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Geater Machining & Manufacturing, Co.
GMM Dedicates itself to Providing the Highest Quality and Delivery Available in the
Industry Through Our Commitment to Continuous Improvement.
Mark Vermillion
Nat’l Sales & Marketing Manager
Jerry Bitterman
CEO
Joe Meier
VP of Operations
P: 123.456.7890
F: 123.456.7890
[email protected]
P: 123.456.7890 ext. 123
F: 123.456.7890
[email protected]
P: 123.456.7890 ext. 321
F: 123.456.7890
[email protected]
101 Main St. NE
Independence, IA 50644
101 Main St. NE
Independence, IA 50644
101 Main St. NE
Independence, IA 50644
www.geater.com
Facebook.com/GeaterMachiningManufacturingCo
@GeaterMachining
Youtube.com/user/GeaterMM
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Our Senior Leadership Team
Scott Geater, President
Scott Geater started with GMM in September 1976 and currently serves as President. Scott is a member of
the advisory board and an active member of the community sponsoring many events. He currently serves on
the Independence Mustang Foundation Board.
Jerry Bitterman, CEO
Jerry Bitterman started with GMM in July 1984 and currently serves as GMM's CEO. On top of his duties as
CEO, Jerry focuses much of his attention on Sales as GMM works to diversify their customer base to reach
their growth goals. Jerry serves as the Champion of the Leadership and Culture track of GMM's Lean
Enterprise System. Jerry is a member of the advisory board, management team and senior leadership
team. In the community he is an active member of Vistage 49 and serves on the advisory board of the
Industrial Technology programs at both Independence High School and Hawkeye Community College.
Joe Meier, VP of Operations
Joe Meier joined the GMM team in 2005 as the Machining Manager. He held this position for one year
before accepting the duties of Plant Manager. In June 2011, Joe became the V.P. of Operations at GMM. Joe
is a graduate of Upper Iowa University where he earned his Bachelor’s degree in business. Joe is a member
of GMM’s advisory board, management team and senior leadership team, and serves as the Champion of
the Workforce Development track of GMM's Lean Enterprise System. He is also a member of the CIRAS,
(Center for Industrial Research and Services) of Iowa State Extension’s advisory committee and is on the
Manufacturing Technology Advisory Board at the University of Northern Iowa.
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Who We Are
OUR BUSINESS DESCRIPTION:
SBA, Veteran Owned company servicing the aerospace, electronic and high-tech industries since 1962.
We are located in America’s Heartland, Independence, IA.
We utilize a wide variety of machining equipment designed for speed and accuracy.
GMM is able to provide production orders, short lead time parts and prototyping all in the same environment.
GMM also offers a wide array of sheet metal fabrication processes. High speed punching machines coupled with
laser cutting abilities gives us the versatility to turn parts around very quickly.
EXAMPLES OF OUR CURRENT CUSTOMERS:
Small Business Tech Conference
A One-Day Event Connecting
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Our Products/Services
OUR PRODUCTS / SERVICES DESCRIBED:
We recently put into production a Mazak Dual Horizontal, 32 pallet, 500 mm FMS system which helps minimize
our time in cut, enabling us to produce low and high volume production work with no setup. This technology
has given us a 20% increase in productivity.
GMM’s protocell provides world class workmanship with industry leading turnaround times. Operators can run
the equipment, do CNC programming and have CAD software to check parts to customer supplied models.
Our sheet metal fabrication equipment includes systems that laser, punch, notch, and form sheet metal parts
and components.
We are an ISO 9001 & AS9100 registered facility. Our dedication to quality assurance and on-time delivery has
made us a Certified Supplier to Rockwell Collins Divisions with numerous awards.
OUR NAICS CODES:
Description
Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing
Machine Shops
Precision Turned Product Manufacturing
All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal
Product Manufacturing
NAICS
332322
332710
332721
332999
One of our high-speed sheet metal fabrication machines.
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Our Products/Services
Our newest production piece, the Mazak Dual Horizontal,
32 pallet, 500 mm FMS system. This machine is equipped
with 18,000 rpm spindles to help minimize time in cut.
A look at our Protocell which has numerous
machining capabilities in one and produces
industry leading turnaround times.
This center has increased GMM’s capacity by 15,000 hours
annually and the Sail/Mast auto scheduling software allows
flexibility in scheduling by allowing “hot jobs” to be given priority
at the push of a button while long running jobs can be scheduled to
run in a lights out environment.
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Our Value
WHAT SETS US APART FROM OUR COMPETITION:
GMM has the ability to build single parts or complex assemblies requiring both precision machining and sheet
metal fabrication.
GMM's multiple capabilities to perform a wide variety of secondary operations allows delivery of value-added
precision metal products to our customers.
We are an ISO 9001 & AS9100 registered facility.
GMM has numerous awards for quality and delivery performance.
We are a Certified Supplier to one of the biggest defense companies in the U.S.
A look at some of the production projects taking place within our facility.
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Business Goals
OUR GOALS PARTICIPATING IN THIS CONFERENCE:
We are looking to expand our reach to defense contractors in support of our armed forces.
We would like to expand our contributions to the Manpack and enter other C4S programs.
Currently looking for additional subcontracting opportunities within GDC4S (i.e. Satcom and Public Safety).
QUESTIONS / REQUESTS:
We would like to meet with GD business representatives and discuss what types of business they are seeking
from a company like ourselves and how we can put our best foot forward.
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Product Descriptions / Misc:
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GMM’s entire Senior Leadership Team
Independence, Iowa
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