SABC Summer Newsletter 2022
 
Thank you to the Swiss Benevolent Society of Chicago
for being the prime sponsor of this newsletter!
In 2022, the Swiss Benevolent Society celebrates its 150th Anniversary, and we are pleased that the Swiss American Business Council has enthusiastically agreed to support our events. From early on, Swiss-Americans in business, education, medicine, science, politics and the trades have supported the Society and, while focused on helping those in need, have also worked to build a stronger Swiss-American community on the shores of Lake Michigan. We are pleased that our local Swiss organizations join us in celebrating this historical event.

The Honorable Consul General of Switzerland Bruno Ryff will offer celebratory remarks and local historian Bill Savage will talk about Old-Time Chicago Saloon Culture in Chicago as we mark the 150th Anniversary of the Swiss Benevolent Society in Chicago and the recent Hop Swiss Beer launch.



Swiss National Day Reception
Thursday, August 2, 2022, from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm
at the Swissôtel Chicago, 323 E Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60601
 
We will also be celebrating the
150th Anniversary of the Swiss Benevolent Society in Chicago
and the recent Hop Swiss Beer launch.

To RSVP please contact:
sutha.heck@sabcnow.com
 
Rollomatic Appoints National Sales Manager
 
Rollomatic Inc is pleased to announce the appointment of Brian Twohey as National Sales Manager for the geographical areas of the United States and Canada.
 
“We selected Brian Twohey for this role based on his extensive sales and manufacturing experience in CNC tool grinding, machines sales and cutting tool sales. His support-oriented sales approach and his strategic mindset will benefit the customer base and such qualities are key to expanding the brand name and drive the ever-evolving new technologies of the company” said Eric Schwarzenbach, President of Rollomatic Inc. “Brian will be instrumental in managing the regional sales team to operate efficiently, outlining training programs for existing and new sales personnel,  and developing sales strategies in order to achieve the set sales goals, targets and revenue.”
 
Prior to joining Rollomatic Inc. in 2007, Brian Twohey spent over 10 years at a renowned large carbide cutting tool manufacturer. Brian started as manufacturing engineer. Later, he translated these skills and expanded his career into shop floor manager and eventually production manager, where he oversaw rapid growth in the manufacturing capacity of the company.
 
Already then, Brian displayed extensive talents by helping his company in international sales by organizing and attending trade shows worldwide.
 
In 2007, Brian joined Rollomatic as senior applications engineer where he repeatedly demonstrated a high level of customer engagement and a very friendly and amiable personality which is an invaluable asset in sales. Brian’s hands-on understanding of all technical aspect in tool grinding and in cutting tool production will greatly benefit the sales team as well as the customer base. Brian will also join the Group Management Team at Rollomatic/Strausak North America.




Investing in the US – Now is the time for Swiss companies!

Switzerland with its population of around 8.7 million people is only the 135th largest country in the world. Its comparatively small size would make it only the 42nd largest U.S. state, and yet Switzerland is the United States’ 7th largest foreign investor. Swiss companies have expanded heavily to the US in recent decades – with the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) at the end of 2021, there are even more opportunities for Swiss companies to start doing business.
 
While the US is known for "doing business", there are many challenges which must be addressed to ensure effective and efficient operations. The U.S. has extensive tax reporting requirements and frequent tax law changes. The tax requirements alone mandate close cooperation with professionals experienced in these matters. 
 
At Rödl & Partner, we have specifically tailored our accounting, auditing, tax, and business consulting services for German-speaking companies doing business in the US. In May 2022, Stefan Dürscheid (LinkedIn Profile) from Switzerland joined Rödl & Partner. As a Swiss CPA with more than 8 years of accounting and tax experience, he knows the needs of Swiss companies and the challenges that might be on the way to enter the US. Stefan is excited to support the Swiss Business Community in the entire US – for example when it comes to the latest Sales & Use Tax matters.
 
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Our member Barnes & Thornburg, along with its partners, Johnson Kendall Johnson, Rödl & Partner, Deutsche Leasing and Gebrüder Weiss, kicked off their European seminars tour geared toward European FDI as part of US Business Partners (www.usbp.net) together with Switzerland Global Enterprise (S-GE) at the FIFA Museum in Zurich in June. US Business Partners provides advice to Swiss, German and Austrian companies entering or expanding their activities in the U.S. marketplace in the fields of legal, finance, tax, logistics and insurance in German, and by German-speaking professionals located in the U.S. with abundant expertise in their specific roles.

Lamprecht and American Lamprecht - A winning combination for Swiss to US Supply Chain Solutions

American Lamprecht is here to assist you with your freight forwarding and customs brokerage needs from Switzerland to the United States. With a dedicated sales and service division dedicated to streamlining Swiss-US trade services.

Lamprecht Transport, American Lamprecht's parent company in Switzerland, has extensive resources, personnel, warehouses, trucks, barges, and rail car facilities to accumulate, process, and ship goods to the United States.

"The trade lane efficiency achieved by American Lamprecht in conjunction with our parent Lamprecht is unparalleled and cannot be matched by competitors." said Patrick Imhof, COO of American Lamprecht and Liaison with Lamprecht.

