Cincinnati, OH (February 2006) – GBI Cincinnati, Inc., a master distributor of machine tools located in Cincinnati, Ohio, will introduce its new line of Feeler machines to the industry at WESTEC 2006, being held March 27-30 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
GBI Cincinnati, Inc. recently entered into an agreement with Fair Friend Group to serve as the exclusive U.S. master distributor for the group’s Feeler machine tool line produced in China.  All U.S. sales, support, service and parts for the Feeler product line are handled directly through GBI Cincinnati and its national distributor network.
GBI’s new Feeler line features affordable, high-quality machine tools that include vertical, horizontal, die and mold, and double-column machining centers; CNC lathes; tapping centers; and automation packages.  At WESTEC Booth #2958, GBI will have on display Feeler’s QM-22 APC vertical machining center with a built-in pallet shuttle; TV-510 drilling and tapping center; FTC-20 8” lathe; and VM-40 SA vertical machining center with a side-mount tool changer.
“The Feeler line offers world-class, economical machines that include everything from low cost, entry level equipment to high-end machining systems.  We are hearing from our clients that Feeler machines deliver more “bang-for-the-buck” than anything else in their shop”, relates Kevin V.G. Bevan, President of GBI Cincinnati, Inc.
GBI Cincinnati is a Tier-One International Distributor of metalworking products and services.  Other products GBI handles include Cincinnati Lamb vertical machining and turning centers, Danobat lathes, and Trimek CMM’s.  GBI also partners with companies to provide applications engineering, conveyors, fixtures, probes, rotary tables, presetting gauges, lean manufacturing, machine optimization and machine tool accessories.