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Argonne National Laboratory is a multidisciplinary science and engineering research center where teams work together to solve complex scientific and technical challenges. One of the people helping make that work possible is Jonathan Torres, an inspector in Argonne’s Central Shops, where precision manufacturing supports the laboratory’s world-class science.
Argonne National Laboratory is a multidisciplinary science and engineering research center where teams work together to solve complex scientific and technical challenges. Supporting that mission depends on precision manufacturing and quality inspection that ensure custom components perform exactly as intended.
Scientific research often depends on components built to extremely tight tolerances—far beyond what standard manufacturing processes can reliably deliver. Extremely tight tolerances mean parts are made with almost no margin for error, ensuring they perform exactly as required. Many experiments rely on custom parts or small batches, making precision manufacturing and inspection especially critical to the success of scientific research.
Jonathan works closely with machinists, scientists, and engineers to ensure the parts produced in Central Shops meet these exacting standards. Using advanced inspection tools such as coordinate measuring machines (CMM) and optical comparators, he verifies that every dimension and feature is precisely where it needs to be before components are delivered for use in experiments and facilities across the laboratory.
Jonathan’s work has contributed to major initiatives at Argonne, including the Advanced Photon Source (APS) Upgrade, where Central Shops manufactured and inspected precision components used in the facility’s new storage ring.
For Jonathan, the job is as much about teamwork and shared knowledge as it is about technology—working alongside experienced machinists, learning from mentors, and ensuring that every part meets the high standards required to support cutting-edge science.
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Argonne National Laboratory seeks solutions to pressing national problems in science and technology by conducting leading-edge basic and applied research in virtually every scientific discipline. Argonne is managed by UChicago Argonne, LLC for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science is the single largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences in the United States and is working to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, visit the Office of Science website.
Argonne National Laboratory is a multidisciplinary science and engineering research center where teams work together to solve complex scientific and technical challenges. One of the people helping make that work possible is Jonathan Torres, an inspector in Argonne’s Central Shops, where precision manufacturing supports the laboratory’s world-class science.
Argonne National Laboratory is a multidisciplinary science and engineering research center where teams work together to solve complex scientific and technical challenges. Supporting that mission depends on precision manufacturing and quality inspection that ensure custom components perform exactly as intended.
Scientific research often depends on components built to extremely tight tolerances—far beyond what standard manufacturing processes can reliably deliver. Extremely tight tolerances mean parts are made with almost no margin for error, ensuring they perform exactly as required. Many experiments rely on custom parts or small batches, making precision manufacturing and inspection especially critical to the success of scientific research.
Jonathan works closely with machinists, scientists, and engineers to ensure the parts produced in Central Shops meet these exacting standards. Using advanced inspection tools such as coordinate measuring machines (CMM) and optical comparators, he verifies that every dimension and feature is precisely where it needs to be before components are delivered for use in experiments and facilities across the laboratory.
Jonathan’s work has contributed to major initiatives at Argonne, including the Advanced Photon Source (APS) Upgrade, where Central Shops manufactured and inspected precision components used in the facility’s new storage ring.
For Jonathan, the job is as much about teamwork and shared knowledge as it is about technology—working alongside experienced machinists, learning from mentors, and ensuring that every part meets the high standards required to support cutting-edge science.
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Argonne National Laboratory seeks solutions to pressing national problems in science and technology by conducting leading-edge basic and applied research in virtually every scientific discipline. Argonne is managed by UChicago Argonne, LLC for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science is the single largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences in the United States and is working to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, visit the Office of Science website.
