Gilman USA Adds Matus As Sales Representative

The partnership will promote Gilman machine spindles, slides and other products in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and 39 counties of West Virginia.

Gilman USA (Grafton, WI) has added R.L. Matus & Associates, Inc. (Charlotte, NC) as an outside manufacturers’ sales representative to cover the Southeast United States in promoting its machine spindles, slides and other products in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and 39 counties of West Virginia.

R.L. Matus & Associates is a manufacturers’ representative of industrial automation equipment. The company is owned by Doug Hall, who purchased it from founder Bob Matus in October 2000. Today the company boasts a work force of eight outside sales representatives and one inside sales representative; all eight salesman hold various engineering degrees.

“We’re very excited about partnering with Gilman USA as their linear slides and spindles will nicely complement the other product lines we carry,” said Hall, the president of R.L. Matus & Associates. “With our more than 175 years of industrial automation and engineering experience, we’re looking forward to expanding their footprint here in the Southeast U.S.”

With nearly 40 employees averaging 22 years of experience, Gilman USA serves value-minded engineers with exacting needs and standards throughout numerous industries. The highly skilled, knowledgeable and experienced Gilman USA team will continue to specialize in customized components and engineered solutions for its customers.

Gilman USA, previously known as SKF Precision Technologies, was purchased by Christopher Hetzer, Mark Ziebell and Michael Weiland on Sept. 13, 2011. The company develops customized slides and spindles for value-minded engineers with exacting needs and standards; and provides expert service for virtually any manufacturer’s equipment.

Serving a variety of industries and applications, these engineered solutions are advanced by a highly skilled, knowledgeable and experienced team that delivers on-time and within budget. For more information, visit www.gilmanusa.com, www.rlmatus.com