GMTA Celebrates 25 Years of Business

German Machine Tools of America (GMTA; Ann Arbor, MI) recently celebrated their 25th anniversary during the International Manufacturing & Technology Show (IMTS 2016) in Chicago. The celebration took place aboard the Anita Dee II, a private yacht charter, on a Wednesday evening after the show concluded for the day. A crowd of over 150 customers and business associates boarded the yacht on the east end of McCormick Place for an evening of wining and dining while cruising the waters of Lake Michigan. The evening was hosted by Walter Friederich, the president of GMTA; Scott Knoy, their vice president of sales and Claudia Hambleton, their chief financial officer.

Friederich welcomed an excited crowd with a short speech, thanking them for their support over the last 25 years. He gave a bit of company history and mentioned the recent opening of their newest office in Queretaro, Mexico. Guests enjoyed a lavish dinner buffet, open bar and the music of a live band playing tropical party music while cruising Lake Michigan. The ship cruised along the illuminated Chicago skyline, past Buckingham Fountain and along Navy Pier for several hours.

GMTA is the U.S. subsidiary of Profilator GmbH (Wuppertal, Germany). They represent various lines of German machine tools and metal fabricating equipment, including gear cutting and honing machines including the patented Hard Scudding® process for gearmaking, parts washing systems, special machine tools, tooling, laser welding machines, surface grinding and deburring machines, multi-spindle lathes, multi-station vertical turning machinery and more. They market to automotive OEMs and various Tier suppliers, plus off-highway equipment, bearing and other power transmission builders.

www.gmtamerica.com