3111 Old Lincoln Highway, Trevose, PA 19053 • +1.215.357.5500 • +1.215.357.6216 (Fax) • www.GMPtools.com Release No.: GM6096 GMP Contact: Ted Clemens, Director of Sales 215-357-5500 info@GMPtools.com PR Agency Contact: Russell-Risko Agency (215) 343.6565 info@russellrisko.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: New Product Introduction GMP Showcases the Breeze Micro Fiber Cable Blowing Machine and Other Cable Placing Equipment at the 2009 Ftth Conference &Amp; Expo July 2009; Trevose, PA -- General Machine Products Company, Inc. (GMP), Trevose, PA, introduces its Micro Fiber Cable Blowing Machine, (AKA Breeze) at the 2009 Fiber-To-The-Home (FTTH) Conference & Expo, to be held in the Hilton Americas-Houston and the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, TX. The Conference and Expo will take place from Sunday, September 27 through Thursday, October 1. Designed to meet the growing need for micro cable installation (FTTx), the Breeze’s compact size and portable maneuverability makes it ideally suited for external or internal use. It can move micro fiber cable of 0.1 to 0.315 in. (2.5 to 8.0 mm) diameter at speeds up to 164 ft./min. (50 m/min.) into pre-installed micro duct. It is also compatible with micro duct O.D. from 0.197 to 0.629 in. (5.0 to 16.0 mm). The Breeze consists of a lightweight aluminum housing and uses compressed air to install the cable. It uses a electrically powered, two-roller drive system to control the cable, as it is propelled by compressed air into the duct. The Breeze also has an electronic monitoring system that provides read-outs of speed and distance, as well an auto-stop if a cable hits an obstruction and includes an emergency stop facility. More information about the Breeze is available online at: http://www.GMPtools.com/nf/89010.htm, or by contacting Ted Clemens at: 215-357-5500; info@GMPtools.com. About Thr FTTH Conference & Expo The 2009 Fiber-To-The-Home (FTTH) Conference & Expo, titled Building the Business of FTTH, benefits industry leaders and operators looking to learn from contemporaries about succeeding financially in the FTTH market place. The Conference & Expo will provide practical information and marketing strategies for connecting with consumers and ensuring success. More information is available at: http://www.ftthconference.org/. About General Machine Products Company For more than 75 years, General Machine Products Company, Inc., (GMP) has been a global provider of a wide range of products for the telecommunications, power utility and cable television industries, and the contractors who serve them. Product applications include the placement of fiber optic, copper conductor, and coaxial cable both aerially and underground. GMP aerial cable lashing machines, Adams® continuous duty winches and fiber optic cable pullers are accepted as the industry standard. The complete line of GMP's 1,100+ products also includes cable reels and aerial blocks, cable cutters, unique RJ plug pressing tools, fiber optic cable blowing equipment, and other specially-designed tools for the data, telecommunications, and power utility markets. GMP's facilities include a 100,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Trevose, PA, in suburban Philadelphia, and in Rutland, England (its CBS Products, Ltd. unit). Both facilities are equipped with a full complement of technologically advanced machine tools manned by a well-trained team of craftspeople. * * * Editor's Note: A high-resolution photograph [1.1 MB TIF] of the Breeze is available to accommodate this release. Go to www.GMPtools.com/images/89010_pixbig.tif (Click on or paste this link into your browser's address field). Photo Caption: General Machine Products, Co., Inc., introduces the Breeze Micro Fiber Cable Blowing Machine at the 2009 FTTH Conference & Expo. The expo will be held in the Hilton Americas-Houston and the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, TX, from September 27 through October 1. # # # # # Download this document as a PDF file.