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Release No.: GM6247
Editorial Contact: Russell-Risko Agency
(215) 343-6565 / info@RussellRisko.com

GMP Lead Sheath Cable Tools Makes Cable Installation
and Maintenance Fast, Efficient and Fully Protected

Trevose, PA -- General Machine Products Company, Inc. (GMP), Trevose, PA, is pleased to introduce new items to its complete line of Lead Sheath Cable Installation and Maintenance Tools. These tools are specifically designed to increase efficiency, reduce installation and maintenance time, maximize cable protection against moisture ingress and improve mechanical strength in underground applications.

Key Tools Include:

• Compound Kettle - This heavy duty device consists of a double jacketed 5-quart kettle for melting compounds.
• Solder Ladle - A thermal handle shield isolates heat inside the cup from you hand, and keeps you thumb from slipping.
• MAPP Gas Torch Kit - For utility heat shrinking and soldering operations, nothing beats MAPP industrial fuel gas.
• Four Panel Windshield - Perfect for keeping wind away from lead sheath cable installation work materials, this shield features a welded steel grate and supporting brackets, providing broad support for large solder melting pots and kettles.
• Solder Melting Pot - Manufactured in 6 in. (48 fl. oz/20 lb. cap.) and 8 in. (72 fl. oz/30 lb. cap) diameter sizes from high-grade gray cast iron, these pots are designed to hold their heat.

Why Use GMP Lead Sheath Cable Installation and Maintenance Tools?

• Where water penetration is detrimental to insulation integrity, lead sheath provides anti-corrosive properties and moisture resistance.
• Lead sheath offers mechanical strength to help it resist the natural stresses of underground forces.
• Lead sheath is flexible, and its flexibility reduces installation and maintenance time and labor cost.

More information on these and all of GMP's complete line of Lead Sheath Cable Installation and Maintenance Tools can be found [HERE], or by contacting General Machine Products Company at 215-357-5500; sales@GMPtools.com.

About General Machine Products Company

For more than 75 years, the General Machine Products Company is recognized as a premier global supplier 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.

Our facilities include a 100,000-square-foot manufacturing plant located 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:

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A complete line of Lead Sheath Cable Installation and Maintenance Tools is available from GMP.

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