Hart Machine Tool named distributor for TRUMPF in Georgia

April 4--TRUMPF Inc. has named Hart Machine Tool as the exclusive TRUMPF distributor for machine tools in Georgia. Tim Place, a regional sales manager for Hart, will serve as the primary sales representative for TRUMPF products in Georgia. Hart continues to represent TRUMPF's line of fabricating machinery in Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, and the Florida panhandle.

Hart has been a TRUMPF distributor since 1997 and serves the machine tool needs of regional job shops and manufacturers. Hart is also a local distributor for TRUMPF press brake and punching machine tooling. Place is a long-time Georgia resident and graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point.

"We are excited about the machine tool market in Georgia and are looking forward to Fabtech 2006 in Atlanta," said Burke Doar, vice president of sales and marketing for TRUMPF Inc.