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GGS CEO Jamal Bafagih pictured with Former US President George W Bush

July 19, 2019 GGS CEO Jamal Bafagih pictured with Former US President George W Bush, on July 19, 2019 during a discussion along the sidelines of a Sister Cities Conference in Houston.



VEKTEK LLC OF ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI AND EMPORIA, KANSAS PURCHASES F+P SOLUTIONS OF TOLUCA, MEXICO

May 29, 2019 St. Joseph, MO, Kansas City, Mexico City: Vektek LLC, a North American leader in the manufacturing and distribution of hydraulic clamping components for the CNC machining industry, has purchased Fluid + Power Solutions SA de CV of Toluca, Mexico (“F+P”). For the past few years, F+P has served as a primary distributor of Vektek components in central Mexico. The purchase of F+P by Vektek allows Vektek to expand its presence in and throughout Latin America. At this point, the joint company has three offices in Mexico – Toluca, Monterrey and Queretaro, and is planning to expand soon.


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Vektek is a rapidly expanding company with operations in the U.S., Europe and Asia. Vektek is the former recipient of the coveted “Governor’s Exporter of the Year Award” in Kansas, and the company exports to well over 39 countries worldwide. Apart from being a leader in the CNC hydraulic clamping sector, Vektek is also expanding into the manual vise market, along with advancements in self-centering hydraulic vises and zero point systems. Most recently, Vektek has set up operations in Brazil as well.


With this new acquisition and its international expansion activities, Vektek’s market share is expected to grow in the hydraulic, pneumatic and manual segments of CNC workholding. Vektek’s President, Co-Owner and CEO, Troy Estes, said of the acquisition, “This is great move for Vektek on a global scale. We are very proud to manufacture almost all of our components right here at home in Emporia, Kansas, and we are excited about our prospects globally. As a native of Emporia, Kansas, and I am excited to say that we are focused on growing manufacturing at home, as well as abroad.”


Vektek is primarily owned by LFM Capital, a private equity firm based in Nashville, Tennessee.



VEKTEK LLC OF ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI AND EMPORIA, KANSASANNOUNCES SALES AGREEMENT WITH GERARDI VISES OF ITALY

May 29, 2019St. Joseph, MO, Kansas City, Milan, Italy: Vektek LLC, a North American leader in the manufacturing and distribution of hydraulic clamping components for the CNC machining industry, has just announced a collaborative sales venture with Gerardi S.p.A. of Italy. Gerardi is a Europen market leader in the area of vises, zero point systems, tombstones, and other similar components for CNC workholding. This venture between the two groups is presently limited to a line of modular manual vises.


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The sales effort between Vektek and Gerardi allow both companies to expand footprint globally. Gerardi is known for its innovative designs and its advanced systems, particularly in vises and zero point systems. Some of the advantages of the Gerardi vises include, but are not limited to, the following:


1. Steel and Not Cast Iron: High alloy quality resistant steel, case hardened HRC 60;


2. Quick Clamping: The clamping device slides in the vise base, there are hydraulic, pneumatic, hydraulic actuation and control options, changing requires only a few seconds.


3. Modularity: All vises and accessories are modular, and the components of all vises are interchangeable with “perfect alignment.”


4. Space Saving and Design: This vise line represents an optimal space saving design, and its solid construction allows a maximum blocking ratio with respect to the total overall dimension of the vise.


5. Highest Possible Accuracies: Every sliding and coupling surface is ground. Specific “centesimal” tolerances are guaranteed by checking cycles with CNC measuring machines. The perfect alignment with the machine axis is give by “longitudinal and cross keyways” (or positioning holes).


6. Rigidity and Safety: Both jaw plates are manufactured with a pull-down angle which can be used as either pull down or fixed jaws. Both jaw bodies are built in one solid piece.


7. Versatility: The fixed jaw with 5x5 mm step can be matched to the “prismatic” jaw – that allows the clamping of plates without parallels; Vertical, sideway and gang operations are possible with the appropriate components.


Vektek is a rapidly expanding company with operations in the U.S., Mexico, South and Central America, Europe and Asia. Vektek is the former recipient of the coveted “Governor’s Exporter of the Year Award” in Kansas, and the company exports to well over 39 countries worldwide. Apart from being a leader in the CNC hydraulic clamping sector, Vektek is also expanding into the manual vise market. Most recently, Vektek has set up operations in Brazil as well.


With this, Vektek’s market share is expected to grow in the hydraulic, pneumatic and manual vise segments of CNC workholding in the U.S., Europe, Latin America and Asia. Vektek’s President, Troy Estes, said of the cooperation, “This is great move for Vektek on a global scale. We are very proud to manufacture almost all of our components right here in Emporia, Kansas, and we are excited about our prospects globally. As a native of Emporia, Kansas, and I am excited to say that we are focused on growing manufacturing at home, as well as abroad.”