General Machine Products
We are manufacturer of a wide range of products for the telecommunications, power utility and cable television industries, and the contractors who serve them.
Quick overview about the company
- 1936
Year of establishment
- 2017
Year Acquired by Klein Tools
- 1000+
Total number of products
General Machine Products
We have came a very long way with the vision and mission to get success.
General Machine Products, a family-owned business located in Suburban Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is a manufacturer of a wide range of products for the telecommunications, power utility and cable television industries, and the contractors who serve them.
The company’s total capabilities include the development, prototyping and manufacturing of Aerial Cable Construction Equipment & Tools, Copper & Fiber Cable Placing and Blowing Equipment, Manhole & Duct Tools, Installer’s Hand Tools, Motor Vehicle Accessories, Specialty Hardware, Related Supplies and more.
In 2004, CBS Products joined forces with GMP to further enhance the global reach and breadth of our outside plant equipment capabilities. In June 2017, the businesses of GMP Tools and CBS Products were acquired by Klein Tools of the USA. Renamed GMP Products (KT), LLC, we continue to be innovative solution providers for the telecom, power utility and cable television industries.
Product applications
GMP product applications include the placement of copper conductor, coaxial and fiber cable, both aerially and underground. Accepted as industry standards are the GMP aerial cable lashing machines, fiber optic cable pullers and blowing machines. Our line of 500+ products also includes cable reels and rollers, cable cutters, and other specially-designed tools for the data and telecommunications market.
Premium Quality Cable Lashing Machines
GMP is perhaps best known for its line of premium quality cable lashing machines, sometimes called simply “lashers” or “spinners” that wind stainless steel wire around telephone, power, and multi-media cable thereby securing or “lashing” it to the supporting messenger strand between poles. In the 1940’s, the company pioneered the modern automatic lashing machine with Bell Telephone Laboratories, establishing the telephone industry standard in lashing technology. Since then, GMP has produced over 45,000 lashing machines. Some that were manufactured in the 1950’s are still at work today. Five lashing machine models make up the company’s current product line, which covers every type and size of cable.
Fiber Optic Blowing Machines and Trailer Mounted Fiber Pullers
In 2004 GMP acquired CBS Products in England, UK. CBS and GMP manufacture a full line of cable blowing (or cable jetting) machines both domestically and in the UK., for placing fibre optic cables, micro tubes and blown fibres in FTTx. In addition, CBS manufactures winches, pullers and tensioners for electrical transmission and distribution lines and railway trackside cabling.
Facilities that we are providing
Large Manufacturing Plant
We manufacture in our 100,000-square-foot plant located in Trevose, PA
Well Equipped Machinery
We are equipped with a full complement of technologically advanced machine tools manned by a well-trained team of craftspeople.
Skilled Engineering Staff
Our engineering team innovates GMP products through 3D modelling and printing, prototype fabrication, and onsite testing.
Klein tools Companies
GMP is a member of the Klein family of companies that includes complementary industry leaders to help provide our customers the right solution for their job.