3111 Old Lincoln Highway, Trevose, PA 19053 • +1.215.357.5500 • +1.215.357.6216 (Fax) • www.GMPtools.com Release No.: GM6095 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 "Tornado" Cable Blowing Machine and other Cable Placing Equipment at the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo July 2009; Trevose, PA -- General Machine Products Company, Inc. (GMP), Trevose, PA, introduces its Fiber Optic Cable Blowing Machine (AKA Tornado) at the 2009 Society of Cable Telecommunication Engineers (SCTE) Cable-Tec Expo (Booth #10039), to be held in the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, CO., on Wednesday, October 28 through Friday, October 30. The Tornado Cable Blowing Machine is designed to be fast, safe and effective. It can move fiber optic cable of 0.23 to 1.25 in. (5.84-32 mm) diameter at speeds to 300 ft./min. (90 m/min.) into a pre-installed innerduct or direct-buried duct. The Tornado can also accommodate an innerduct from 1 to 2.48 in. (25-63 mm) and there is a conversion kit allows that it to place either 12/10 mm or 10/8 mm micro duct into the innerduct. The Tornado consists of an aluminum air box and cable pusher and it uses compressed air to install cables with or without a missile. It has a hydraulically powered, caterpillar belt drive system that controls the fiber optic cable, as it is propelled by compressed air into the duct. The Tornado also has an electronic monitoring system that provides read-outs of speed and distance, protects cable against duct obstructions, and includes an emergency stop facility. More information is available online at www.GMPtools.com/nf/89000.htm or by contacting Ted Clemens at 215-357-5500; info@GMPtools.com. About the 2009 SCTE Cable-Tec Expo The 2009 Society of Cable Telecommunication Engineers (SCTE) Cable-Tec Expo is a part of Cable Connection-Fall. The Expo brings together industry leaders in the cable telecommunications field to discuss the latest in cable technology, products, and services. The Expo features technical workshops, and hands-on technology-focused exhibits. The 2009 Expo also includes the induction of newly elected SCTE board members. More information is available at: scte.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 [640 KB TIF] of the Tornado is available to accommodate this release. Go to www.GMPtools.com/images/89000_pixbig.tif (Click on or paste this link into your browser's address field). Photo Caption: Fiber Optic Cable Blowing Machine, (AKA Tornado), by General Machine Products, Co., Inc., will be introduced at the 2009 SCTE Cable-Tec Expo, to be held October 28 through 30 at the Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO. # # # # # Download this document as a PDF file.