GF AgieCharmilles Announces Change in New England Distributors


Lincolnshire, Illinois, June 9, 2008 - GF AgieCharmilles recently announced that two of its New England distributors - High Performance Machinery (HPM) and Pressmasters - are forming High Performance Machinery, LLC.

HPM, LLC will be the exclusive representative of GF AgieCharmilles' industry-leading lines of high speed milling and wire and diesinking EDM machines in the states of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. Now owned and operated by John Griffiths and Ken Otzel, the Massachusetts-based distributor offers nearly 100 years of machine tool sales experience.

"Our sales team provides unique insight and our sales approach is 'applications' focused," remarked Mr. Otzel. "We are dedicated to working with engineering and floor technicians to ensure the proper selection of a machine and work through implementation."

For more information on High Performance Machinery, LLC, please visit www.highperformancemachinery.com/ or call 864.972.3040.

About Agie Charmilles
Agie Charmilles is the North American leading supplier of wire EDM, CNC and manual diesinking systems and high speed/performance and 5-axis CNC milling machines.

For more information on the company's products and services, contact
Gisbert Ledvon,
Business Development Manager
Agie Charmilles,
560 Bond St.,
Lincolnshire, IL 60069-4224,
Tel: 1-800-CTC-1EDM.
847.913.5300
Fax: 847-913-5340,
Gisbert.Ledvon@AgieCharmilles.us,
or visit http://www.gfac.com/us.

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