American Lamprecht and Lamprecht’s resources and established shipping lanes provide the most cost-effective and timely transit times from Europe. Ocean, air, air consolidation, and ocean consolidation transport are all efficient, flexible options for moving goods. If you are moving machinery, spare parts, or other goods from Switzerland to North American markets, it’s beneficial working with an organization that specializes in this trade lane.

Lamprecht and American Lamprecht, with 8 locations in Switzerland and 9 locations in the United States, have the resources, services, and expertise to deliver freight forwarding, customs brokerage, and supply chain logistics solutions for the Swiss-US trade.
      



PERIPHERAL VISION
For machine tool peripherals, it’s LNS, then all the rest.
 
Peripherals, by definition, are an outer boundary. But at LNS, that boundary is where we put our focus. Because here’s the secret—with LNS peripherals on their side, our customers are able to turn their attention to what they do best:  making chips and making money.  That’s why we do what we do.

Five product categories and industry-best expertise means no company on earth can match the passion and vision we have for machine tool peripherals.
 
We design, build, and stand behind every high-pressure coolant system, bar feeder, chip conveyor, steady rest system and mist collector we sell – we know every model inside and out, we stock replacement parts, and local support is just a phone call away
 
LNS offers 14 different bar feeders for fixed or sliding headstock machines that accommodate bar diameters from 0.8 mm to 120 mm, many with automatic or no-tool-required quick changeovers
 
LNS ChipBLASTER high pressure coolant systems provide precise high-pressure force to allow cutting tools to operate at higher speeds and reduce tool wear
 
eConnect Ethernet communications system that enables data exchange between CNC machine controls and peripherals to reduce material waste and speed production 
 
LNS Turbo chip conveyors handle all chip and material types – models include magnetic and self-cleaning models that filter out 500, 250 or even 50-micron particles
 
All models of LNS Fox mist collectors exceed OSHA and NIOSH requirements, eliminating oil/coolant mist, smoke and other fine aerosols and particulates
 
Steady-rest based workholding systems are custom designed and built to address each specific machining application
 
To learn more visit: www.LNS-northamerica.com
P: 513-528-5674
E: allproducts-sales@LNS-northamerica.com





We are a global leader in air and sea freight forwarding, providing individually customized freight services focused on quick transit considerations, cost-cutting opportunities and continuous communication. We offer a wide variety of air freight solutions from door-to-door consolidation to heavy-lift air freight charters. Moreover, we offer a full array of global maritime services including ocean forwarding, weekly LCL consolidation, FCL container management and out-of-gauge shipment services. Efficient logistics require intelligent communication technology, therefore our track & trace system Röhlig Real Time allows you to monitor all your freight movements online – and helps us to ensure the integrity of your supply chain.
 
At Röhlig USA we seamlessly integrate our land transport solutions expertise into our core air and sea freight products. With 11 offices in key US cities, our expert teams are here to guide you through the complexities of global shipping to and from any point in the world. Due to our continued growth and expansion, we are excited to share that our US headquarters has recently moved to Mount Prospect with a bigger office and warehouse to accommodate your shipping needs. Our TSA certified warehouse currently has 55k sqft and 3000 pallet positions total. Our narrow aisles allow us to utilize racking in the most efficient way possible by turret truck. We have a total of 8 docks with 2 of them capable of handling oversize freight and we also have 1 ramp.
 
We look forward to welcome you into our new headquarters soon!




Tornos Technologies US invites you to explore the innovation of swiss machinery.

Globally renowned Swiss machine tool manufacturer, Tornos, will be among technology leaders setting the course for the future of manufacturing at IMTS 2018 Booth 338578 from September 12-17 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois.

This year at IMTS, visitors in Tornos 2,500 ft2 booth will experience a full-range of technologies from single-spindle to multi-spindle, along with its very own Industry 4.0 software, TISIS. Five machines will be displayed in Tornos’ booth: US Premiere –Swiss DT, MultiSwiss 6x16, SwissNano, DECO 10+, and the Escomatic NM6 Flexi.

Tornos uses a range of machining technologies with swarf removal capabilities to produce parts requiring extreme precision and quality.

Whether machining simple or highly complex parts, in small or large runs, Tornos machines can offer you a solution guaranteed to meet your needs!
 
Visit our booth 338578 to explore the innovation of swiss machinery!
     
EROWA Technology, based in Arlington Heights, Illinois, is a full service supplier of palletization and automation systems for the North American manufacturing market. Our goal is to provide complete turnkey solutions for precision parts handling through most any group of manufacturing processes (from one type of machine to the next). We are capable of providing a simple manual palletization system or a fully integrated, custom designed workholding and automation system to meet the current needs and expectations of our customers.

In the market segments of precision mechanics, tool- and mold-making, as well as chip-cutting production, we offer concepts and products that provide customers with considerable optimization possibilities throughout the whole range of machining processes. Primarily, we achieve this through comprehensive knowledge of the application of our products, through individual and customized consultation, and through the use of our Flexible Manufacturing Concept (FMC), which cover the following four areas:

- Standardization (tooling system, tooling technology)
- Organization (setting-up, presetting and measuring technologies)
- Automation (loading/unloading technologies)
- Integration (process sequence, process control and planning technologies)

EROWA Technology, Inc.
2535 S. Clearbrook Dr.
Arlington Heights, IL 60005
www.erowa.com
info.usa@erowa.com