the same technology used in the manufacture of the fuselage in a single piece for commercial airplanes: the manufacture of the tube rings, almost without rings and subsequently consolidated amalgamante that completes the set. All that process, called the closer , and the application of the resin, are barely need labor, something that considerably reduces the costs.
It is, according to Torres, a proposal that is born as a consequence of the 'ping-pong technologies' , which consist of moving mature techniques and systems in one sector to another, "to favor faster and more efficient development."
The most recent technlogical developments in MTORS.
Recently, the company has launched new developments capable of offering a very attractive combination between highly productive and extremely flexible technology with a reduction in global investment, including external issues such as foundation costs, reduction in space needs and others.
Among these new developments are:
- A new online inspection system with defect identification system that has the broader menu in the market.
- HD-PREG
- Multicinta AFP system with multifunction heads capable of managing more than 24 tapes in different types of materials, and with the capacity to laminate above 300 kg/hour.
- Connectivity Ecnologies between machines that allow highly efficient predictive maintenance.
- Robotic lamination applications (AFP-ATL) and carbon fiber riveted systems.
On the other hand, Morres continues to develop innovative automated assembly systems focused on reducing recurrent costs and a new automated manufacturing process without mold for monozygasco fuselages in compound material, a new totally rupturist manufacturing technology.
Gold Medal of CEN
A year ago, King Felipe VI gave him in Pamplona the gold medal of the Confederation of Entrepreneurs of Navarra (CEN) to the entrepreneur for his contribution to the Navarre economy and society, valueing innovation in his business activity, his personal creativity and his social commitment to the impulse to technological vocations in his sector. The Gold of CEN medal is the highest distinction awarded by the Confederation of Entrepreneurs of Navarra.
"I feel like a forty -year -old person"
Tireless worker until his last days, he said in an interview a year ago that he hoped to reach a hundred years working in his company, since, " spiritually ", he felt like a forty -year -old person.
Manuel Torres Martínez remained until the last moment at the head of his company. He said it in the truth of Murcia, in the same interview: "I'm not going to retire, it would be an honor for me to continue quoting and not collecting the pension."
Leaving its mark
After his death, the official statement of the company also reflected the personality of Torres and the footprint that leaves among its closest collaborators: "Entrepreneur, visionary, of enormous vitality, in constant search of new challenges, with deep personal and human integrity, of rooted values and principles, committed to the environment, there is only the privilege that has meant for us to have been able to work together with him."
